By way of an apology for the latest issue of N Gauge Now! being late, I have today received a free copy of their directory (as per the Thread Title) - usual price £4.95.
A quick glance through and it seems a fair stab at providing lists of current stuff available and anyone spotting errors/omissions is invited to send corrections.
Farish, Dapol and Union Mills feature as manufacturers of RTR, whilst kits are also featured.
DJ Models class 17 is shown as being available 2016 but not his class 23 ???
Have others received this and what do they make of it?
Here at the Antipodes I buy "Britain's Model Trains" published by Model Rail every year 8)
Like NPN my copy of this booklet arrived this morning and as yet Ive only browsed through it but it looks an interesting delve into. :thumbsup:
Got mine this morning as well together with the small erratum note. Was told at TINGS that it was a bit of a rush job but looks OK to me. Spotted one mistake on Page 5. Apparently the price of a "Hall" from Dapol is £12.95 ( :claphappy: I'll have a dozen at that price) whilst the DCC version is £140.95
Seriously I think I will find this quite useful as I do not know that much about which class ran where and when and there is some indicative information in the text together with the type of work they did.
Seems a reasonable apology for the delays we have suffered this year. Lets hope all their production problems are in the past and that the article authors enjoy better health - if IRC there was supposed to be an edition of N Gauge Now available for TINGS. This did not appear because the main contributor was taken into hospital.
Seems N-Train doesn't exist.................. :'(
Quote from: NTrain on September 24, 2015, 09:07:21 PM
Seems N-Train doesn't exist.................. :'(
Blame the postie. I'm just down the road from you in King's Lynn. The envelope is postmarked 22 Sept.
I'm guessing it's more the fact N-Train doesn't get a mention in the directory that's bothering Bob? ;)
Paul
Got mine this morning.
Good for a browse but not sure I learned anything I didn't already know.
Quote from: Sprintex on September 24, 2015, 09:40:43 PM
I'm guessing it's more the fact N-Train doesn't get a mention in the directory that's bothering Bob? ;)
Paul
:angel:
Got mine this morning also.
Must be doing something wrong, I thought at least a few people knew me.................
Quote from: Bealman on September 24, 2015, 01:05:52 PM
Here at the Antipodes I buy "Britain's Model Trains" published by Model Rail every year 8)
Oh that was lining up nicely to read "Here in the Antipodes we've just received a shipment from the last boat that left Poole." :smiley-laughing:
Sorry George, couldn't resist! :beers:
I picked up a copy from the NGN stand at TINGS - with profuse apologies for the chapter of accidents!
Looking forward to the next e
Issue.
Nick R
I spotted the following errors and emailed them, but given their almost legendary problems with email it's probably worth reproducing the list here. I know that at least one member of the team is on the NGF:
- Page 8 the use of 'SR Green' suggests to most 'Big Four' modellers the use of Maunsell Green, this being the sage green that was used for much of the lifetime of the Southern Railway. The use of malachite green was mostly very late, immediately before the war and immediately after it. This is usually called 'Bullied Green', or simply malachite green. Using 'SR Green' is confusing.
- Page 8 the T9 in SR Black was for the wartime period only (although you don't really go to that level of specification in the text anyway).
- Page 9 the Schools class is also being produced for Osborns Models in Maunsell Green (almost certainly!), number and name yet to be decided.
- Page 12 the Union Mills 2P is in S&D Blue (not red).
- Page 13 the Union Mills 3F is also available in S&D Blue.
- Page 13 the GF 4F with Johnson tender is also available in Midland Railway livery (in a pack that costs less than the retail price of the loco on its own!).
- Page 16 the Union Mills locos (five of them) should have solid titles, not red-on-white titles. They're all RTR locos rather than kits.
Quote from: newportnobby on September 24, 2015, 12:55:26 PM
By way of an apology for the latest issue of N Gauge Now! being late, I have today received a free copy of their directory (as per the Thread Title) - usual price £4.95.
A quick glance through and it seems a fair stab at providing lists of current stuff available and anyone spotting errors/omissions is invited to send corrections.
Farish, Dapol and Union Mills feature as manufacturers of RTR, whilst kits are also featured.
DJ Models class 17 is shown as being available 2016 but not his class 23 ???
Have others received this and what do they make of it?
Nobody from them e-mailed me to ask, so I guess they got their info from on line or other magazines. They could have had pics too if they'd asked.
Quote from: DJM Dave on October 09, 2015, 08:25:39 AM
Nobody from them e-mailed me to ask, so I guess they got their info from on line or other magazines. They could have had pics too if they'd asked.
Well, again if they're reading here they'll know now. Perhaps next year's edition can be even better than this year's one.