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Incorporating GARDEN RAILWAY WORLD Issue 348 August 2023

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IAPPRECIATING ART

can’t claim to be the greatest model maker in the world. You name it, there is someone else with far more skill to be found. It doesn’t matter, though. I’m, generally, happy with the things I build, and, more importantly, I enjoy the process of creating them. This doesn’t stop me from appreciating the efforts of those whose skills I can only aspire to. Each month, as I bring together the articles for this magazine, I can look at the efforts of those good enough to write for us, and learn a little, perhaps even resolve to up my game a bit. The discussion as to whether model railways count as ‘art’ has gone on for years, but, in many ways, a lot of art is easier than what we do. After all, I know how to hold a paintbrush, and even which end the colour goes. Sadly, it

seems that there is more to painting a great picture than this – I’m certainly no Canaletto.

Our hobby involves tools and equipment that I don’t really understand, and probably for everyone’s safety, shouldn’t be allowed to touch without adult supervision. At least this partly explains why I’m not a great engineer!

But, engineering, like art, involves skills acquired through practise and persistence. If you don’t get your hands dirty, you aren’t going to get any better at it either. Which brings me to a question – is there a skill or technique you would like to develop? Let me know, and I’ll go and find someone who might be able to help us all through these pages.

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Spotted at the Gauge 3 Society AGM, this absolutely stunning LNWR Precedent chassis, built by Nick Barnes. He was good enough to talk me through some of the work, and made it all sound so easy!

CONTENTS

CRAG QUARRY P6

A GAUGE 3 TERRIER by Mark Pretious P14

BUILD A LOCO STORAGE BOX by Dave Skertchly P30

MAILBOX P33

BUILDING THE WALMER BRANCH SHUTTLE SERVICE by Steve Burnett P18

A O-4-2 PECKETT by John Conder P22

A FUNICULAR GARDEN RAILWAY by John Carmichael P34

BUILDING A ‘RATCLIFFE’ SLATE WAGON by Craig Shepherd P42

DIARY DATES P23

P45

PRODUCT NEWS

SOMETIMES, SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL by Mark Thatcher P24

P50

READERS’ MODELS

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