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A half-sunken barge
Issue 196 (2010)
p.21
4mm
Peter Johnson describes his 4mm scale model of a broad-water barge, an unusual and undeniably eye-catching layout feature.
Built for his 4mm layout, Canada Road.
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East Lynn Quay - a tale of brickwork and barges
Issue 172 (2007)
p.29
S
Trevor Nunn explains how he modelled the buildings and the spectacular spritsail barge on his S scale layout.
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Exebridge Quay
Compendium 1 (1988)
p.44
4mm
The haggard-looking man slumped alongside the diorama, Dave Rowe, tells how he suffered in the production of this exhibition favourite.
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MRJ Portfolio
Issue 132 (2002)
p.32
4mm
'The Mew', a GWR ferry used on the River Dart built in 4mm by Gordon Gravett
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MV Alacrity
Issue 149 (2004)
p.55
4mm
Working almost entirely from scratch, Gordon Gravett creates a typical collier of the post-war period. Although building ship models is his job, both the subject and the scale employed provided major challenges.
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Period Waterways
Issue 16 (1987)
p.195
Allan Sibley puts on his other hat - as a serious canal enthusiast - and follows up Dave Rowe's article on Leighton Lock (MRJ No. 8) with a thorough look at narrow boats and their operation.
Extensive article providing detailed prototype information. Includes 4mm scale drawings of various narrow boats, drawings of a selection of cabin side designs, period photographs and references for further research.
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Port Victoria
Issue 56 (1992)
p.163
4mm/EM
Andrew Browne describes his 4mm/EM exhibition layout depicting a little-known port in Kent.
Layout based in a port in Kent around 1908. Good pictures of wharf and paddle steamer.
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The Lineside Coaster
Issue 31 (1989)
p.156
7mm
Interest in the rich variety of railway possibilities offered by ports and harbours....... is on the rise. But this throws up new and demanding problems, ... like realising that most sea-going ships are BIG! In 7mm they are VERY big! Brian Self discovered this when he set out to upgrade a model boat kit into a finescale coaster which ended up a yard long.
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The Lineside Sailing Barge
Compendium 3 (1997)
p.45
4mm
Places at which railways and shipping interconnect have long exerted a fascination for modellers, offering operational opportunities and scenic challenges. Never one to shirk a challenge, Dave Rowe designed the famous 4mm diorama 'Exebridge Quay' knowing that he would have to populate the wet bits with suitable vessels. The result of his labors - as exemplified by the barge described here - was a spectacular adjunct to the railway proper.
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The Quay to East Lynn
Issue 171 (2006)
p.282
S
Trevor Nunn describes the newly completed harbour extension - somplete with stub points and an exquisite spritsail barge - on his S scale layout.