The Journal – December 2022

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In this issue:

Ww 678 – Athanasius Santamaria shares his seven year study of West Coast steam.

‘AFFORDABLE’ FORD ANGLIAS – Alex Smith builds some hard to find vehicles in 1:64 scale.

TIPS AND TRICKS – Les Downey shares two observations from his workbench

THE 47’6” SUBURBAN CARS BUILT 1904-6  – John Agnew shares the history of these stalwarts of the commuter run.

IMPROVING A BALDWIN Aa – We get a look at Karl Shields’ latest locomotive project.

PHOTO-REALISTIC MODELS – Andrew Nielson shares Ken Devlin’s latest modelling technique

‘9 MIL’ REPORT – Tony Simons updates us on what’s happening in 9 Mil scale.

CHRISTCHURCH MODELLERS GROUP – A summary of recent news complied by Peter Ross.

ON THE COVER: Athanasius Santamaria exactingly modelled Ww 678 as it was in it’s last year of service. Based on the 1:64 scale Online Kit, many fine details and a thorough weathering job bring this model to life. Alex Smith took the photograph.