GWR Modelling Updates

December 5, 2011
	Update to Great Western Railway Journal page to include reference to Mat Ots' searchable Great Western Railway Journal Index.
November 26, 2011
	New in Features: A Beginner's Guide to GWR 4-coupled tanks by Jim Champ GWR road transport: Models by Daryle Toney (an update to add Ford 'A' van and Thorneycroft forward-control six-wheeler) An update in GWR layouts on the web: Geoff Forster's Penhydd - you may have been following progress on this excellent layout on RMweb, but it's good to see Geoff has captured the saga on his own website (A few updates have been made to the 4mm wagon kit lists to reflect the latest Cambrian releases.)
November 10, 2011
	New in Showcase: Gauge 1 River Class by Michael Palmer 7mm Broad Gauge Iron Duke by Richard Vigouroux-Henday
November 9, 2011
	An update in GWR layouts on the web: Goods Yard Project in 00
December 13, 2010
	New in Features: A Beginner's Guide to GWR Outside-Frame 4-4-0s An update in Features: A Beginner's Guide to Pannier Tanks (extra notes added, and drawings revised)
July 30, 2010
	New in Features: GWR road transport: Models by Daryle Toney (Thorneycroft 30cwt open lorry and 1933 Scammell Mechanical Horse with sided trailer)
June 28, 2010
	New in Layouts: Bodmin: some videos added of Ray Green's O gauge layout
June 26, 2010
	New in Layouts: Pendon: some videos
May 5, 2010
	New in Features: GWR road transport: Models by Daryle Toney
March 17, 2010
	New in Features: A Beginner's Guide to GWR Iron/Steel Loco Coal and Mineral Wagons A Beginner's Guide to GWR Wagon Brakes
February 12, 2010
	An update in GWR layouts on the web: Bodmin
February 2, 2010
	An update in Features: A Beginner's Guide to Pannier Tanks
January 28, 2010
	Change of ownership and hosting - a note from the new webmaster Somewhile back I read that Mikkel would not be updating this site, but would continue to host it as an online resource. In conversation with him in another place, I mentioned that if he ever did stop hosting it, I would be glad to take it on. The bottom line for me was that I've been a fan of this site since its inception, and I didn't want it to disappear. To cut a short story short, Mikkel was happy for me to take it on, and his Claranet host and our host (1&1) did the necessary handshaking and the transfer of the domain name, and the hosting of it on 1&1, is now complete. The domain name gwr.org.uk is actually owned by Trevor Grout, since he administers the account space on 1&1. I will be the webmaster. As Mikkel noted in his signoff, the web has changed enormously since the inception of GWR Modelling, and of the lesser demand now for a site such as this, and to be honest, I am currently in two minds between keeping it as an archive or re-opening it as 'business as usual'. What I will be doing, although in no great hurry, is getting familiar with the existing coding, and taking an opportunity to tidy up the structure and appearance of the pages. Further than that I cannot predict, except to say that I will try to keep to the spirit of Mikkel's founding objectives. I am mindful that this site, like any site, is always about the efforts and goodwill of its contributors far more than where it is hosted or who happens to be holding the reigns, so I am going to take the opportunity of thanking all the existing contributions, assuring them of my continuing goodwill, and of course of thanking Mikkel for his valiant 10-year stint. If anyone wants to contact me about anything, feel free to do so via the Site Info page. Russ Elliott
February 1, 2009
	New in Layouts: Pendon New in Showcase: Models by Ted Kanas New in Projects: Simple lining
December 27, 2008
	New in Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm Models New in Listings: 7mm coach kits (alternative list by Mike Johnson)
December 14, 2008
	New in Showcase: Niels Bo Rasmussen's 4mm locos and stock Roger Bailey's 7mm goods stock
November 2, 2008
	New in Layouts: Pudley Lane by David Bickerton
October 26, 2008
	New in Layouts: Fairford by Ian McEwan
October 17, 2008
	New in Showcase: 7mm Models by Ted Kanas
September 21, 2008
	New in Showcase: Chris Klein's 7mm models New in Features: GWRJ Index (updated)
September 18, 2008
	New in Showcase: Nick Parsons' 4-6-2 "Cathedral Class"
June 28, 2008
	New in Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm models
May 4, 2008
	New in Showcase: 4mm Concertina Stock by Marc Models Roger Bailey's 7mm passenger stock and 'brown' vehicles (new Autotrailer)
April 27, 2008
	New in Showcase: GWR Royal Train in 4mm by Robert Tivendale
April 20, 2008
	New in Projects: 4mm Coopercraft Monster by Steve Phillips
April 13, 2008
	New in Showcase: Cyril Print's 4mm stock
April 6, 2008
	New in Features: GWR road vehicles GWRJ Index (updated)
February 3, 2008
	New in Layouts: Pudley lane New in Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm Models
January 25, 2008
	New in Features: The Cambrian Pages (5 new pages) New in Layouts: Farthing: The Bay
December 23, 2007
	New in Layouts: Porter's Lock
December 16, 2007
	New in Showcase: David McDonald's 2mm buildings New in Layouts: Swyncombe (revised and expanded)
December 9, 2007
	New in Showcase: Phil Jones' 7mm models Models by Ted Kanas
December 2, 2007
	New in Features: GWR road vehicles
November 24, 2007
	New in Layouts: Swyncombe
November 18, 2007
	New in Layouts: Burton Halt New in Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm Models Roger Bailey's 7mm locos New in Listings: 7mm Wagon and Van Kits
November 10, 2007
	New in Showcase: Chris Klein's 7mm models Phil Jones' 7mm models Models by Ted Kanas New in Features: GWRJ Index (updated)
June 10, 2007
	New in Layouts: Kingswear New in Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm Models New in Interactive: New poll: Favourite Chief Mechanical Engineer?
June 3, 2007
	New in Showcase: 4mm & 7mm Models by Ted Kanas
May 23, 2007
	New in Showcase: Models by Malcolm Mitchell David McDonald's 2mm stock
Apr 22, 2007
	New in Showcase: Roger Bailey's 7mm passenger stock and 'brown' vehicles 2mm Signal-box by Malcolm Mitchell New in Layouts: Abingdon in N New in Features: GWRJ Index (updated)
Mar 1, 2007
	New in Showcase: 4mm wagons by Pietro Bello New in Projects: Coopercraft Loco Coal Wagon New in Layouts: Scaleforum 2005
Feb 16, 2007
	New in Layouts: Abingdon in N by Brant Hickman
Jan 30, 2007
	New in Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm Models
Jan 2, 2007
	New in Showcase: David McDonald's 2mm Buildings 7mm Models by Ted Kanas
Dec 18, 2006
	New addition to Projects: Coopercraft Cattle Wagons by Graeme Pettit New additions to Showcase: N Gauge "Salvage Van" by Pennine Wagons 7mm Locos by Peter Roles
Dec 8, 2006
	New additions to Showcase: Richard Brummitt's 2mm Finescale Stock New additions to Layouts: Kingswear
Nov 30, 2006
	New additions to Showcase: 7mm Locos from Wesson & Finney
June 18, 2006
	New additions to Showcase: David McDonald's 2mm Buildings
May 10, 2006
	New additions to Showcase: Kevin Atkinson's 7mm models New additions to Layouts: Exhibition Archives
April 24, 2006
	New additions to Layouts: "Wyvant" by Al Reynolds
April 11, 2006
	New additions to Showcase: Robin Sweet's 4mm Centenary Stock 7mm Autotrain by Ted Kanas
April 3, 2006
	New addition to Showcase: Iain Rice's 3 & 4mm locos New addition to Layouts: Grand Wulfrunian Railway
March 27, 2006
	New addition to Layouts: OO in the Garden New addition to Showcase: Richard Brummitt's 2mm Finescale Stock
March 20, 2006
	New addition to Layouts: Yatton again - with Blagdon New addition to Showcase: Princetown Goods Shed in 4mm
March 12, 2006
	New addition to Showcase: Goods Van to Dia V14 in EM New addition to Interactive: New Poll: Modelling Scale?
February 28, 2006
	New additions to Showcase: 2mm Station Buildings Roger Meadows' 4mm Locos
February 15 , 2006
	New addition to Layouts: Culm
January 23 , 2006
	New additions to Projects: David Geen 4mm MICA Refrigerated Vans David Geen 4mm Diagram Y3 Fruit Van Coopercraft 4mm Open Wagons Coopercraft 4mm Wooden Bodied Vans New addition to Gallery: David Geen 4mm Fruit and Meat Vans
January 7, 2006
	Additions to GWR Features section: The Barry Pages: Modelling the Barry Railway Barry Railway Kits Barry Railway References Barry Railway Liveries Barry & Penarth MRC 7mm Locos Redcraft 7mm Barry Railway Stock Barry Railway Heavy Haulers Barry Railway Goods Stock Models Disused Barry Structures References and Drawings: GWRJ Index (updated) A Selection of Swindon Drawings Additions to GWR Projects Section: Dean Sidings Barry Railway Class L
December 18, 2005
	New addition to Layouts: Grand Wulfrunian Railway
December 10, 2005
	New additions to Showcase: 7mm 517 Class by Malcolm Mitchell 7mm Stella Class by Malcolm Mitchell
November 19, 2005
	New additions to "Layouts": Farthing: The Bay
November 14, 2005
	New additions to "Layouts": Kingswear by Maurice Pearce Kingswear by MAP
November 7 , 2005
	New additions to "Showcase": Ted Kanas' 7mm locos and rolling stock
October 30, 2005
	New additions to "Features": A Beginner's Guide to Pannier Tanks Index to the GWR Journal [updated]
October 20, 2005
Back after a lengthy break, we head into the modeller's high season with some interesting photos of GWR bogies by Maurice Pearce, followed by sketches of the main post-Dean bogie types.
	New additions to "Features": Common GWR Bogie Types
August 7 , 2005
In this update Steve Daly has compiled overview lists of the main diagrams for GWR Brake Vans and Shunters Trucks, along with sample allocations for later years. Although you'll have to look elsewhere for the actual drawings, these overviews are useful in identifying the right period, running numbers etc for our models. There is also an update to John Dolan excellent index to the GWR Journal.
	New additions to "Features": GWR Goods Brake Vans GWR Shunters Trucks Index to the GWR Journal [updated]
July 14, 2005
Good stuff from Down Under and Over There. From the" Welsh Mafia" in Australia (in this case Dave Fox and Norm Hodges) come two models of GWR might-have-been locos - a fascinating subject for sure. From Ted Kanas comes an addition to the "Grand Wulfrunian pages", in memoriam of some interesting stock that he has recently parted with.
	New addition to "Features": Dave Fox's 'Locos That Never Were' (2 pages) New addition to "Layouts": Grand Wulfrunian Railway
June 17, 2005
With this update Steve Daly reminds us of a somewhat neglected aspect of the GWR corporate image - namely the colours and designs of staff uniforms. Even in the smaller scales we owe it to those hard-working men and women to get at least the overall colour of their uniforms right.
	New addition to "Liveries": GWR Uniform Colours
June 6, 2005
The many fans of Dean's 4-wheel passenger stock will be interested to read Steve Farrow's account of how he used Shirescenes' 4mm conversion sides to transform a standard Ratio kit into something new. As will be seen in the Projects section, Steve's contribution dovetails nicely with the site's existing coverage of simple, low-cost ways of producing those charming GWR 4-wheelers. Meanwhile in another part of the woods, a certain Malcolm Mitchell has been crafting a rather nice 7mm item to admire, emulate or - well - simply envy!
	New addition to "Projects": Shirescenes/Ratio T36 Brake Third New addition to "Showcase": 7mm 45xx by Malcolm Mitchel
May 16, 2005
In this update, Ted Kanas ventures forth with - dare I say it - a Diesel loco. Not just any old Diesel though, but an impressive 7mm "Warship" Class, which so strongly symbolized the Western Region's efforts to retain a degree of autonomy in locomotive policy. Ted also has something for the pre-nationalization purists, in the shape of some rather nice studies of the "Grand Wulfrunian Railway".
	New additions to "Layouts": Grand Wulfrunian Railway New addition to "Showcase": Ted Kanas' 7mm locos
May 2, 2005
Eye-candy from two stalwart contributors this week: A rather nice 72xx heavy hauler has been added to Roger Bailey's stable, and Maurice Pearce leaves his beloved N Gauge for a moment to illustrate what putting atmosphere into your models is all about.
	New additions to "Showcase": Roger Bailey's 7mm locos 4mm Cattle Wagon and 7mm Milk Tank Wagon by Maurice Pearce
April 25, 2005
As a contrast to the graceful M&SWJR curves and liveries of the last update, Ted Kanas brings us a rather different - but to me equally satisfying - perspective on the GWR this week, with his workmanlike 56xx in solid BR black.
	New additions to "Showcase": Ted Kanas' 7mm Locos
April 14, 2005
What's this 'ere then - red locos on GWR Modelling? Yes indeed: Thanks no least to Neil Lover the M&SWJR makes a forceful entry on the site, reminding us of the varied and interesting (if sometimes challenging) scope that lies in modelling the independent companies absorbed by the GWR. To emphasize this point further, the Features section has been given a general face-lift with additional links and illustrations on some of the pages. Apart from this, the exhibition pages have been updated with snapshots of GWR layouts featured at past Scalefour Society shows, courtesy of David Lane.These have been removed from the Scalefour Society's own webpages to make room for other entries, and so have come here for their final resting place.
	New additions to "Features": The M&SWJR Pages New additions to "Layouts": Scalefour Society Shows 2003
March 28, 2005
Robin Sweet has sent in photos of his AA3 Toad to 7mm scale, showing off nicely the model gleaming in etched brass. Sometimes it almost feels a pity to paint brass models ! Apart from that, the results from the "Layout Type" poll are in - with some slightly surprising results. There will be a new poll as soon as I can find a new poll provider.
	New addition to "Showcase": 7mm Dia AA3 Brake Van Update to "Interactive": Poll Results: Layout Type?
March 21, 2005
The introduction of the Dapol N gauge range has opened up new horizons for GWR modellers in that scale. As a case in point, Maurice Pearce shows us his new 517 Class loco converted from the Dapol 14xx - yet another chapter in Maurice's excellent Kingswear saga.
	New addition to "Layouts": Kingswear
March 14, 2005
Back after a prolonged house-move (why do we do it?). Speaking of buildings, the new page this week shows some of the wonderful branch designs found on the Abbotsbury branch, nicely reproduced in 7mm by Invertrain Model Railways. There is also a new update to John Dolan's GWRJ Index, which now includes all issues up to No. 53.
	New addition to "Gallery": 7mm buildings from the Abbotsbury Branch Update to "Features": Index to the GWR Journal
February 10, 2005
More West Wales flavour this week, in the shape of a photographic introduction to some of the baseboards and buildings on Pete Morris' upcoming 4mm layout "Pentrecwrt". This includes a very appealing loco shed based on that at Newcastle Emlyn - always a favourite of mine.
	New additions to "Layouts": Pentrecwrt
January 31, 2005
The West Wales scene is nicely illustrated in this update, with a look at some of the stock that has been plying the rails on Pete Morris' excellent OO layout "Drefach Felindre". Of particular note is the ex-Manchester & Milford Railway stock, a rare sight indeed. Pete has recently sold of this stock to finance another project - more on this next week.
	New additions to "Layouts": Drefach Felindre
January 24, 2005
One new page for the Showcase section this week: Simon Dobson shows us some of his 7mm locos in early 1930s condition with an emphasis on the 2-8-0 configuration.
	New addition to "Showcase": 7mm Locos by Simon Dobson
January 17, 2005
Seven new pages have been added to the "Features" section, made up mostly of Graeme Tyrer's very evocative photos of Watlington station - taken not 50 years ago, but only last summer! There's also a page for would-be modellers of this well-known branch. Incidentally, Graeme's OO layout of Watlington has been featured on this site for a while - you can find it here.
	New additions to "Features": Modelling the Watlington branch Watlington today by Graeme Tyrer
January 10, 2005
This week Steve Farrow describes his coupling-solution for those semi-permanent rakes that don't require uncoupling during operation. For everyone else who has submitted material for the website: Please bear with me - I am trying to catch up but life keeps getting in the way!
	New additions to 'Projects': A semi-permanent coach-coupling by Steve Farrow
January 3, 2005
It's a new year and a new livery for GWR Modelling. I thought I'd change the view a bit. Incidentally, you can now bookmark individual pages if you like, rather than going via the main page every time. In the update this week there is heavy metal 7mm power from Ted Kanas:
	New additions to 'Showcase': Ted Kanas' 7mm locos