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16 April 2015 at 19:45 #186676
Neil Wyatt
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It's nearly here! The 25 years of MEW special went to press last Friday and is now available to pre-order.

You can catch a sneak preview of the contents here:

http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/editorial/page.asp?p=1278

You can order a copy here:

http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/25 years

Note that the upper link gives a more up to date summary of the contents.
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16 April 2015 at 19:45 #38294
Neil Wyatt
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A quarter century in the making!
16 April 2015 at 20:59 #186681
Flying Fifer
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Neil,

Who makes JOCOB chucks ?? I`ve heard of Jacob chucks, in fact I`ve got a few of them, but I`ve never come across Jocob before. (see Page 5)

Alan

Edited By Flying Fifer on 16/04/2015 21:15:12
16 April 2015 at 21:09 #186682
John Stevenson 1
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Alan,

It's so you don't get them mixed up with the cream cracker people.

Mind you most of the chucks I have had from these people were cream crackered
17 April 2015 at 12:06 #186726
Neil Wyatt
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I'd better arrange for a few tonnes of copies to be pulped, then!

Neil
17 April 2015 at 12:32 #186728
Capstan Speaking
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How many chucks could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chucks?

No-one expects the Spelling Police.. Cardinal Fang! Fetch…THE COMFY CHAIR!
17 April 2015 at 12:47 #186729
JasonB
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@jasonb
Neil is this only going to be available in paper format or can it be bought as a one off digital version?
17 April 2015 at 13:16 #186733
Neil Wyatt
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I understand it will be up on Pocketmags in due course.

Neil
17 April 2015 at 14:02 #186739
IanT
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@iant
Might be an idea to link the 'Advert' on the home page to the contents area of your "sneak pre-view" though Neil – I initially assumed that the two were the same.

IanT

Edited By IanT on 17/04/2015 14:02:39
17 April 2015 at 14:15 #186741
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
The home page 'ad' has two text links that go to the contents article and a direct buy link if you click the picture.

Neil
17 April 2015 at 15:30 #186750
Flying Fifer
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@flyingfifer
Neil,

Please please don't pulp them. We`d all have to wait longer for our copies.

Anyway, to quote a very old engineers saying "The man who never made a mistake, never made anything".

Alan
17 April 2015 at 15:36 #186751
Steambuff
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Neil,

If you need any help pulping them, I will gladly assist, just send me a box full

Dave
17 April 2015 at 17:02 #186756
Michael O’Connor
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Hello Neil,

Will this special issue be sent to ME and MEW subscribers or is this a separate purchase?

Regards,

Mike
17 April 2015 at 17:11 #186758
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Hello Mike, it's a separate publication.

I should add that it's got a lot more feature pages than an issue of MEW, than even the new, longer, MEW.

Congratulations should go to the creative team at MHS who did an amazing job of recovering quality graphics from scans of old issues – as you can imagine the master artwork from the days of pasting up on a board an blue pencils is long since gone. We did cheat for the cover – Harold Hall kindly supplied a scan of one of his original prints

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 17/04/2015 17:14:49
17 April 2015 at 19:57 #186774
Spurry
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@spurry
Neil

Thanks for the reminder…it only seems like yesterday I picked up the first copy. Boy, that was a quick 25 years!

Pete
17 April 2015 at 20:35 #186779
John Stevenson 1
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They should have serialised a Quorn in issue 1.

Most would still be building it…………………..
18 April 2015 at 00:47 #186788
chris stephens
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One would hope that it will be available from the usual sources, WHS, as well as from the publishers. I am really quite interested in the article on Dill grinding, see the second link.
18 April 2015 at 09:24 #186802
Circlip
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 17/04/2015 17:11:

Congratulations should go to the creative team at MHS who did an amazing job of recovering quality graphics from scans of old issues – as you can imagine the master artwork from the days of pasting up on a board an blue pencils is long since gone.

Neil

Original issues were quite good, trouble was whoever was employed to "Digitise" them for the "Digital library" made a right (and left) pig's ear of it.

Regards Ian
18 April 2015 at 10:08 #186812
CotswoldsPhil
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Posted by John Stevenson on 17/04/2015 20:35:16:

They should have serialised a Quorn in issue 1.

Most would still be building it…………………..

Anybody got a set of castings or unfinished Quorn project under the bench I can complete before the 50th anniversary?

Phil
18 April 2015 at 11:06 #186821
Clive Foster
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Are there any extras in this of interest to the folk who, like me, have a complete set of MEW right from the first issue or is it purely a re-issue of some of the highlights.

Clive
18 April 2015 at 11:57 #186826
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
> One would hope that it will be available from the usual sources, WHS, as well as from the publishers.

Naturally it will be, but as you can imagine it's better for us if you buy direct!

> Are there any extras in this of interest to the folk who, like me, have a complete set of MEW right from the first issue or is it purely a re-issue of some of the highlights.

Naturally a 'best of' publication is mostly reprints, but all reset and I would argue much better looking in a contemporary style.

There are three completely new articles, a brief one explaining what MEW is today (aimed at readers who don't know the magazine), a retrospective by Harold Hall and a look into the future.

Neil
22 April 2015 at 13:50 #187395
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
I've just heard from someone who has received the 25 years special – I haven't seen it in the 'flesh' myself yet!

Neil
22 April 2015 at 14:09 #187396
martin perman 1
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@martinperman1
Neil,

Where can we buy it or does it have to be ordered on line, I'm still basically house bound with my foot and have just coped a dose of the Norovirus which if it doesnt clear up soon will miss my Daughters wedding on Sunday, sadly last Wednesday I went to an appointment at our hospital and the next day I was really bad and cant shake it off.

Martin P
22 April 2015 at 14:49 #187400
modeng2000
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Mine arrived today.
22 April 2015 at 15:33 #187405
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
> a dose of the Norovirus

Ouch! I had it earlier this year, allow five days of misery, you shoudl be OK for Sunday – if you get plenty of R&R.

Available online, WH Smiths and 'all good newsagents'.

Neil
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