John Ahern - Resource thread
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A collection of links, resources etc.
I'd like to think we could pool our ideas, links, thoughts and information about this late master of card and paper here…I wonder if we could build all of his buildings between us?
Doug [the Dreamer]
Links to date
JH Ahern a Portrate Photograph
Pendon Links to John Ahern Material
Model Railway Journal - Biography from MRJ 1994
Miniature Building Construction - Book - Amazon
Miniature Landscape Modelling - Book - Amazon
Miniature Locomotive Construction - Book - Amazon
Drawings advertised in the rear of Miniature Building Construction available here No longer Available
Buildings in threads on Y.M.R.
Harbour Office - Chubber
Timber Framed Cottage - Terry
Warehouse - Chubber
Cottages - Chubber
Lighthouse - Terry
Station Building - Terry
A North Wales Warehouse - Chubber
A Village General Shop - Terry
A Barn in Card - Terry
A Simple Goods Depot - terry
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Owen
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Long winter months coming up, Doug back in Blighty…
Any suggestions?
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On the subject of Ahern's designs, any idea if anyone sells those listed in the back of his book? I can't track them down.
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Sounds like a brilliant idea. I suppose we (older types) have all tried one of his designs in our early days. Mine was the little wooden station, unfortunately no longer in existence. I suppose I could have another go.
On the subject of Ahern's designs, any idea if anyone sells those listed in the back of his book? I can't track them down.
You could try Pendon where the Madder Valley Railway is housed.
Allan
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http://www.steamway.dircon.co.uk/Lavender.html
I'm pretty certain that's the one he based his drawing on.
Additionally, look here
http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/17239/warehouse
I entered into correspondence with them, and asked from whence they derived to copyright, as I was, at the time, in touch with Ahern's family, and they knew nothing of them. I received no response to my further correspondence.
Doug
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Very interesting Doug, but is that the actual drawing from his book or just a close copy ? I know the book did provide a warehouse drawing but I've lost my copy so can't compare.
Allan
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Thank you Doug, all I need now is a source for the plans (not, I think, Ahern's) that were listed in the old Skinley catalogues. I have a couple for future use.Re the little station building, look here
http://www.steamway.dircon.co.uk/Lavender.html
I'm pretty certain that's the one he based his drawing on.
Additionally, look here
http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/17239/warehouse
I entered into correspondence with them, and asked from whence they derived to copyright, as I was, at the time, in touch with Ahern's family, and they knew nothing of them. I received no response to my further correspondence.
Doug
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Terry
Update on cottage - small chimney has been fitted. Just need to apply flashing around both chimneys. Picture to follow soon.
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Very interesting Doug, but is that the actual drawing from his book or just a close copy ? I know the book did provide a warehouse drawing but I've lost my copy so can't compare.
Allan
That's not the drawing from the back of the book, but he was adept at altering real buildings to make them more interesting, like his play on the Harbour Office.
Additionally see this link for details of more drawings http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/browser/154/railway-lineside-feature
Doug
'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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The article above by David Kitchener deserves to be treated with a little caution,for example, he asserts that the 'Harbour Office' at Poole is based on the Customs House. Having visited the location, I am content to belive it was based on the 'Harbour Office', a nearby building, and oft mis-attributed.
See
http://www.pooleharbourguide.co.uk/images/restaurants/custom-house-01.jpg
as opposed to
http://www.pooleharbourguide.co.uk/images/poole-quay-photos/poole-quay-36.jpg
The Old Customs House, the Harbour Office clearly alongside. The very awkward windows added by JA added considerably to my efforts to produce a model that matches his drawings to the best of my abilities, see
http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=6851&forum_id=14&highlight=harbour+office+dooferdog
Only by rubbing a scalpel blade down to half-thickness could I manage to cut out the upper window frames in silk-finish photo-paper before dampening them and splitting them into half thickness to be stuck to the perspex [CD Case] with MEK.
Poop-poop!
Doug
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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'Summat' in my experience could mean anything from washing the dishes to retiling the roof.Finally for now as SWMBO wants me for summat…
http://tbmod.com/rm/Madder%20Valley%20MRJ%201994%20dec.pdf
Very dodgy word is 'summat'
Allan
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Cheers
Andy
Andy
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Terry
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My contribution so far is the lighthouse on page 145 and I am currently building the timber-framed cottage on page 149, just above the harbour office which I know Doug has completed.
Terry
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Miniature-Landscape-Modelling-John-Ahern/dp/0853441049
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/254-5724167-8765917?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=miniature+locomotive+construction+ahern
I have added these [and all links to date] to post No.1 for convenience and hope to continue to do so when ne stuff appears in this thread.
Doug
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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www.pendonmuseum.com/jahern/
(I hope)
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