Monthly Archives: December 2014

Stuttgart 2014 #7 – Other halls, other interests

One really good thing about the Messe is that you pay once (a very reasonable 12 Euros) and you gain entrance to all eight halls.  Our NEC could learn from this.  It increases the visitor numbers to all shows, as even … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2014 #6 – Other trains and models

Although the N-Club convention and modular layout dominates the train section of the Stuttgart show, there are always some other self contained layouts to look at. There are usually one or two modular HO layouts on display.  This one featured … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 4 December 2014

Winter is upon us.  Cold and dank tonight in Redhill, but ten hardy members braved the elements to run trains.  And there was a very good variety of trains. We started with multiple unit night.  A new bullet train from … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2014 #5 – Those Americans get everywhere!

There seems to be an American layout at every show these days.  Perhaps not surprising, as the quality of the models, and the value for money, is high.  I started modelling American ‘N’ about 15 years ago as the models … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2014 #4 – N-Club modules

Today, just a few photographs of the many N-club modules that were on display.  A reminder – here’s the end board of the N-club module – the module can be of any length or indeed radius. This enormous station layout is … Continue reading

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