Monthly Archives: October 2017

Croydon MRS show 2017 #2

Posted on October 11, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Another old favourite worth seeing again was The Glyn Valley Tramway, an 009 model of Glynceiriog, the passenger terminus of the line that then continued to the slate quarries.  Lots of excellent detail, but it can’t be the slate area … Continue reading →

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Croydon MRS show 2017 #1

Posted on October 9, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Having successfully differentiated Farnham from Fareham, it was off to the Croydon MRS exhibition at Warlingham.  It was a very good show, with some excellent layouts, perhaps spoilt in places by poor lighting.  BH Enterprises were in a very dim … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 5 October 2017

Posted on October 7, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Not a bad turn-out on Thursday, and plenty running for much of the evening – then at 9:15pm, everyone put their trains away, and the hall emptied.  So I got my trains out and running….. Paul was celebrating a new … Continue reading →

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Odd or even?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

This is a question I’ve heard discussed before – does a train look better with an odd or even number of coaches/wagons?  (Note: American readers modelling mile long double-stacks, please move on now – you will have lost count long … Continue reading →

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Seaboard Southern NMRA show, 30 September 2017

Posted on October 3, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Saturday was the local NMRA group’s annual meet at the Charis Centre in Crawley.  I’ve missed the last two Seaboard Southern shows, as they clashed with other family commitments, so I was pleased to get to this one.  An easy … Continue reading →

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Two views of modelling – 2

Posted on October 1, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

And from the other end of the October edition of Model Railroad Hobbyist, Joe Fulgate asks, ‘Are we making the hobby too complicated.’  A rather different perspective…. Are we making the hobby too complicated? As I look at the “ever … Continue reading →

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