Author Archives: snitchthebudgie
Ron’s Rovings – last day
Good call, Ron, getting out and about when we were all melting at home! After days visiting family and friends and a planned quiet weekend I did one last journey today as the weather was hot and sunny. Travelled up … Continue reading
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum – 2
Still too hot to do anything useful! I was about to have a go at another project, and we hit 35C. Not a lot one can do till the weather breaks. Maybe tomorrow? So I’ve just got a few modelling … Continue reading
A little light entertainment
Thank you N Gauge Forum for the link Can’t wait for club nights to start track laying again……
More odds and ends
Phil sent this one to me…. Hi, All! Locked down, I get my railway fix by YouTube – there’s a LOT of railway fixes to be found on YouTube! This one had sound suppressed, thereby depriving us of some ripe … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 6 August 2020
Another successful Zoom meeting tonight. The usual suspects found nothing to talk about for 90 minutes or so. We were also joined by Paula – great to see her and the family before relocating back home to Portugal. And we … Continue reading
Ron’s Rovings – day 7 – Sun, sea and bus stations
A little closer to home today…. Set out this morning to catch first off peak train to Brighton. From there I travelled by bus to Portsmouth changing at Littlehampton and Chichester even though all 3 buses were on route 700. … Continue reading
Ron’s Rovings – day 6 – Up north
To the frozen north! Another long journey today. Left home to catch 0904 from Euston to Liverpool Lime Street. Had a short walk into the city and thanks to the Government scheme to help the hospitality sector I walked into … Continue reading
NGSE 2021 – sadly also cancelled
N Gauge SouthEast – 2021 – abandoned I’m sorry to have to announce that we have decided to abandon the 2021 NGSE show, originally planned for April 2021. This is a long way ahead, and it was not a happy … Continue reading
Ron’s Rovings – day 5 – on the buses!
Still short of blogging ideas, and coming down from watching Arsenal win the FA Cup, again. So thank you Ron, for a few more pictures….. A day spent mainly on the buses. Walked down to Tesco’s thing morning and caught … Continue reading
Ron’s Rovings – day 4
In the words of Jimmy Young (that dates me) “Orft we jolly well go”…. Left home to catch 1048 from Paddington to Swindon. Leaving station, walked to the bus station to catch the 2 hourly X5 service to Salisbury. A … Continue reading
