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The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2019
We spent last Saturday at the nearby 17th Reigate Scouts Lego and model show. We took a small N-mod circuit, and Paul took one of his Kato layouts, now pre-mounted on baseboards to speed setup. We arrived early at 8am, … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2019 #2
Charmouth (O-16.5) is set in West Dorset. De Graafstroom (3.5mm/ft scale, 12.26mm gauge or P87n3.5) is just brilliant, and was my highlight of the show. A slice of Dutch tramline set in 1947, it gives some wonderful views along the … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2019 #1
As my last post suggested, I couldn’t get to the Uckfield show on the Saturday. This is one of my ‘must visit’ exhibitions for the year, as it always turns up some lovely small and medium sized layouts, and some … Continue reading
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Beckenham & West Wickham MRC show 2019
Last weekend was another railway-rich weekend. Have been out to breakfast with Maxine (at her Street Pastor’s meet) and completed the church ‘spring’ clean, I slipped over to Beckenham for the BWWMRC show. I haven’t made this show at its … Continue reading
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Ron and the Rhine – day 7
Last of Ron’s holiday shots today. I heard from Allan that he had a fun trip home, after his tour itinerary got the train times wrong and they missed all their connections! So, Day 7… Started overcast with heavy rain … Continue reading
Ron and the Rhine – day 6
More pictures from Ron today. Blogging goes from boom to bust and back, lots of material to none. I’ve plenty at the moment, and after Ron’s snaps, I’ve some from the Beckenham show and the Uckfield show. Day 6 Overcast … Continue reading
Ron and the Rhine – days 4 and 5
Meanwhile, back at the Rhine, day 4, the weather’s about as bad as the UK…. An overcast day with rain late afternoon. A long day today on a group trip. On 0854 to Bonn walked down to the Rhine to … Continue reading
Croydon MRS show 2019
Having visited the Farnham show, next stop was Warlingham School for the Croydon MRS show. It was an easy run, overshooting Redhill by a couple of junctions on the M25, then a quick drive up the A22. Strangely, Warlingham School … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 16 October 2019
Was wondering how many members would be around, with Mr Atfield on holiday and Mr Dawes on early rounds again, but we managed a healthy 9 to play trains. We soon had a layout, but had to wait a little … Continue reading
Farnham & District MRC 2019 #3
The Farnham OO9 modular layout is obviously a work in progress, but it was all working well on the day, and has a lot of potential for future years. Thorneycroft Factory Sidings (N) models this corner of Basingstoke around 1930. … Continue reading
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