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ESNG PlayDay – 8 September 2019
It’s been a busy railway week – Hollycombe, then club night, and now a PlayDay. As ever, we started with a curry. As I took the underpass next to Earlswood station, this large Colas track machine was sitting in the … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 05 September 2019
I expected a quiet evening on Thursday, after we had such a busy weekend at Hollycombe. But 5 out of the 7 exhibitors turned up keen to run trains. (And no. 6, the Cha(I)rman, was working earlies again.) So we … Continue reading
Odd modelling ideas #456 – Believe it or not?
Or what to do with an old roundhouse…. From Facebook and originally Google Earth, this car repair shop has been adapted from part of a roundhouse. The turntable has been replaced by some rather tight curves. This would make such … Continue reading
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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend #2
There was plenty to look at outside of the model exhibits (that include a deputation from the West Sussex N Gauge Group in a different building from us.) The museum has a short length of 2′ narrow gauge line in … Continue reading
Hollycombe’s annual model weekend #1
Well, we’re back from Hollycombe, and absolutely cream-crackered! It was a fun weekend that lived up to it’s advertising: It is with much excitment that we will see the model weekend return to Hollycombe in late summer. The weekend will … Continue reading
Steam and petrol in Mesopotamia
Maxine and I recently visited Polsden Lacey – again. But every time we find something new of interest. Browsing a 1917 copy of the London Illustrated news left around (as one does), I came across these pictures of the army … Continue reading
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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend
This weekend ESNG are exhibiting our modular layout at the Hollycombe Working Steam Museum model weekend, near Liphook, Hampshire. Should be a lot of fun, especially if the weather holds and we escape running trains for a bit to explore … Continue reading
NGSE – 2020 – exhibitors
It’s a long way ahead, but put 4 April 2020 in the diary…. Here are the exhibitors for the 2020 show – hopefully a final list if no-one has to drop out. Layouts Sean has put together a fine selection … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #70 – An interesting project?
From Facebook, Micro/Small Railroad group. It’s not Photoshopped, but from Englewood Logging Ry, Vancouver Island, BC. Anyone game to model this in ‘N’? It makes the ‘Pacer’ units positively modern, and I suggest that a Dapol Pacer could be a … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 21 August 2019
A busy club night – 13 attending, including Sean’s two lads. We were missing Mr Atfield, who had the lurgi, and Graham after an eye procedure. Lucas was providing all the sound effects, and was much better (and cheaper to … Continue reading
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