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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

NGSE – 1

Posted on April 9, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

The show has been and gone, and I’ll admit to being very relieved.  And also delighted that it has been a great success.  The only problem with that is, everyone is already asking about 2020 – it’s too early to … Continue reading →

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The day after the day before….

Posted on April 7, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Well, we’ve survived.  The NGSE show went off very well, with no great crises.  If the worst that happens is that the school cash machine runs out of readies, and that the tea urn takes for ever to warm up, … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile….

Posted on April 7, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

I’ll report on the show next week, when I’ve recovered, but in the meantime, this video is pure genius – and a modelling challenge. Whoever designed this monorail track in Japan is a genius. pic.twitter.com/UhC6RmtoxG

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Saturday is almost here

Posted on April 5, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

It’s almost here!  This evening we’ll go into battle to get the school organised for the show, and welcome the first exhibitors.  Then Saturday, it’s all hard work and hopefully a lot of fun meeting old and new friends. And, … Continue reading →

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Links….

Posted on April 3, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

A few more odds and ends that I’ve been saving….. Riding the tube – a photo essay.  During his commute into central London, photographer Stefan Rousseau has started taking pictures of his fellow passengers, who are often absorbed in their … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #3

Posted on April 1, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last visit to Ally Pally – I guess that next week I shall be blogging about N Gauge Southeast.  It’s been a busy few days working through the final details! Another favourite from the show was Eccleston (P4).  In some … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #2

Posted on March 30, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

And on with the layouts! Ballyconnell Road is unusual – 3mm/ft scale is unusual in itself, but this layout is 15.75mm gauge, representing the Irish 5′ 3″ lines.   I also really like the circular layout plan. And another road – … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #1

Posted on March 28, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last Saturday it was my annual pilgrimage to the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace.  As usual, I went with my ex-work colleague Malcolm (unfortunately Peter can’t make it up the hill from the station these days.)  It’s … Continue reading →

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Riding the L

Posted on March 26, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

I am still processing my Ally Pally photos, so I’ll be blogging those from next time. For today, here’s 80 minutes of travel on the Chicago interurbans.  Useful for USA prototype modellers as it shows the backs of properties backing … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 March 2019

Posted on March 24, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

With Ron back in England, it’s back to the relative normality of an ESNG meeting.  We seemed to do more talking than running, but Simon had his (expensive) brass loco under test: Good to see Peter’s module in a layout: … Continue reading →

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