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Wittering Wednesday
Brian sent me another interesting video. Good to see stream passing our local station. I always forget to look and see what is passing through. Thought I’d share Clan Line passing through Redhill on Friday the 9th November on the … Continue reading
ESNG PlayDay – 11 November 2018
Puts our hobby into a little perspective on Remembrance Sunday….. Our family was, perhaps, fortunate – I had two grandfathers who fought in WW1, and my father was on the Normandy beaches in WW2 – and they all came home. … Continue reading
On my workbench – a little distraction
With Stuttgart two weeks away, I had to admit that my modules just weren’t going to get finished. Actually, I was beginning to lose interest in them again. But I wanted to take something new along, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged modular layouts, N gauge, N-Club International
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The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2018
Last Saturday was spent locally, supporting the 17th Reigate Scouts in a new venture for them, a Lego and model show. We were not sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a very pleasant and relaxed day … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, exhibition, modular layouts, N gauge
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London Science Museum – Michael’s birthday
Last Thursday was No. 1 son Michael’s birthday, so he and Vickie spent part of the day at the Science Museum. And he received some interesting birthday presents – as well as my Dapol ‘B’ set to go with his … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway
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ESNG meeting – 1 November 2018
Another busy evening, with 13 members in attendance. And it was particularly good to see the Cha(I)rman back in circulation. There were so many trains running that I didn’t get to test my bargain from the Dapol website – a … Continue reading
In defence of the roundy-roundy
You may recall that I have recently been rather critical of continuous run (roundy-roundy) layouts, especially at exhibitions. The criticism has perhaps been less of the concept, and perhaps more of the fact that there has been a ‘sameness’ between … Continue reading
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Tagged Layout design, model railway, N gauge
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Random Wednesday
A few links that I have been storing up….. One of the most positive articles that I’ve seen on model railways…. It’s a small world: Radio Times celebrates 95 years with replica of iconic 1950s delivery van “It’s being able … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2018 #2
I thought that I wouldn’t have to do any shopping at the show, but a scenic stand produced a variety of grass tufts and other bits and pieces for my modules. Could have been worse, I guess…. I’d seen Dave … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2018 #1
We’re definitely into the exhibition season now, so last Saturday I drove down to Uckfield for their annual show. This is always one of my favourites, as it is very much a ‘fine scale’ show, usually with lots of quite … Continue reading
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