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ESNG exhibition 2018 #1
Well, that’s another exhibition done and dusted. I’ll report more fully through the week, but here are my initial thoughts. Numbers were a little down on last year. This was probably due to it being the last weekend of the … Continue reading
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Links whilst we play trains
A few links for today. I’ll hope to get a first report of the ESNG show up on Monday. How about a model of Kim Jong-un’s armoured train? You make have difficulty modelling his haircut in ‘N’, though. Lots of … Continue reading
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Getting very close!
It’s getting very close now. All seem to be organised (barring an outbreak of plague in Redhill, or WWIII due to world leaders with dodgy haircuts). The home made cakes are getting made, and I’m off to buy the (real) … Continue reading
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On my workbench #8
Not much to report on the workbench…. Too much thinking and not enough modelling over the past month. And too much exhibition organisation. But I have thought again about my N-club modules. I decided that I really did want to … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 05 April 2018
The Treasurer was beside himself – 16 whole people to take money off!! I’m not sure where they all came from, but it was good to see a club night buzzing, and the tracks full of trains. Peter has been … Continue reading
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The next project(s) #2
Somehow, the mojo has been sorely missing over the past month. I’ve had a rethink about my N-club modules – nothing major – and have been thinking this through. And life has been a bit busy – too many days … Continue reading
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How do you choose?
Mojo not in good shape this week, so another interesting quote from Mike Cougill’s OST Blog…. How do you choose between two or more equally compelling options? That’s the situation a number of us will face at some point in … Continue reading
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Dates for your diary….
If you fancy a day out in the Kent countryside, the Bredgar & Wormshill Railway open day is recommended. A little railway in a big garden, and some model railways too. Kerry & Vernon of Invicta are involved, and Cha(I)rman … Continue reading
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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2018 #3
We’ll start today with some thoughts on layout design. It is noticeable how the classic branch line layout has been supplemented at shows by the ’roundy-roundy’ with few points. It was interesting to compare a few of those layouts on … Continue reading
London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2018 #2
Durham Road TMD followed the standard loco shed conventions that are quite common now we all have too many locomotives. But this is an excellent example of the genre, especially due to the size, being in ‘O’ gauge, and with … Continue reading
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