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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

Kung Hei Fat Choi!!

Posted on February 16, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Not only Valentine’s Day (and the start of Lent) this week – it’s also Chinese New Year.  Like Easter, the exact date of this festival moves around a bit with the lunar calendar. Within China itself, millions will be on … Continue reading →

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Training for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

I hope you remembered Valentine’s Day for your significant other.  If only to cover up the true love of your life…. Love of trains is not restricted to us anoraks…. Although some people may not love trains for quite the … Continue reading →

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On my workbench #6

Posted on February 12, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Some more progress with buildings for the first module. These two half-relief row houses are Walther’s kits.  The left hand one was salvaged from Earl’s Wood.  The right hand one is new, but the kit has been ‘in stock’ since … Continue reading →

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ESNG turns 21 – the evidence?

Posted on February 10, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

East Surrey N Gauge is 21 this year, and we thought this auspicious date should be marked in some way.  So this week Derek delivered a large cardboard box to me…. The contents were a 100 off for a Dapol … Continue reading →

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Linx

Posted on February 8, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

I’d hoped to report more workbench progress today, but work has been delayed by the timber yard losing my order, and my plastic filler going solid (well, it probably was 10 years old.)  So a couple of links from Model … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #0219

Posted on February 6, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

A few more ideas.  Unusual wagon loads are popular enough, but how about an old, or damaged, wagon or locomotive going to the scrapyard?  These are all American pictures.  I looked hard for some UK equivalents, but couldn’t find any.  … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 1 February 2018

Posted on February 4, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

A busy evening with a round dozen members attending (some more round than others.)Unfortunately we were still missing the Cha(I)rman’s tea making expertise.  But the usual suspects were soon filling the fiddleyard. Derek brought along his Kato Kowloon Canton Railway … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #0218

Posted on February 2, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Here’s a little Swiss spiral for the Cha(I)rman.  It would make quite some model…. I liked this film from YouTube, describing the winter of 1963. I can’t remember seeing trains in Petts Wood that winter, but here are a couple … Continue reading →

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On my workbench #5

Posted on January 31, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

More gentle progress – the first two buildings for the modules.  One a Walther’s plastic kit, the other a wood craftsman kit of an ice house.  The photograph is, of course, cruel!  A little touching up of the ice house … Continue reading →

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Minories #4 – another almost Minories…..

Posted on January 29, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

The posts that I put together at the beginning of last year have been some of the most read since I started blogging – showing the enduring interest in Cyril Freezer’s original design.  Browsing RMweb, and then ambling around the … Continue reading →

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