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Happy New Year! – And on my workbench #3
A Happy New Year to all our readers! It’s unlikely to be a prosperous one, but wishing you many hours of happy modelling. I was able to spend a number of hours in the railway room over Christmas, slaving over … Continue reading
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2017 in hindsight
At the end 0f 2017, it’s worth a look back and see where my hobby has taken me. It’s been a year of exhibitions. I’ve visited more model railway shows than in recent years. Most have been very good, and … Continue reading
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A few post Christmas links
A little light reading after that heavy Christmas luncheon. (I think mine is just wearing off….) The BBC recently had two interesting articles on railway stations ‘worth lingering at’ – stations often with few trains, but lots of other interest. … Continue reading
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On my workbench #2
As Christmas approached, I found the time to tidy up the railway room, and have made a list of projects and tasks for the weeks and months ahead. Some might be considered as overambitious….. But as a simple warmup exercise, … Continue reading
Christmas greetings
Well it’s almost here…. Weeks of manic consumerism culminate in a final spending frenzy. “Pete 75C” commented on RMWeb…. I thought I’d pop into Tesco at 07:30 to avoid the rush and get a few last minute bits. Good GRIEF. … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 20 December 2017
‘Twas the night before Christmas….. Well almost, and 11 gentlemen escaped for the evening to regain their sanity, run a few trains and eat Miles’ Christmas cake. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without Paul running his Santa Special….. Derek was … Continue reading
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Christmas public service anouncement…..
With a few days to go to the 25th, it’s time for a Christmas Health and Safety reminder. You will be please to hear that the HSE has posted the ’12 Myths of Christmas’. HSE from media reports and correspondence … Continue reading
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Not just the railways….
As I write this, I’m waiting for delivery of a new laptop. I think that I have worn the old one out, rambling on about things on this blog. UPS kindly allowed me to track the progress of my computer … Continue reading
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Avoid getting caught in the detail trap
Following on from the last post, an amusing little tale from Marty McGuirk…. Recently I attended a corporate retreat day where one of presentations that stuck in my head was titled “How to Measure Progress: Moving Forward Toward the Big … Continue reading
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The Pundit Has His Notions And So Does Joe Average
Another gem from Mike Cougill’s OST Blog. I wish I could express my thoughts as well as Mike does…. There are a lot of definitions imposed on model railroading. Look here and you’ll get one view. Look over there and … Continue reading
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