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Croydon MRS show 2017 #2
Another old favourite worth seeing again was The Glyn Valley Tramway, an 009 model of Glynceiriog, the passenger terminus of the line that then continued to the slate quarries. Lots of excellent detail, but it can’t be the slate area … Continue reading
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Croydon MRS show 2017 #1
Having successfully differentiated Farnham from Fareham, it was off to the Croydon MRS exhibition at Warlingham. It was a very good show, with some excellent layouts, perhaps spoilt in places by poor lighting. BH Enterprises were in a very dim … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 5 October 2017
Not a bad turn-out on Thursday, and plenty running for much of the evening – then at 9:15pm, everyone put their trains away, and the hall emptied. So I got my trains out and running….. Paul was celebrating a new … Continue reading
Odd or even?
This is a question I’ve heard discussed before – does a train look better with an odd or even number of coaches/wagons? (Note: American readers modelling mile long double-stacks, please move on now – you will have lost count long … Continue reading
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Tagged Hints and tips, inspiration, Layout design, model railway
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Seaboard Southern NMRA show, 30 September 2017
Saturday was the local NMRA group’s annual meet at the Charis Centre in Crawley. I’ve missed the last two Seaboard Southern shows, as they clashed with other family commitments, so I was pleased to get to this one. An easy … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railroad, N gauge, NMRA
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Two views of modelling – 2
And from the other end of the October edition of Model Railroad Hobbyist, Joe Fulgate asks, ‘Are we making the hobby too complicated.’ A rather different perspective…. Are we making the hobby too complicated? As I look at the “ever … Continue reading
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Two views of modelling – 1
The next two posts will have two differing, but perhaps slightly contrary views of our hobby. Both come from the (free) Model Railroad Hobbyist e-magazine. It’s all American, and sometimes has little of interest, but it’s free, and occasionally comes … Continue reading
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Stuttgart coming soon – and a new module
Sunday afternoon was spent in the august company of Messrs Atfield and Dawes, testing out the setup that we will take to Stuttgart. The last few weeks, I’ve had plenty of free time, so have completed a new module for … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG meetings, Jon's layout ramblings, N Club International, Out and about
Tagged ESNG, modular layouts, N gauge, Stuttgart
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Odd modelling ideas #23
Two links today…… A train passenger’s view of India Shanu Babar loves train journeys so much that he began documenting his. Soon, others joined him…. On 21 July 2015, Mr Babar launched @windowseatproject to record his journeys on Instagram. The … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 20 September 2017 – and Ron’s last day away
Wednesday’s meeting was European night, with just a few British and American interlopers. People seemed keen to try out their TINGS purchases from the previous weekend. There was a good turnout of members, and we were delighted to have a … Continue reading
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