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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

Odd modelling ideas #37 – Cranes

Posted on May 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Redhill has seen a little excitement over the past week, with the arrival of a tower crane to help build their new Sainsbury store.  It involved a road closure, a certain amount of confusion, and a chance to examine some … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 May 2016

Posted on May 20, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

There was a fair turn out on Wednesday.  The treasurer had recovered from his close encounter of a hatch-back kind.  But the chairman had gone down with a nasty stomach and didn’t risk the journey south to Earlswood. We ran … Continue reading →

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And two more links…..

Posted on May 18, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Lots of good links about at the moment…… I liked this BBC article about “The man who has photographed every train station in Great Britain.”  Not least for the excellent pictures of some far flung stations. Passengers on the 15:52 … Continue reading →

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Four links and a club update

Posted on May 16, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

ESNG has an updated website – as Eric Morecambe would say, same words but in a different order.  It’s all written in the free Mobirise software and should work on your mobile phone.  I’ll add a few more pages soon…. … Continue reading →

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Martin’s layouts

Posted on May 14, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Martin was involved in a good number of projects, and I’ve tried to describe some of his model railways below….. (Update:  I’ve added the missing photos!) Corfe Castle N-gauge Layout: Martin’s home layout, not seen by many club members, is a … Continue reading →

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Martin Micklewright RIP

Posted on May 12, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

It’s always sad to lose old friends, and although we have not seen him recently, Martin’s passing, age 88, leaves a big gap in the ESNG membership.  Derek Atfield has put together a brief biography of a most interesting life, that I … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 8 May 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday’s PlayDay was well attended, and we soon had a large circuit up and running.  The usual suspects were present.  Miles, as ever, brought an excellent cake, and as the photo below shows, helped eat it.  Mr Apps showed how … Continue reading →

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Baseboard joints

Posted on May 8, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

I recently came across this interesting product.  I’ve been using copper-clad strip at my baseboard edges to keep alignment, but the strips I’ve used are a bit wide and I can’t hide them all under level crossings or board crossings.  … Continue reading →

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2B or not 2B?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Keeping track clean, and by association keeping wheels clean, is a perennial problem.  How often do you see a loco stall at an exhibition, followed by a lot of work with a Peco track cleaner?  I came across this tip in … Continue reading →

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Sorry, no ESNG meeting – 5 May 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Just a reminder – there’s no ESNG meeting tomorrow – the hall is being used as a polling station for the local elections.  We could have met in the church, but with a PlayDay quickly following on Sunday 8th, we … Continue reading →

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