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ESNG meeting – 15 January 2025
It was a busy end of week, and I forgot to write this meeting up! With so many meetings in quick succession, I wasn’t sure how many would turn up, but we ended up with a very respectable eight members … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 12 January 2025
The temperature crept above zero and the ESNG members came out in force! 10 members, two visiting friends from the West Sussex mob, and a smallish offspring. Our treasurer recovered enough from his cold to attend and collect all that … Continue reading
Potpourri #1121
I’m not sure that I like this cold weather. My modified shoulder seems to ache when it gets cold – I guess I shall have to live with it. At least the lounge is warm for a quiet read, and … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 8 January 2025
And so to 2025. The first meeting of the year had been delayed a week for perhaps obvious reasons. However, we might have done better to meet New Year’s Day. Redhill was just at the northern limit of Wednesday’s snow … Continue reading
Builder or operator, starter or finisher?
My shoulder is still recovering, but I’ve been building a few plastic kits to keep my hand in. The latest model is an Airfix 1/48 Walrus. Lovely kit, with just a smear of filler needed here or there. I’ll build … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1120
Not many constructive thoughts today. I don’t usually like ‘Top 10″ layout lists, as I usually totally disagree with them. Which is not surprising, not because I’m an ancient curmudgeon, but because we all have different tastes (even if some … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1119
First modelling challenge of the year. It’s really a diesel disguised as a steam loco, but it’s a special train on the Okaido tram system, so a ride on both tram or train would be fine! Snow may be arriving … Continue reading
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Review of 2024 – and looking into 2025
Happy New Year everyone, and it’s time for a quick look back and forward. No new year resolutions, though, as they won’t last the month! 2024 was rather interrupted with my broken shoulder, that took out four months of modelling … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 29 December 2024
Last meeting of the year, and eight members obviously needed a break between Christmas and the New Year. Just a few pictures of the meeting (and a few fuzzy ones….) Brian was less fuzzy…..
Mid Kent Model Railway Exhibition 2025
This show in Maidstone is an ideal outing for that period between Christmas and the New Year. So Derek, Chris and I piled into Allan’s van for a visit, arriving early enough for a fry-up in the café before the … Continue reading
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