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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

ESNG meeting – 18 March 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A sort of routine evening – 9 members, plus a return visit from Graham – we obviously failed to scare him off last time when we had no trains running.  Also good to see Ian Carter, after missing the last … Continue reading →

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There could be some truth in this?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Sent to me, so I’m unable to give credit where credit is due.  But I suspect it could be very close to the truth”

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Planning the exhibition – again

Posted on March 16, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A while back, I posted about planning the ESNG show and the room layout that I had come up with.  Indeed, I thought it was all set out nicely.  But over the past couple of weeks, and with four weeks … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #2

Posted on March 14, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A few more views of our afternoon playing trains….. We were supposed to be working on the ‘gate’ ready for the show.  But it didn’t get far.  Talk is indeed cheap, and running trains was more interesting than laying track. … Continue reading →

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Latest Model Railroader looks interesting….

Posted on March 12, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

With editions like this, I might start subscribing again.  This could be September’s issue. At least, that’s what the ‘Onion’ thinks….. HT to  ‘Up Dunes Junction’. On a slightly more positive (but only slightly more positive), I read that there … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #1

Posted on March 10, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Our second ‘PlayDay’ of the year went as well as the first one in January.  So some statistics first, then some pictures and videos, and some more in a second post.  9 members and two friends attended and we had … Continue reading →

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Shunting scrabble

Posted on March 8, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

I am always impressed by the realistic operation of US model railroads, compared to what we do in the UK (see my recent post on ‘Time’).  I even recently read a Model Railroad Hobbyist article where the layout had padlocks … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 5 February 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

I think this evening has been coming for some time.  At 7:30 there were only four members present, so we retreated to armchairs and waited for reinforcements.  Even the Cha(i)rman had cried off with a cold, so there was no … Continue reading →

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If M. C. Escher had photoshop?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Once again, not quite ‘N’ gauge, but I couldn’t resist reposting these photoshop specials.  Mind you, a couple of them look like some scenery I’ve seen on layouts on the exhibition circuit (though the tip for backscenes looks a good … Continue reading →

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Adventures in time and place #2 – Location, location, location

Posted on March 2, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A number of recent blogs and articles have had me thinking not only about time, but also about place.  There are two aspects to this – can the location of your model railway be identified before a train arrives – … Continue reading →

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