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Model Railway Journal no. 235
I used to buy the MRJ regularly, enjoying the high quality of model making, and sometimes even taking away an idea that I could use myself. Why did I stop? I’m not sure – I stopped buying most railway magazines … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – The 4th board
Good progress on the modules this week. It’s been on the principle of, “If you want a job done, give it to a busy man.” It’s been busy at work, we’ve had the usual church build up to Christmas, and … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 17 December 2014
What is it about Christmas and work? Everyone seems to have to work three times as hard just to get a little time off over the holiday. So today, I was half asleep at the meeting, having been rushing around … Continue reading
Stuttgart 2014 – A PS
I couldn’t resist just one more post. Here are three videos. The first two are of the ESNG portion of the show, The first is of Union Street. The tube train is in the station and will depart (automatically) in due course. … Continue reading
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Book review – ‘Great Model Railroads 2015’
One essential purchase every year is the Model Railroader ‘Great Model Railroads’ special. I may have given up Model Railroader itself, but this annual magazine, and also the ‘Model Railroad Planning’ issue in the new year, are always worth buying … Continue reading
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An ideal present for the railway enthusiast
After the Stuttgart marathon blog, back to some more random railway posts. Have you ever wondered what to call your model railway? It’s easy if you are modelling a real prototype, or making a free-lanced line in real countryside. But … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2014 #8 – All good things must come to an end….
And, as always, it’s quicker to take a layout down than to put it up. Two hours after the close of show, the van was packed. It was then back to the hotel for a well earned dinner. Amazingly, there … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2014 #7 – Other halls, other interests
One really good thing about the Messe is that you pay once (a very reasonable 12 Euros) and you gain entrance to all eight halls. Our NEC could learn from this. It increases the visitor numbers to all shows, as even … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2014 #6 – Other trains and models
Although the N-Club convention and modular layout dominates the train section of the Stuttgart show, there are always some other self contained layouts to look at. There are usually one or two modular HO layouts on display. This one featured … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 4 December 2014
Winter is upon us. Cold and dank tonight in Redhill, but ten hardy members braved the elements to run trains. And there was a very good variety of trains. We started with multiple unit night. A new bullet train from … Continue reading
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