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ESNG meeting – 3 July 2014
Of course, I forgot the camera this meeting. Paul broke his previous records by running a Japanese push-pull train around a 9 x 9 circuit. His next aim is the 100 wagon goods train. Now we were doing that in the … Continue reading
Having to rough it in Switzerland
Not quite the most luxurious train in the world? The ESNG Chairman is on holiday in Switzerland. I received an email today with the following message and the two excellent photographs below. Just got on this train. Looks like they … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, Out and about, Prototype
Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Switzerland
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The world’s most luxurious train?
Could this be a future release for Kato? Beats slam-door electrics, anyway…. (From the Daily Telegraph website). The newspapers continue to supply an interesting stream of prototype railway curios. And I can’t resist reposting them! There will be two competing … Continue reading
Posted in Prototype, The trade, Weird and wonderful
Tagged Japanese railways, N gauge, prototype, railway
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Layout design – different voices – Carendt.com is back
After a lot of work, the new version of the best micro-layout site around, Carendt.com, has been launched. Hopefully new content in the form of new ‘Small Layout Scrapbook’ posts will follow soon. The site has been updated as to its … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Layout design
Tagged layout design, micro-layouts, model railroad, model railway
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Victorian Strangeness: The man who hoped to die in a railway crash
You thought model railway enthusiasts were strange. How about this from the BBC News web site? Money. Property. Land. Heirlooms. Whatever the mourners were hoping to inherit when they first gathered for the reading of the will, they were to … Continue reading
Jon’s modules – the staging
I’m beginning to make some model railway time again. The first part of the year was hectic, with my mother’s demise, my wife’s hip replacement, the ESNG exhibition, and a number of panics at work. It’s a bit quieter now. The … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 18 June 2014
I was a bit late getting to the meeting tonight. Thank you SouthWest trains for stranding me at Kew Bridge Station for half-an-hour. The problem – not just a broken down train at Mortlake but a dodgy level crossing at … Continue reading
(Rail)road runner
Next real post tomorrow with the ESNG meeting tonight. However, here’s a bonus post. Combining bird-watching and train-spotting would be ideal. I think the poor critter looks a bit confused. It’s a road, Jim, but not as we know it…. (Picture … Continue reading
Is it a bird, is it a train?
Here’s an irresistable snippet from the BBC (bold text mine). In 1970, the British Railways Board filed a patent for a spacecraft powered by “controlled thermonuclear fusion reaction”. The original patent application said the reaction would be “ignited by one … Continue reading
A crafty idea
Following on from a method for panelled coaches, here’s another approach to complex cutting-out exercises. I know a number of ladies who are very keen on card making and scrapbooking. One tool they make use of is a mechanised cutter, … Continue reading
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Tagged hints and tips, materials, model railway, scratchbuilding
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