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Fun? A little of what you fancy does you good….
“And she’ll have fun, fun, fun, till her daddy takes the t-bird away” (Beach Boys) “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” (Dr. Seuss, The Cat … Continue reading
Model railways might be “fun”
For part 3 of this mini-epic, here’s Chris Mears’ take on the previous articles, posted on his own blog. Apologies, Chris, as I’ve just lifted your comments from your re-blog. (I am never quite sure where copyright starts on a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad, model railway
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ESNG meeting – 21 August 2014
Holiday season must be coming to the end, as we had a good turnout this time around. Good to see Peter back from his travels. We last saw him at the ESNG show in April. Since then he has been … Continue reading
A cheerful interlude – two train crashes
As a welcome break from the philosophy of model railways, Allan came across these pictures in the news, of two recent train crashes. Fortunately, casualties seem to be limited. First, Switzerland, where a RhB train came off the narrow-gauge track over … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, Out and about, Prototype, Traction
Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Switzerland, traction
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Railway modelling is not fun
Originally posted on The Erratic and Wandering Journey:
My friend Mike Cougill has made a few posts recently about model railroading and “fun”. He even went so far as to pose 20 questions on the subject. As he has recently…
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Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad, model railway
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Are model railways “fun”?
I’ve been thinking in recent weeks about ‘why’ I actually model railways. What do I really enjoy about model railways? And conversely, what frustrates me when I don’t seem to find the time to get anything done (as at present). … Continue reading
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Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad, model railway
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Channel tunnel layout
One of my first posts was a description of a visit to a Channel Tunnel ‘N’ gauge layout from Cha(i)rman Allan. Here are a few photos from his return visit (apologies for the flash reflections – must get a new photographer). After … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, model railway, N gauge, prototype
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Wot I did on my holidays
Our week away was our usual pilgrimage to the ‘New Wine’ church conference, with 12,000 people camping on the Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset in the south-west of the UK. The Showground is about 5 miles from … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 7 August 2014
It’s definitely holiday time, as we were down to eight members this Thursday. But it was good to have a visit from a prospective new member in Roger, who brought an engine along for the attention of Dr Loco. Evidence … Continue reading
Turkey: High-speed train breaks down on first day
Another BBC contribution: Turkey’s first high-speed train has broken down just a few hours after the prime minister inaugurated it in a glowing speech about the country’s technical prowess, it’s been reported. The glitch happened when a dislocated contact wire … Continue reading
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