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From our northern correspondant
Thanks, Paul Rowlatt, for letting me post pictures of Redcar model rail, held on 3-4 August. A bit of a photo-dump, but I’ve gleaned a few layout descriptions from the web…. Fiddle Street Yard (OO). Note the hinged front that … Continue reading
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Shoeburyness Exhibition 2024
[Whoops, title corrected!] I had the offer of a lift to the Shoeburyness (nearly Southend) MRC layout, but turned it down. I let Messrs Dawes and Atfield go, and Allan sent me some photos of some of the layouts. I … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 28 July 2024
I missed this Sunday meeting, as Maxine and I slipped off for a couple of days at the New Wine church festival, in Shepton Mallet. Most unusually, it didn’t rain there, and even 30C temperatures were preferable to mud and … Continue reading
Potpourri #1111
I’ve shocked myself by doing a little modelling! The train room needed a big sort out, and I’ve also consolidated a number of tool boxes and tidied the workbench so that I can actually see some of the surface. Next … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #4
And a final selection from the show. There were quite a few layouts that I didn’t capture, but I think that I caught all the interesting ones, and for good measure those worth a quick look. Bocksley Town (N) is … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #3
Here we go again with a third set of layouts from the Chatham show… First, Northport Quay, David Holman’s cameo layout set in County Mayo. 7mm/ft, and real 5’3″ gauge – with handbuilt track to 36.75mm. Good scratchbuilding, and that … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #2
Another selection of excellent layouts from Chatham. First, Westhouses. John Morgan’s close-to-scale OO layout of this loco depot in 1980 was a new one to me. Unlike many shed layouts, it is not crammed with track, and operation was leisurely. … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #1
The Chatham show was last at the Historic Dockyard some 12 years ago. Was it really that long since I visited the place? I visited the show on Saturday along with Messrs Dawes and Atfield and had a pleasant morning … Continue reading
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Garden railway hazards
I recently had contact with the nephew of our oldest church member, who passed away 18 months ago. Ian lives in Australia and turned out to be a modeller (but not N gauge.) I sent him a few shots of … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 17 July 2024
Back for the Wednesday meeting, and we started with an afternoon working party, finishing the jumpers on the fiddle yard track joints. A fiddly job requiring plenty of tea breaks….. The evening meeting ended up with a generous nine members, … Continue reading
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