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ESNG meeting – 28 January 2024
The Magnificent Seven gathered on Sunday afternoon, and had one of those running sessions where nothing would stay on the track or stay coupled. Never mind, we ran a few trains, drank tea, and put the world to rights. My … Continue reading
Potpourri #1093
Posts next week should include Sunday’s ESNG meeting, plus a visit to the Eastleigh exhibition. But in the meantime, here are a few links and pictures to amuse and inspire. ESNG’s layout is realistic, according to this video – 8 … Continue reading
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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2024 #3
Today we have the final selection of photos from the Canterbury show. They may be last, but are definitely not least! If any exhibitors read this (or any other of my blogs), this is personal preference and any criticism is … Continue reading
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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2024 #2
We continue today with some almost favourites. The first layout perhaps should have been a favourite, but is definitely an old friend. Alpenbahn (N) started back in the early noughties as an ESNG modular layout modelling, as the name suggests, … Continue reading
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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2024 #1
Last Saturday, I once again paid a visit to the Canterbury show courtesy of the Dawes bus service. The weather had perked up a bit, and 5C seemed almost tropical compared with the past few days. As ever, the Kent … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 18 January 2024
A bitterly cold evening, but we saw eight members come in from the cold into the relatively warm clubroom. Despite the good turnout, most members seemed happy to drink tea and chat. However, Terry led the way and actually ran … Continue reading
Potpourri #1092
Another selection of odds and ends, but hopefully no more bad news bombshells! For the modeller…. I’m really sure how the Erie got this to stand up, but with slight upgrades and repairs, it was in operation till relatively recently. … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 14 January 2024
A healthy 10 members and a visitor today made for a busy Sunday afternoon. We also managed to sell quite a lot of a old N gauge collection donated to the club. Usual suspects…. Chris ran some interesting trains. A … Continue reading
A sort of Minories of my own – 24
Was it really nearly a year ago that I reported on my sort-of Minories? I seem to have been totally diverted onto other things over 2023. But before we get back to that…. I recently posted an idea for end … Continue reading
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Another bombshell
Well, following on from the demise of Hattons on Monday, come Thursday, another bombshell…. Warley has been perhaps the largest model railway show in the UK for 30 years. It’s always debatable whether it’s been the best – that is … Continue reading
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