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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2023

Posted on March 22, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

I bottled out of fighting my way to Ally Pally last weekend.  I gather that it was a very successful show and very well attended – Allan described Saturday as a scrum, and it was difficult to get near anything.  … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1068

Posted on March 20, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Making good progress with the bubble cars.  A second wagon is complete, and more wagons and cars are under way.  Hopefully, they will be completed by next weekend.  The most time consuming bit is the transfers for the LOWFIT’s.  They … Continue reading →

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Finishing all those projects #1

Posted on March 18, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Looking at all the projects that I have started, and need to finish, I’ve decided to have a few weeks of trying to finish a few things – before returning to the Minories.  Of course, I may decide to build … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 15 March 2023

Posted on March 16, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Seven members again tonight, and a relaxed evening playing trains.  The treasurer returned after a touch of covid, but it must have affected him as he forgot to collect the subs from two members. It doesn’t take long to set … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 12 March 2023

Posted on March 14, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

A reasonable turnout of seven members on Sunday, especially considering that a number of people dropped out from illness and other problems.  We soon had a circuit up and running, and having Neil, Sean and Lucas attending meant that there … Continue reading →

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A completed (non-railway) project

Posted on March 12, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

I’ve been taking a break from railways finishing this WWII German command car, Sd.Kfz. 247 Ausf.B. Wikipedia tells me… Daimler-Benz built 58 of these in 1941—1942 on a four-wheel drive heavy car chassis (s.Pkw. Typ 1c). The front-mounted engine was … Continue reading →

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Excuses, excuses….

Posted on March 11, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Trigger warning – serious modelling posts will follow soon.  At the moment I’m on strike supporting Gary Lineker.  Agree with him or not, he should be free to speak (and I agree with him.) But talking of excuses, at least … Continue reading →

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More IOW

Posted on March 8, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Now this photo is enough to get ones mojo working!  Posted on Facebook by David Goulty.  There are just so many interesting details in the photo…. From Flickr – superb photo of ex IWCR No 12 in SR colours – … Continue reading →

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ESNG Open Day 2023 – a month to go

Posted on March 8, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

The modelling mojo has been rather low recently.  And as regulars here will notice, I’ve been a bit short on ideas for posts.  I need to rearrange the railway room, I think, so I can find things. But I have … Continue reading →

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IOW photodrop

Posted on March 6, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Short of inspiration for the blog and modelling this week, so here’s a photobomb of some Isle of Wight photographs.  I’m sure I should have recorded the photographer in places here, so apologies to all.  If nothing else, this is … Continue reading →

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