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Potpourri #1065
It’s been a busy week, so nothing too original today! Yesterday morning was spent helping run our toddler group. And I spotted a pre-school version of that world famous Rule 1 – Percy goes High Speed! Give him a few … Continue reading
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A sort of Minories of my own – 23
Marking time a bit with this post. I’ve spent the last couple of days completing the control panel. All the switches, buttons, and the controllers themselves have been mounted on the panel, and the panel recessed in the baseboard. As … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1064
To start today’s mix, an interesting picture of London Victoria, around 1920 (photo Richard Meager.) Some details here that would look good on a pre-grouping layout. First off, why is there a loading gauge at the platform ends? Possibly to … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 1 February 2023
Back again for the Wednesday meeting. It was a slow start, so we waited to set the layout up, but members then started to arrive, so we ran trains. In the end eight members came through the door (and left … Continue reading
A sort of Minories of my own – 22
Not too much progress on the layout. I have had a large sort out of my boxes for storing wiring and switches and rationalised them both – and found a number of things that I had lost. And the good … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 29 January 2023
Not a good start to the afternoon when I received this photo from Allan & Derek, returning from the Eastleigh exhibition….. A car fire (seen in the distance) had held them up on the M3, but they rolled in to … Continue reading
Erith MRS exhibition 2023
Saturday, and another morning in the company of Mr Dawes. Collected early to have time for a breakfast – as a retired milkman, I’m convinced that Allan knows every cafe in the south-east….. Even after a top-up of tea and … Continue reading
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Three interesting layout designs….
‘Ian from Cumbria’ linked to his layout blogs on RMweb. He has developed three excellent plans, and I reproduce them here. The location is somewhere in the West Country, but the principles could be moved almost anywhere. First, Tredethy Wharf, … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1063
Slow progress on the Minories – I’ve had a few days reading some good books. But I have made up and laid the track for the three platforms. The 4-CEP is to check that it will fit into the shortest … Continue reading
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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2023
Last Saturday, I paid a visit to the Canterbury show with Messrs. Dawes and Atfield. Visiting shows like this is also good for the drive there through the countryside. Saturday was no exception, and a cold, sunny morning was best … Continue reading
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