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Local pictures #2
And we’ll start 2023 with some more local pictures. This time even closed to home. I’ve attributed photos when I know the photographer – apologies when I’ve missed the credit. We’ll start in Earlswood, just round the corner from home. … Continue reading
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A sort of Minories of my own – 20 – ch..ch..ch..Changes
As David Bowie would memorably say. I’ve returned to my little Minories. I had come to a stop, as I realised that the design still didn’t feel right. So it was time to wait till some inspiration happened. It eventually … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
I hope that you all get some modelling done in 2023, and actually complete some projects! But here are three modelling challenges to get you going….. A bullet train? A working escalator. Moving treads are easy (!?!) Your challenge is … Continue reading
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2022 – a modelling review of the year
For my last post in 2022, I thought that I’d review my modelling for the year. Despite some weeks where I didn’t venture up to the loft, I seem to have make quite a lot of progress. Saggers Sidings was … Continue reading
Local pictures #1
We’ll finish 2022 with some local pictures. Brian sent me some old pictures of the railway at Horley. John Chisholm of the Horley Local History Society (HLHS) showed these images last week at the Christmas quiz, and I asked if … Continue reading
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It’s Boxing Day
According to the BBC: Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. The name comes from a time when the rich used to box … Continue reading
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Happy Christmas!
Christmas greetings and blessings to all our readers! No ESNG meeting today for some reason – and I’m told that if I play trains I won’t get any lunch. If you’re thinking of going away by train this Christmas, you … Continue reading
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A little Christmas cheer….
An interesting comparison. Passenger train services in the USA and in Europe. Certainly more to model in Europe – and in fairness, also in the past in the USA when train travel ruled. I seem to recall seeing this on … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 21 December 2022
Last meeting of the year, and a very respectable 10 members turned out just before Christmas – or just to avoid Christmas? Five of us spent the afternoon working on the new fiddle yard, and I the electrics are now … Continue reading
I’m only here for the Glühwein #3
Last pictures from Ron’s latest expedition. Christmas decorations at St Pancras…. Wernigerobe Hbf…. Much better Christmas decorations at Leipzig Hbf…. Morning and afternoon trains at a rather empty Leipzig Hbf…. And some Leipzig trams to finish….
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