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Searching for a Strudel #1
This is the time of year I try to take a bit of a blogging break. However, Ron is on his travels again, visiting Dresden, so I’ll have an easy time posting his reports and pictures of trains and places. … Continue reading
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Retail therapy time
I managed to escape the 2mm show without buying anything (unlike Simon), but I came close to buying a set of baseboards. And I would have if they’d been at the show, and not needing a long journey to collect. … Continue reading
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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 3
And finally, the micro layouts. These were mostly entrants to the Diamond Jubilee Challenge layouts. The 2mm Scale Association ran a layout challenge to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee in 2020. Entrants were required to build a small 2mm scale layout … Continue reading
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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 2
Today, we’ll look at the ‘medium’ sized layouts, that takes in anything that isn’t tiny and isn’t enormous. These are the sort of layouts that the average punter could build – not ‘lifetime’ layouts like those in the my last … Continue reading
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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 1
Plenty of blogging to get on with. I’ve got another set of photos from Germany, as Ron once again goes in hunt of the elusive strudel – and no doubt immediately eats it. But first, an account of a most … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1051
Haven’t done one of these for a while….. Some interesting information on the French move to electric railways. I apologise for the commentator’s accent. The BBC has a lot to answer for…. The end of the London trams. This time … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 15 June 2022
Six members (and a visitor) turned up for the Wednesday meeting. We soon had a layout up and running, but did have a few electrical gremlins again – plugs removed and not put back fully. Some impressive American steam from … Continue reading
Clan Line again
Simon kindly sent me some more pictures of Clan Line…. Bumped into Clan Line at Victoria this afternoon. Such a beautiful engine, and perfectly turned out. And Brian caught the train going through Godstone.
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ESNG meeting – 12 June 2022
A massive 10 and a half members joined our Sunday meeting. There were plenty of trains running, and although I’d brought some with me, I was able to just chat and watch the trains go by. A large set up … Continue reading
And so to Germany #8
Day 9, and the last post, so to speak…. Sunny and warm. All trip has on today is a late afternoon wine tasting in Rudesheim so using my €9 ticket have come through to Frankfurt for a couple of hours. … Continue reading
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