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ESNG meeting – 13 February 2022
A busy Sunday afternoon, with eight members present, including Paul for his last, last, meeting. My final East Surrey N Gauge Group meeting finished off with a curry to mark my 60th birthday which is a week tomorrow. I should … Continue reading
Wiring under way
Next job was to fit end plates to transport the modules and protect the track ends. Nothing clever here, just thumbscrew bolts and retaining nuts. All very carefully marked out, but of course they weren’t as square as they might … Continue reading
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Another excellent book
I’m afraid that I have another book to add to the already overloaded shelves. I saw this was coming out and pre-ordered it, thinking that it would have some good photos of Earlswood and Redhill – and I was right. … Continue reading
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ESNG fiddleyard progress
More progress on the club fiddleyard today. Slow, but sure. No Simon due to cat pee problems (don’t ask), but two Derek’s hard at work. We tidied up the extra baseboard ready for a cover and tracklaying. We then started … Continue reading
And complete….
And all the track is down, and the joints soldered. I have to admit, that laying PECO code 80 is really rather easy, compared to code 55 and even easier than hand laid track. Next job, wiring, then a coat … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 2 February 2022
Having emailed around the club, and got a good response, the first Wednesday meeting in February went ahead. Six members attended, and we had a good evening running trains. Here we have the usual suspects, with Mr Apps inspecting his … Continue reading
Tracklaying started….
A major step forward as track laying starts on the modules. I’ve got the main track lengths in place on one board. I am very happy with the way that the two sets of lines sweep across the board. I … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1044
Plenty of modelling going on…. A pleasant afternoon looking at the new ESNG fiddleyard – it has been sitting in the church office for nearly two years, having been well and truly paused by the pandemic. Having worked out how … Continue reading
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Slightly unhinged
A little more progress on the modules. Hinges have been fitted between the two boards. Despite great care in setting them out parallel and square, the boards didn’t quite shut square. A little basic geometry and similar triangles allowed me … Continue reading
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On the lighter side of life….
Legs are doing well…. More pictures soon…. Meanwhile…. Do you have this problem? Modelling challenge of the week. Or maybe all your scratch-builds look like this? And another case of real life imitating and ESNG club night…. At least they … Continue reading
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