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Silver Fox MRC show 2025 #2
A second look at this rather good show. We’ll start today with Gilly North’s loco scrapyard. I still thing this, her first layout, is her best. I understand that she went round the club asking, “Have you got any old, … Continue reading
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Silver Fox MRC show 2025 #1
I’ll try and catch up with the exhibition photos Allan has sent me. We’ll go in reverse order, so start with the Silver Fox show – probably over two posts. We’ll start with Shau Kei Wan (Hong Kong) tram terminal … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 24 August
Back for the Sunday meeting, and a whole eight members turned out for a little training. Some modern Swiss (?) stock…. And some more European multiple units….. A classic bit of the UK railway – a Deltic…. Brian has captured … Continue reading
On my workbench – N-club loops completed
I’ve been threatening to build some N-club end loops for several years. Well, it’s finally happened! We scrapped a puppet theatre at church, and it was made of nice 6mm ply, of sufficient size to cut the baseboard out in … Continue reading
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Tagged Lehigh Valley, On my workbench
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ESNG meeting – 20 August
Must ease back into the blog, but the summer church recess has been filled with work for the ESNG open day (more later) and lots and lots of gardening, catching up on things. I believe that 26 large bags of … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 10 August
Slowing down my blogging for a week or two, though I do have photos from two exhibitions to post. But on Sunday afternoon eight ESNG members turned out to run a few trains and talk a lot. Dodgy looking lot….. … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 6 August
Wednesday afternoon, four of us arrived for a working party, and joined by Ian Carter to talk about show catering. My afternoon was spent checking out the wiring on the fiddle yard. A dry solder joint on a microswitch seems … Continue reading
Just for a change, Shepton Mallet
Maxine and I managed a few days at the ‘New Wine’ church conference, that has returned to Shepton Mallet. There were over 15,000 people camping on the Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, in the south-west of the … Continue reading
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Tagged miniature railway, model railway
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Sevenoaks show 2025
Just a few pictures from the new Sevenoaks show, on a Sunday. Once again, the very attractive Royal Albert Bridge (N). In contrast, Gilly North’s Ribblehead. St Mawes Jetty and Hoopers Hill (N). Essex Brick (OO). Freelanced and rather eccentric … Continue reading
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Bluebell 200
Michael spent Sunday on the Bluebell railway for their 200 year celebrations – but as a punter not a volunteer. Had a trip to Bluebell Railway to check out the inspiration train, the 3 coach museum, with interactive parts which … Continue reading
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