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ESNG meeting – 7 December 2017
Christmas is coming, but 11 hardy souls decided that running trains was the perfect escape from the season…. Mind you, Rails of Sheffield’s Advent Calendar has come up with a few good bargains – my unrebuilt Merchant Navy had a … Continue reading
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The Carters fly east
Before Ian and Lily joined us in Stuttgart, they were in Hong Kong and Japan. Here are a few of Ian’s holiday snaps…. This one is very familiar to me – a Hong Kong ‘tram jam’. Still the best value … Continue reading
Stuttgart 2017 #4 – Best of the rest
And finally a fly-over of Duncan’s Nm modules…. So that’s Stuttgart done and dusted for another year. Allan and Derek had a good journey home, despite a wet drive through Germany, and we were unloading modules by 6pm on … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2017 #3 – Around the N-club modules
Today, a look at some of the N-club modules on show. Some are there every year, but they are impressive pieces of work that are always worth a look. I took most of these shots before the show opened, so … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2017 #2 – Another day at the office
Thursday morning, and the show opened its doors. Thursday was the quietest day, as some of the exhibitions in the adjoining halls didn’t start till the Friday. The Messe has an admirable system, where one pays once to enter the … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2017 #1 – Getting there
Monday afternoon we loaded Allan’s pick-up with all the modules and support equipment for Stuttgart. The most surprising thing was the number of legs needed, and the room taken by them all. (Personal note – modify my modules to have … Continue reading
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Update on the ESNG Exhibition 2018….
Our 2018 exhibition planning is all planned, barring any late changes, and I’ll start to thing about it again after this week at Stuttgart. Layouts on show will include: ESNG N-mod/N-club modular layout West Sussex group N-mod modular layout Forrestone … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 15 November 2017
A busy night with plenty of trains on the move – aided by Sean and Martin bringing a lot of stock to run. It was UK and Europe night – even Paul was running Continental stock, and the American trains … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – PlayDay 12 November 2017
Another railway session on Sunday with our scheduled PlayDay. We had two layouts on the go. In the background, we have the usual circuit, largely monopolised by Simon and Graham’s American passenger trains. In the foreground, we put together (again) … Continue reading
West Sussex N Gauge MRC : 4-5 November 2017 #2
Sunday morning, Mr Dawes’ milkman’s nose again tracked down some bacon and eggs – this time at the ‘Portuguese Grill’ in Littlehampton town centre. Then it was off to play trains again. The advantage of a two day show is … Continue reading
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