Category Archives: ESNG

Four links and a club update

Posted on May 16, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

ESNG has an updated website – as Eric Morecambe would say, same words but in a different order.  It’s all written in the free Mobirise software and should work on your mobile phone.  I’ll add a few more pages soon…. … Continue reading →

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Martin’s layouts

Posted on May 14, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Martin was involved in a good number of projects, and I’ve tried to describe some of his model railways below….. (Update:  I’ve added the missing photos!) Corfe Castle N-gauge Layout: Martin’s home layout, not seen by many club members, is a … Continue reading →

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Martin Micklewright RIP

Posted on May 12, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

It’s always sad to lose old friends, and although we have not seen him recently, Martin’s passing, age 88, leaves a big gap in the ESNG membership.  Derek Atfield has put together a brief biography of a most interesting life, that I … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 8 May 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday’s PlayDay was well attended, and we soon had a large circuit up and running.  The usual suspects were present.  Miles, as ever, brought an excellent cake, and as the photo below shows, helped eat it.  Mr Apps showed how … Continue reading →

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Sorry, no ESNG meeting – 5 May 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Just a reminder – there’s no ESNG meeting tomorrow – the hall is being used as a polling station for the local elections.  We could have met in the church, but with a PlayDay quickly following on Sunday 8th, we … Continue reading →

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ESNG Exhibition 2016 – a PS

Posted on April 24, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

As I noted a month or so ago, Ian and Lily, who did such a good job last year on the catering, escaped to a family wedding in Malaysia, then holiday in Hong Kong and China.  I wrote them a quick … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 April 2016

Posted on April 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

We had a good turnout of members on Wednesday – 10 days after the show gave us all time to recover!  It was very pleasant not to have to worry about exhibition arrangements, although we have begun planning our next show … Continue reading →

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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #5

Posted on April 20, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The last couple of years the show has had a mix of modular layouts, and mostly smallish standalone layouts that the visitor could imagine building themselves.  Apart from Leonard, mentioned earlier, we had a number of other layouts on show…… … Continue reading →

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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #4

Posted on April 18, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Today we’ll have a look at the rest of the modular layouts. Not quite modular, but more (large) table top was Paul Rowlatt’s Kato Racetrack.  Up to eight bullet trains could be in motion at any one time.  This is … Continue reading →

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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #3

Posted on April 16, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

One pleasure of our annual show is meeting up with old friends.  Some visitors come back year by year, others we know from other clubs.  It’s even better when work colleagues or neighbours accept my invites to the show and … Continue reading →

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