Category Archives: Exhibitions

SWING exhibition 2023 #2

And here are a few pictures of some of the rest of the exhibits. Arun Quay (O) is a familiar layout on the exhibition circuit, but always worth a look. Norge (HO) is unusual in being set in Norway.  Some … Continue reading

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SWING exhibition 2023 #1

After a busy wedding weekend and a few days holiday by the sea in Poole, I thought a side trip to an exhibition would be good.  SWING (Small and Wonderful Industrial, Narrow Gauge and light railways) exhibition down in Worthing, … Continue reading

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ESNG Exhibition 2023

One show done and dusted.  And on to the next one.  A little editing produced a brand new, and technicolour, flyer.  Everything else seems to be coming together well enough….

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ESNG Open Day 2023 (again)

Three short videos from Allan, showing that trains did move (occasionally.)  I probably should have edited the sound off – I’m sure it wasn’t that noisy!!!! None of us could fill an ERIC style model of this facility – amazing! … Continue reading

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ESNG Open Day 2023

Well, that’s the Open Day done and dusted.  As usual quite hard work, but a success and we had a lot of fun with a glorified running day.  We were unsure how many would turn up through the door, but … Continue reading

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2023

I bottled out of fighting my way to Ally Pally last weekend.  I gather that it was a very successful show and very well attended – Allan described Saturday as a scrum, and it was difficult to get near anything.  … Continue reading

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ESNG Open Day 2023 – a month to go

The modelling mojo has been rather low recently.  And as regulars here will notice, I’ve been a bit short on ideas for posts.  I need to rearrange the railway room, I think, so I can find things. But I have … Continue reading

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Tonbridge MRC show 2023 #2

I guess the last post had my favourites from Tonbridge.  But there were plenty of layouts to see, and here are most of the rest…. We’ll start with Feltham Road (OO).  Loco shed layouts are the current in-thing, I guess, … Continue reading

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Tonbridge MRC show 2023 #1

Saturday morning and a visit to the Tonbridge show – by train.  I was going to do this in 2019, but there were engineering works and a replacement bus service, so I just didn’t bother.  Then came covid….  The trip … Continue reading

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Erith MRS exhibition 2023

Saturday, and another morning in the company of Mr Dawes.  Collected early to have time for a breakfast – as a retired milkman, I’m convinced that Allan knows every cafe in the south-east…..  Even after a top-up of tea and … Continue reading

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