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Category Archives: Exhibitions
Repost #2: Stuttgart 2018
Second repost is from 2018, and the ESNG modules on display. We all seem a little bit younger in these photographs! Home from Stuttgart, and the lounge is again full of railways. They will go upstairs to the loft tomorrow, … Continue reading
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Repost #1: Stuttgart 2019
Whilst I’m in Stuttgart for the NCI meet, I’ll repost some pictures from previous years. The first repost is from 2019. We hope to find packing easier in 2023 with Mr Dawes’ new(ish) ULEZ proof van! I made a shorter … Continue reading
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Tolworth Showtrain 2023 – 3 – Narrow or overseas
Our final visit to Tolworth looks at the narrow gauge and overseas layouts. We’ll start with Blackmoor (OO9). A close to scale model of Lynton and Barnstable station. What isn’t there to like? And it’s all excellent modelling, as well. … Continue reading
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Tolworth Showtrain 2023 – 2 – UK layouts
We’ll carry on our visit to Tolworth with a look at the UK based prototypes. The first layout might have been included in my favourites. I have seen Fawley (OO) a number of times, and it is an interesting prototype. … Continue reading
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Tolworth Showtrain 2023 – 1 – some favourites
Last Saturday morning was spent with Messrs Dawes and Atfield visiting the Tolworth Showtrain exhibition. It’s usually a good show, and this one was no exception. I took pictures of most of the layouts and as with Uckfield a few … Continue reading
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Stuttgart approaching fast!
Just the three weeks to go before we set off for Stuttgart. Fortunately, I’m making progress on the ‘joker’ module (one that moves the main lines from one side of the board to the other) we need for the show. … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #3 – the rest
Although this third episode from Uckfield is labelled ‘the rest’, it doesn’t mean the layouts were poor. Quite the opposite – some excellent modelling yet again, and some might have made my favourites another time. It’s always good to see … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #2 – Favourites
As always, a few layouts stood out from the (very good) rest. Of course, the layouts that I especially liked reflect my strange view of our wonderful hobby…. So we’ll start with Arcadia, a minimum spaced ‘S’ gauge model of … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #1 – Rice railways
The Uckfield show weekend has come around again. Despite a busy week, I set off south once again to visit a very good show. A good number of layouts that were new to me, no dross at all, and a … Continue reading
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ESNG exhibition 2023
Another year, another show over. All went well on the whole. We were a little down on the usual numbers, perhaps partly due to the train strike on the day. However, we did get a good number of local families … Continue reading
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