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Category Archives: Exhibitions
Off to Stuttgart
Off to find a tin parrot at Gatwick later this week, for ESNG’s annual pilgrimage to the Stuttgart N-Club International meet. Maxine and I are going out for the weekend, and we’ll be joined on Saturday by son Michael. No … Continue reading
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Tolworth Showtrain 2019 – 2
I do enjoy catching favourite layouts for another look. Netherwood Sidings (O) is one of those, with its DC overhead electrics and endless mineral wagons in the siding. They were having an ESNG type problem when I passed by – … Continue reading
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Tolworth Showtrain 2019 – 1
Another exhibition visit last Saturday, this time to the Tolworth Showtrain exhibition, arranged by the Hampton Court MRS. I took both Derek’s – Atfield and Apps – with me and we had a pleasant morning looking at a good show. … Continue reading
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Wycrail exhibition 2019 – 2
The second half of my Wycrail visit….. It’s an unusual UK show with two Norwegian layouts on show. Svanda (HO) is a pleasant change from the GWR branchline, though the track layout is similar to any European branch or secondary line. … Continue reading
Wycrail exhibition 2019 – 1
Last Saturday offered a difficult choice. Watch England in the rugby world cup final, or drive 50 miles in wind and rain to the Wycrail exhibition at High Wycombe. I had a bad feeling about the rugby (correctly) and wanted … Continue reading
The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2019
We spent last Saturday at the nearby 17th Reigate Scouts Lego and model show. We took a small N-mod circuit, and Paul took one of his Kato layouts, now pre-mounted on baseboards to speed setup. We arrived early at 8am, … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2019 #2
Charmouth (O-16.5) is set in West Dorset. De Graafstroom (3.5mm/ft scale, 12.26mm gauge or P87n3.5) is just brilliant, and was my highlight of the show. A slice of Dutch tramline set in 1947, it gives some wonderful views along the … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2019 #1
As my last post suggested, I couldn’t get to the Uckfield show on the Saturday. This is one of my ‘must visit’ exhibitions for the year, as it always turns up some lovely small and medium sized layouts, and some … Continue reading
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Beckenham & West Wickham MRC show 2019
Last weekend was another railway-rich weekend. Have been out to breakfast with Maxine (at her Street Pastor’s meet) and completed the church ‘spring’ clean, I slipped over to Beckenham for the BWWMRC show. I haven’t made this show at its … Continue reading
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Croydon MRS show 2019
Having visited the Farnham show, next stop was Warlingham School for the Croydon MRS show. It was an easy run, overshooting Redhill by a couple of junctions on the M25, then a quick drive up the A22. Strangely, Warlingham School … Continue reading
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