Category Archives: Exhibitions

NGSE and on my workbench

Posted on April 25, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Well, the dust has settled from NGSE.  Bad news is that the show went well and that means that I won’t get sacked as ESNG exhibition manager.  And I’ll have to start thinking about next year’s show. Perhaps the other … Continue reading →

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NGSE – 2

Posted on April 11, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Feedback from the show has been very positive.  Our aim was to keep the friendly atmosphere of the usual ESNG show, and that is a feature (most of the time) of N Gauge Forum.  We achieved that, aided by our … Continue reading →

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NGSE – 1

Posted on April 9, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

The show has been and gone, and I’ll admit to being very relieved.  And also delighted that it has been a great success.  The only problem with that is, everyone is already asking about 2020 – it’s too early to … Continue reading →

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The day after the day before….

Posted on April 7, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Well, we’ve survived.  The NGSE show went off very well, with no great crises.  If the worst that happens is that the school cash machine runs out of readies, and that the tea urn takes for ever to warm up, … Continue reading →

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Saturday is almost here

Posted on April 5, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

It’s almost here!  This evening we’ll go into battle to get the school organised for the show, and welcome the first exhibitors.  Then Saturday, it’s all hard work and hopefully a lot of fun meeting old and new friends. And, … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #3

Posted on April 1, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last visit to Ally Pally – I guess that next week I shall be blogging about N Gauge Southeast.  It’s been a busy few days working through the final details! Another favourite from the show was Eccleston (P4).  In some … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #2

Posted on March 30, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

And on with the layouts! Ballyconnell Road is unusual – 3mm/ft scale is unusual in itself, but this layout is 15.75mm gauge, representing the Irish 5′ 3″ lines.   I also really like the circular layout plan. And another road – … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #1

Posted on March 28, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last Saturday it was my annual pilgrimage to the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace.  As usual, I went with my ex-work colleague Malcolm (unfortunately Peter can’t make it up the hill from the station these days.)  It’s … Continue reading →

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N Gauge SouthEast getting close….

Posted on March 2, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Too much of the past couple of weeks have been spent planning for the rapidly approaching show (as well as enjoying the unseasonally warm weather.)  There are still a few loose ends to tidy up, but it’s coming together well.  … Continue reading →

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How to build the perfect model railway

Posted on February 22, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

It’s good to see the media get our hobby exactly right.  Have a read of this article: “How to build the perfect model railway” It describes the 34ft-long 1:76 finescale model of Alloa station built by members of the Glasgow-based … Continue reading →

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