Category Archives: Exhibitions

Reigate Model Railway Exhibition 2018

Posted on February 20, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

I walked over to Woodhatch on Sunday afternoon for a quick look at Dakota Dibben’s Reigate exhibition.  I wasn’t going to go, but a model railway exhibition in walking distance of home was worth the effort, and Sean and Allan … Continue reading →

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Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition 2018 #2

Posted on January 21, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

How did the show match up with last year?  There was a lot more ‘N’ and 2mm modelling on show, but overall I felt that there were less ‘inspirational’ layouts than last year.  But this is of course a subjective … Continue reading →

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Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition 2018 #1

Posted on January 17, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Time out with Mr Atfield on Saturday, visiting two shows north of the river (Thames).  We started at the Brentwood toy fair.  These things are a real lottery for ‘N’ gauge – it’s OK if you want to buy Hornby … Continue reading →

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Modular model railways – the pros and cons?

Posted on January 13, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Dave emailed me recently about exhibiting our ‘N’ gauge modular layout at local exhibitions.  His comment was (in part)…. Hi – not having much success with exhibitions at the minute. The larger ones don’t seem interested in modular layouts….  We … Continue reading →

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2017 in hindsight

Posted on December 30, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

At the end 0f 2017, it’s worth a look back and see where my hobby has taken me. It’s been a year of exhibitions.  I’ve visited more model railway shows than in recent years.  Most have been very good, and … Continue reading →

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Update on the ESNG Exhibition 2018….

Posted on November 24, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Our 2018 exhibition planning is all planned, barring any late changes, and I’ll start to thing about it again after this week at Stuttgart. Layouts on show will include: ESNG N-mod/N-club modular layout West Sussex group N-mod modular layout Forrestone … Continue reading →

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ESNG on the road – again!

Posted on November 22, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

As you read this, we should be preparing for the doors to open in Stuttgart, and getting ready to run trains for four days.  Or to put it another way…. European N-Scale Convention Beim internationalen N-Spur -Treffen, gibt es riesige … Continue reading →

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West Sussex N Gauge MRC : 4-5 November 2017 #2

Posted on November 8, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday morning, Mr Dawes’ milkman’s nose again tracked down some bacon and eggs – this time at the ‘Portuguese Grill’ in Littlehampton town centre.  Then it was off to play trains again.  The advantage of a two day show is … Continue reading →

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West Sussex N Gauge MRC exhibition: 4-5 November 2017

Posted on November 7, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Friday afternoon, Allan, Derek and I loaded up Allan’s truck, and headed for the West Sussex show.  We put together a joint N-club modular circuit with the West Sussex boys.  The actual layout went together very well on the Friday … Continue reading →

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ESNG on the road

Posted on November 2, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Three final shots from the Croydon show, that Paul took of his Kato Racetrack.  It took some time to set up, as they couldn’t find the tables, but the end result was, once again, an eye-catching display. And Stuttgart is … Continue reading →

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