Category Archives: N Club International

On my workbench #2

As Christmas approached, I found the time to tidy up the railway room, and have made a list of projects and tasks for the weeks and months ahead.  Some might be considered as overambitious….. But as a simple warmup exercise, … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2017 #4 – Best of the rest

  And finally a fly-over of Duncan’s Nm modules…. So that’s Stuttgart done and dusted for another year.  Allan and Derek had a good journey home, despite a wet drive through Germany, and we were unloading modules by 6pm on … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2017 #3 – Around the N-club modules

Today, a look at some of the N-club modules on show.  Some are there every year, but they are impressive pieces of work that are always worth a look.  I took most of these shots before the show opened, so … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2017 #2 – Another day at the office

Thursday morning, and the show opened its doors.  Thursday was the quietest day, as some of the exhibitions in the adjoining halls didn’t start till the Friday.  The Messe has an admirable system, where one pays once to enter the … Continue reading

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Stuttgart 2017 #1 – Getting there

Monday afternoon we loaded Allan’s pick-up with all the modules and support equipment for Stuttgart.  The most surprising thing was the number of legs needed, and the room taken by them all.  (Personal note – modify my modules to have … Continue reading

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ESNG on the road – again!

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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ESNG on the road

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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Jon’s modules – Now “On my workbench” #1

With retirement slowly but surely happening, I’m finding time for a little more railway modelling.  It’s surprising what one can achieve with, say, an average of an hour a day spent with one’s hobby.  I’m starting (or trying to finish) … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – fettling Aldersford

We’ve been meaning to carry out some maintenance on Aldersford, our late President Martin’s N-club modules, based on the Southern Railway station at Ford.  The boards had warped, making running at last year’s ESNG show a little unreliable.  With a … Continue reading

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Stuttgart coming soon – and a new module

Sunday afternoon was spent in the august company of Messrs Atfield and Dawes, testing out the setup that we will take to Stuttgart.  The last few weeks, I’ve had plenty of free time, so have completed a new module for … Continue reading

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