Category Archives: Out and about

Potpourri #1049

Posted on April 16, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Not much modelling done this week.  A couple of days were needed to recover from the show!  We understandably cancelled the Sunday club meeting the next day.  But the week has still flown by.  Tidying up loose ends, balancing the … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibition 2022 – the rest

Posted on April 14, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

And so to the other, non-modular layouts. We had an interesting variety on show. Nick Falconer brought along Bahnbetriebswerk Königshafen for its first show.  The layout represents a small German locomotive service depot (Bahnbetriebswerk or Bw for short) with facilities … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibition 2022 – Nmod

Posted on April 12, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

I didn’t take many photos of the show, as my phone spent the day connected to our e-commerce terminal.  But I did sneak a few shots just before opening time.  So today it’s the N-mod layout, next time the other … Continue reading →

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We survived! – ESNG exhibition 2022

Posted on April 10, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Well, it’s all done and dusted.  A few tables to return to the church I borrowed them off, and I need to return my bits of railway to the loft room.  That might wait a couple of days whilst I … Continue reading →

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Saturday – ESNG exhibition 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Not many posts in recent days.  Maxine and I had the weekend away, and now its the final countdown to the ESNG show on Saturday.  The usual pre-show glitches do, of course, occur – we’ve had a layout drop out … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1048

Posted on March 26, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

An interesting prototype to model – all you need is a Kato Eurostar and a dummy/failed Class 66. I would have loved to have visited Feltham in the early 1960’s….. Or anywhere with a G6 still in action….. Gatwick as … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1047

Posted on March 20, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Some Southern images.  Bickley steam in 1957…. Electric locos (a firm favourite – a highlight of passing Stewarts Lane was seeing one of these) at Bognor and in the works….. East Dulwich in 1952.  Some interesting roadworks going on…. Sutton … Continue reading →

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The Great OutDawes! Day 5

Posted on March 16, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Last contribution from Allan and Ron – till the next time! A cold crisp bright day, Train to Davos and Klosters before round trip to Scoul Tarasp, Samdan and back via Klosters and Chur. This is the last email as … Continue reading →

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The Great OutDawes! Day 4

Posted on March 12, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Allan & Ron are safely home having depleted the Swiss strudel stocks, but we’ve a couple more posts of their holiday. A cold crispy and bright day. Took train to Ilanz from where we took postbuses via Laax to Chur. … Continue reading →

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The Great OutDawes! Day 3

Posted on March 8, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 3 on this blog is really Day 4 of the holiday.  Never mind, let’s get on with the action. Another cold day. Started overcast before becoming sunny. A round trip today to St Gallen out via the Rhone Valley … Continue reading →

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