Category Archives: Out and about

Ron and the Rhine – day 7

Posted on October 25, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last of Ron’s holiday shots today.  I heard from Allan that he had a fun trip home, after his tour itinerary got the train times wrong and they missed all their connections!  So, Day 7… Started overcast with heavy rain … Continue reading →

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Ron and the Rhine – day 6

Posted on October 24, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

More pictures from Ron today.  Blogging goes from boom to bust and back, lots of material to none.  I’ve plenty at the moment, and after Ron’s snaps, I’ve some from the Beckenham show and the Uckfield show. Day 6 Overcast … Continue reading →

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Ron and the Rhine – days 4 and 5

Posted on October 22, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Meanwhile, back at the Rhine, day 4, the weather’s about as bad as the UK…. An overcast day with rain late afternoon. A long day today on a group trip. On 0854 to Bonn walked down to the Rhine to … Continue reading →

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Croydon MRS show 2019

Posted on October 20, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

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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Farnham & District MRC 2019 #3

Posted on October 18, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

The Farnham OO9 modular layout is obviously a work in progress, but it was all working well on the day, and has a lot of potential for future years. Thorneycroft Factory Sidings (N) models this corner of Basingstoke around 1930.  … Continue reading →

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Ron and the Rhine – days 1 to 3

Posted on October 16, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Ron’s back in Germany, so here are a few of his pictures  – concentrating on transport (but with a little tourism thrown in). Left home on 0558 to St Pancras to meet up with tour party and then caught 0855 … Continue reading →

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Farnham & District MRC 2019 #2

Posted on October 15, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

One of my favourites from the show was Midland Sidings (P4) modelling the Midland Railway around Birmingham in 1920.  Lots of excellent industrial buildings, and some very attractive wagons on show.  I’ve added the track plan.  It started life as … Continue reading →

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Farnham & District MRC 2019 #1

Posted on October 13, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

I can hardly believe that a year has passed by, and I’m starting to visit the usual autumn run of exhibitions.  This weekend was a double header on the Saturday, at Farnham and Croydon.  I wanted to get to both … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #3216

Posted on October 12, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Sorry, but there hasn’t been much blogging time this week, as real life seems to have caught up with me! However, if you want a simple paint-only conversion for your layout, that will provoke comment from rivet counters – or … Continue reading →

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An interesting concept?

Posted on October 11, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Received an email today: Hello, Hoping this will be of interest to your members. Over the last year or so I’ve been developing a soundscape system for my model railway. Basically it’s a set of web pages that pipe controlled … Continue reading →

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