Category Archives: Out and about

Mid Essex MRC exhibition 2019 – 1

Posted on September 26, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

I had thought that I was away this weekend, but a recent check with my diary and Maxine’s diary showed that I’d got the date wrong – it’s next weekend.  Must be an age thing.  Despite a hectic week, I … Continue reading →

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Thought of the day

Posted on September 24, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Sound advice seen on the London Underground.  Mind you, a potato would be an improvement over some of our club members…..

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Extreme trainspotting

Posted on September 22, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

My youngest had given Maxine and I a Christmas present of an evening out at a comedy club.  Not quite our thing, and I was delighted to discover that we could swap it for something else.  A small cash adjustment … Continue reading →

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All-terrain Ice Cream

Posted on September 18, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Another little modelling challenge, if you have a spare Oxford models Land Rover available.  How about a conversion into an ice-cream van? See the O9 modeller blog for this idea!

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TINGS 2019 – from a distance

Posted on September 16, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

I didn’t get to TINGS this year – I was double booked all weekend. But it seems to have been a fairly good time as ever. The comment that I picked up is that a lot of people really go … Continue reading →

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Links….

Posted on September 14, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

The venerable (and wonderful) Class 442’s are in trouble.  Back on their old Wessex line runs, they seem to be automatically changing signals. The 30-year-old Class 442 trains were reintroduced by South Western Railway (SWR) in June after a £45m … Continue reading →

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Another modelling challenge?

Posted on September 12, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Now this would make a good animation for your station…. But please don’t try this at home, gentle readers!

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Odd modelling ideas #456 – Believe it or not?

Posted on September 6, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Or what to do with an old roundhouse…. From Facebook and originally Google Earth, this car repair shop has been adapted from part of a roundhouse.  The turntable has been replaced by some rather tight curves.  This would make such … Continue reading →

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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend #2

Posted on September 4, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

There was plenty to look at outside of the model exhibits (that include a deputation from the West Sussex N Gauge Group in a different building from us.) The museum has a short length of 2′ narrow gauge line in … Continue reading →

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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend #1

Posted on September 2, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Well, we’re back from Hollycombe, and absolutely cream-crackered!  It was a fun weekend that lived up to it’s advertising: It is with much excitment that we will see the model weekend return to Hollycombe in late summer. The weekend will … Continue reading →

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