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Pevensey Bay MRC exhibition 2026

The usual ESNG transport was not available today, so after a pleasant week by the seaside, I transported a brace of Derek’s to the Pevensey Bay show on the northern edge of Eastbourne. A pleasant and friendly little show, with … Continue reading

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Ashford MRC exhibition 2026

Just some photos from our roving reporter today. I though about going to this show, but the lawn desperately needed mowing, and I had started maintenance on my N-club modules ready for TINGS in September. I made good progress, and … Continue reading

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Railex 2026 #2

So to the rest of the show. These dioramas were exhibited by, I think, a professional model maker, but they are excellent. All in O gauge, they included a SECR terminus, a Metropolitan Railway tank engine, and the famous cutting … Continue reading

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Railex 2026 #1

Whilst some of the club went south to Brockenhurst, Simon and I opted for Railex 2026, held by the Risborough & District MRC at Stoke Mandeville Stadium near Aylesbury. This is billed as a ‘fine scale’ show, and it lives … Continue reading

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New Forest MRS show

Whilst Simon and I went to Railex in Ayelsbury (pictures to come) the Allan club bus went to Brockenhurst (via Alton for breakfast and the model shop and ending with an ice cream by the seaside. The New Forest MRS … Continue reading

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Roxley Models at Denbies

Last weekend I went across to Dorking for a model railway exhibition at Denbies Wine Estate, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Roxley Models. Lovely location, and a pleasant show. I was very good and didn’t come home with any trains … Continue reading

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Monday miscellany

Was this really published 30 years ago? I still think this is the most influential book on railway modelling ever published.  It introduced a string of new concepts into modelling – for example the ‘cameo’ layout, and ‘staged’ layouts with … Continue reading

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Another year of blogging

Amazingly, WordPress has just told me that I have been blogging for seven years.  The statistics for this time are: 1,261 posts 707 comments 157,343 views Haven’t you lot got anything better to do? Interestingly, the list of most popular … Continue reading

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Scaleforum 2020 – online

I am a firm believer in looking at other scales other than ‘N’.  And I can’t cope with criticisms of exhibitions that moan about, “Not much ‘N’ there.”  Surely, one can take inspiration from any scale or gauge, and they … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 7 February 2019

A massive 13 members turned out yesterday evening, even without the Cha(I)rman, who had gone missing.  As the treasurer commented, ‘I didn’t know we had that many members!’ As for the trains, it was ‘Hallo Kitty’ time, as Paul’s latest … Continue reading

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