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ESNG meeting – 1 February 2018
A busy evening with a round dozen members attending (some more round than others.)Unfortunately we were still missing the Cha(I)rman’s tea making expertise. But the usual suspects were soon filling the fiddleyard. Derek brought along his Kato Kowloon Canton Railway … Continue reading
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On my workbench #5
More gentle progress – the first two buildings for the modules. One a Walther’s plastic kit, the other a wood craftsman kit of an ice house. The photograph is, of course, cruel! A little touching up of the ice house … Continue reading
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On my workbench #4
Progress! The second board for my N-club modules is wired and the three point motors fitted. The wiring looks neater in the photograph than in reality, but it is at least all held in place with hot glue, and the … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 17 January 2018
A fairly quiet club evening – and sorely missing the Cha(I)rman’s tea making expertise. But there were some interesting trains on view. Derek ran this Peco Jubilee and Dapol Gresley coaches. A mismatch in both time and region, but a … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 14 January 2018
Just the eight of us at yesterday’s PlayDay, but we had a pleasant afternoon running trains. We quickly put together a large circuit… And Simon was soon running some USA freight….. Dave brought his quarry along, and was testing locomotives … Continue reading
Modular model railways – the pros and cons?
Dave emailed me recently about exhibiting our ‘N’ gauge modular layout at local exhibitions. His comment was (in part)…. Hi – not having much success with exhibitions at the minute. The larger ones don’t seem interested in modular layouts…. We … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 3 January 2018
First club night of the new year, and despite the Chairman not being there due to anti-social working hours, 13 members enjoyed a varied procession of trains on the layout. Mind you, Ian doesn’t look too excited by proceedings in … Continue reading
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Happy New Year! – And on my workbench #3
A Happy New Year to all our readers! It’s unlikely to be a prosperous one, but wishing you many hours of happy modelling. I was able to spend a number of hours in the railway room over Christmas, slaving over … Continue reading
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2017 in hindsight
At the end 0f 2017, it’s worth a look back and see where my hobby has taken me. It’s been a year of exhibitions. I’ve visited more model railway shows than in recent years. Most have been very good, and … Continue reading
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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
