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Jon’s modules – retirement projects?

As my income drops dramatically, here are a few additions to the gloat box….. A very neat sheet metal bending tool, for those etched brass kits.  Supplied quickly and painlessly by this on-line shop.  I never remember what I need … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 25 September 2016

What an excellent afternoon playing trains.  13 paying members, and the treasurer missed the excitement of collecting so much money.  Plus three guests, and with three separate railways set up the hall was getting rather full. We put a large N-mod … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 21 September 2016

A busy club night on Wednesday, with a dozen or so members present.  Good to see Paula and family again, as well as the usual suspects.  No Cha(I)rman though, as he had a milk round at 3am or so the … Continue reading →

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ESNG on the road #3

We’ll start our look at the larger scale layouts at the Gaugemaster show, with Allenton in HO.  Just 6′ of shunting layout, with a timewaster Timesaver track plan.  Somewhere in deepest Cotton Belt territory, a Southern Pacific switcher is hard … Continue reading →

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ESNG on the road #2

Today we’ll look at the small scale models at the Gaugemaster show. First off is the N gauge layout Kayreuth.  A regular on the exhibition circuit, Kayreuth is a modern image German layout set in western Germany.  There are multiple tracks … Continue reading →

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ESNG on the road #1

It’s Monday night, and I’m still slightly shattered after a weekend exhibiting with ESNG at the Gaugemaster show.  The Gaugemaster model store holds this free exhibition every other year.  The show is at Ford, near Arundel, near Ford open prison, … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 1 September 2016

The first day of autumn – though I had difficulty telling the difference from summer – and the ESNG members turned out in force.  The treasurer was back from holiday, and was quick to collect the subs for the night.  … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibiting and other odds and ends

ESNG will be exhibiting at the Gaugemaster Open Weekend, 3-4 September.  The show is at their shop behind Ford station, near Arundel (and Ford prison).  It’s a free show, and looks pretty good.  ESNG members, if you come you’d be very welcome and come … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 17 August 2016

A quiet evening, with just the eight of us attending.  Even the treasurer was on holiday! No Japanese trains today, as Paul also seemed to be away.  Simon was running this lovely Santa Fe Alco PA-PB-PA set.  It must have … Continue reading →

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The switchback – a long run in a little space

Reading the Freeonrail blog – a European site looking at “How to squeeze big trains into tiny spaces”, I was reminded how good the “Gum Stump & Snowshoe Railroad, conceived by the recently deceased Chuck Yungkurth (also an expert on … Continue reading →

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