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Cool(ings) Runnings
Last weekend ESNG spent two days exhibiting at the Garden of England Model Fest, at Cooling’s Garden Centre, located at the whimsically named Pratt’s Bottom, near Sevenoaks. A new show, aiming to make some money for charity, it was held … Continue reading
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The wonders of Warley
The big Warley MRC show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham didn’t clash with Stuttgart this year. So less than a week after returning from Germany, I was off to Birmingham. I forgot my camera, so I’ve no detailed … Continue reading
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Tolworth 2015 #3
Last but not least, a quick look at some of the British layouts on display at Tolworth. Best of them was the large Old Elms Road layout. Set somewhere near Reading, it has a mixture of BR Western and Southern … Continue reading
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Tolworth 2015 #2
Derek and Allan reached Stuttgart on Tuesday, and unloaded the truck. The first hints of a show were already taking shape. And soon to be part filled with lots of lovely ‘N’ gauge. The earth is for the radio controlled … Continue reading
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Tolworth 2015 #1
Fraternite et Solidarite avec La France! Can it really be a whole year since I was extolling the virtues of the enormous 2mm layout Fencehouses at the Hampton Court MRS show at Tolworth? It seems to have come round very quickly, … Continue reading
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Abingdon & District MRC Exhibition 31 October 2015
I’ve just had a week off work, and a morning at a model railway show to finish off the week seemed a good idea. (I had aimed to get lots of modelling done, but I seemed to have spent more … Continue reading
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ESNG Exhibition 2016
The trouble with being an exhibition manager is that as soon as one show is over, you have to start planning for the next. And as such it is almost impossible to resign from the job, as you are starting the … Continue reading
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Dorking MRC Exhibition 3-4 October 2015
No rest for the wicked! Another busy weekend, exhibiting at Dorking MRC’s show over in Dorking. Appropriately, it’s in the Oddfellows Hall, perfect for model railway enthusiasts. This is a small but friendly venue and show, but sufferers from being … Continue reading
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TINGS 2015 – 2
Having given a dishonourable mention to the ESNG representation, I’d better make a mention of the other layouts. The show guide gave a list 0f 29 layouts. When in the hall it maybe seemed like less, but (apart from the … Continue reading
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The International N Gauge Show 2015 – 1
I’ve not been to the International N Gauge Show as yet – the past two years I’ve been working in Turkey, and before that I had other diversions. But this year I had a free Saturday, and Neil had a … Continue reading
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