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Where I’ll be on Saturday

Tolworth Showtrain – the annual exhibition of the Hampton Court Model Railway is one exhibition I try to get to every year.  It’s of a high standard and has an ‘American room’ devoted to USA layouts and traders. This year, on 8-9 … Continue reading

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Eurospoor 2014 (4) – And finally…. the USA

My last set of Eurospoor photographs show models of the USA.  Everyone seems to model US outline, and there were some excellent models on display.  ‘City Limits’ would appear to be part of a larger modular layout.  The industrial decay … Continue reading

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Eurospoor 2014 (3) – UK visitors

A pleasant surprise at Eurospoor was the visiting UK based layouts.  I had seen recently seen two of these at UK shows, but it was good to see them flying the flag for UK layouts.  Firstly ‘Warren Lane’.  You’d think that … Continue reading

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Eurospoor 2014 (2) – European models

Today I’ll post some shots of the best European modelling on display.  We start with Gletsch, a HO-m model of the Swiss metre gauge.  There seemed to be little compression of the station area, and the narrow gauge was allowed … Continue reading

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Eurospoor 2014 (1) – A long day

Yesterday’s trip to Eurospoor has come and gone.  It was an excellent, but very, very, long day.  It’ll take several blogs to do justice to it all.  In summary…. 0609: On Earlswood station to catch the first train of the … Continue reading

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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 11 October 2014

With no ESNG PlayDay, I took the opportunity to slip over to Aldershot and the Farnham & District MRC 40th Model Railway Exhibition.  I took the opportunity to stop for a late breakfast and coffee, then was held up for … Continue reading

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ESNG exhibition – April 2015 – update

April 2015 seems a long way away – but I’m sure it will soon be with us.  But I’m relieved to have booked all the exhibits we need by October (barring disasters of any kind, of course).  I think it’s going to … Continue reading

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Who is the ESNG mole?

Who is the ESNG club ‘mole’? I read this article in our local free paper and its web site last week: Redhill model railway enthusiasts announce date of next annual show The group, whose members, working to N-gauge standards, take … Continue reading

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The Alton Ltd exhibition 19 July 2014

An annual pilgrimage for me is the 30 miles or so to Four Marks for the Alton Ltd show, as it’s all American.  It’s also a pleasant drive through the countryside along the A31 Hogs Back and the Winchester road.  A … Continue reading

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ESNG Exhibition 2015 !!?!!

An exhibition manager’s work is never done.  We’re still finalising the accounts from the 2014 show a month ago, and I am beginning to think about 2015.  This may be slightly presumptuous, as I won’t know whether I am still … Continue reading

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