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Potpourri #1124
A few more odds and ends. We’ll start with a number of modelling challenges. I’d like to see some/any of these on a layout…. Now this is already a model, but I like it! A few prototype photos of interest … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1123
My son Michael has been investigating volunteering on a heritage line, and has ended up on the Bluebell Railway. I little bit of a journey to get down there, but it all seems like fun. This week the Bluebell were … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1122
Maybe another show to visit on Saturday, but today, just the usual odds and ends. What better place to start than a Jago Hazzard or two? Or maybe three? I’d like to model the Morden South Express Dairies depot. Not … Continue reading
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Erith MRS exhibition 2025 #2
Today, I’ll start with the ‘fun’ layouts. Perhaps not the most prototypical, but designed to give the operator a lot of fun just running trains. Both these are American layouts in N, although Quarry Falls allows a few other trains … Continue reading
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Erith MRS exhibition 2025 #1
Once again, I didn’t get to the Erith show, having been to Southampton on the Saturday. Once again, Allan has sent me a good selection of photos, and I’ve selected a few that appealed. Great Tey (OO) captures the GER … Continue reading
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Southampton MR exhibition 2025 #3
A final set of photos from Southampton….. I really liked St Holdens (EM). I’ve always had a soft spot for the Great Eastern Railway, especially their beautiful blue locomotives. This layout captures a typical Norfolk station really well, and brought … Continue reading
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Southampton MR exhibition 2025 #2
Onward! I was going to write this up last night, but we were suddenly invited out for a curry by some old friends. You can guess my priority here…. Some fine O gauge modelling on Staindrop, picturing the ex-NER in … Continue reading
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Southampton MR exhibition 2025 #1
Another Saturday morning, and a slightly different five ESNG members again filled Allan’s van. This time we headed south for the Southampton exhibition. This is one of the larger club-run shows, and this year was as good as the last … Continue reading
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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2025 #3
The last selection from Canterbury, completing our visit to an excellent show. Arnold Layne (O) gets my award for the best layout name (Google it if you want to hear some excellent music!) It’s a small (for O gauge) branch … Continue reading
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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2025 #2
Today’s layouts will be presented in alphabetical order, to avoid excessive favouritism! We start with Albert Street Parcels (OO). A nice little shunting layout, imagining that the viewer is standing on a platform in a large station, looking over to … Continue reading
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