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Uckfield MRC show 2017
On to my third model railway exhibition in three weeks. Uckfield was another excellent show. It was a contrast to Farnham. Farnham was larger with more larger layouts. Uckfield seemed to have more small layouts. There were a few old … Continue reading
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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 14 October 2017 #3
We start our final day at Farnham with the magnificent Addison Road, in ‘O’. Modelling to a high degree of accuracy what is now Kensington Olympia station, it’s set in the mid-1920’s so you can see LNWR, GWR and LBSCR … Continue reading
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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 14 October 2017 #2
Next we go north to the Settle to Carlisle line, and a model in ‘N’ of the high moorland sections of the route. The layout represents the section of line from Blea Moor Tunnel, across the Dent Head and Arten … Continue reading
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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 14 October 2017
Last Saturday’s show visit was to the Farnham & District MRC. This also had the 2mm Scale Association AGM going on, so there was a selection of 2mm finescale layouts on display. So this post is a 2mm special. The … Continue reading
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Links for the middle of the week
I’ve got a set of photos to post from the excellent Farnham show, but that will have to wait till later in the week. For now, here are some of the links that I’ve come across recently. If you are … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, model railway, prototype, railway
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Croydon MRS show 2017 #2
Another old favourite worth seeing again was The Glyn Valley Tramway, an 009 model of Glynceiriog, the passenger terminus of the line that then continued to the slate quarries. Lots of excellent detail, but it can’t be the slate area … Continue reading
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Croydon MRS show 2017 #1
Having successfully differentiated Farnham from Fareham, it was off to the Croydon MRS exhibition at Warlingham. It was a very good show, with some excellent layouts, perhaps spoilt in places by poor lighting. BH Enterprises were in a very dim … Continue reading
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Odd or even?
This is a question I’ve heard discussed before – does a train look better with an odd or even number of coaches/wagons? (Note: American readers modelling mile long double-stacks, please move on now – you will have lost count long … Continue reading
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Tagged Hints and tips, inspiration, Layout design, model railway
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Two views of modelling – 2
And from the other end of the October edition of Model Railroad Hobbyist, Joe Fulgate asks, ‘Are we making the hobby too complicated.’ A rather different perspective…. Are we making the hobby too complicated? As I look at the “ever … Continue reading
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Two views of modelling – 1
The next two posts will have two differing, but perhaps slightly contrary views of our hobby. Both come from the (free) Model Railroad Hobbyist e-magazine. It’s all American, and sometimes has little of interest, but it’s free, and occasionally comes … Continue reading
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