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Odd modelling ideas #2
Thanks to N Gauge Forum for this gross idea – “Something prototypical I’d rather not model,” with a link to this BBC page. The BBC is a bit over-the-top about the risks – only 10% of UK trains still deposit … Continue reading
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The Fairford branch line
I have always been adamant that I wouldn’t model a GWR branch line. Perhaps there were just too many models of them about in the 1960’s and 1970’s when I was developing my taste in railways. I do, however, rather … Continue reading
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An N-gauge micro-layout
Came across this little N-gauge micro-layout by Mike Holly on the Model Railroad Hobbyist forum. It’s only 43.5 cm x 17.5 cm in size (I guess about 18″ x 7″.) Operation is made possible by two short traversers at either … Continue reading
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The Alton exhibition 6 February 2016 – 2
Another fine layout at the Alton show was Dock Green, an O gauge shunting layout set in East London in early British Railways days. Full marks, too for the layout name, bringing back memories of watching ‘Dixon of Dock Green’ … Continue reading
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The Alton exhibition 6 February 2016 – 1
After another busy week at work, a little railway therapy was called for. Derek Atfield suggested a visit to the Alton show, and this seemed altogether a good idea. We arrived at 10am and wondered why there was no queue … Continue reading
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Finding your vocation
Forty years ago or so, I studied engineering with a nutter good friend called Tony Knight. It’s taken the whole of that forty years for him to find his true vocation. The intervening years were spent doing things like time in the … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #23
Last Thursday was spent just outside Glasgow, in a site two-storey Portakabin on a water treatment works site. A long day, flying up from Gatwick, 6am to 11pm in the end. Fortunately, our flights missed the worse of the storm … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #2916
A variety of photographs culled from the Model Railroad Hobbyist forum. Some are reasonable enough, but some are real ‘believe it or not’ moments. We’ll start with a shared rail – to fit both tracks under a crane span. Not quite … Continue reading
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ESNG 2015 in review
We’ll this is an easy blog to get the new year under way!!! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s some excerpts: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This … Continue reading
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Book review – ‘Planning your model railroad’
Of all the writers and ex-writers in Model Railroader, Tony Koester has always been a good read. High quality modelling, interesting and sometimes unconventional ideas, and an occasional whimsical look at our hobby makes him someone worth listening to. His latest … Continue reading
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