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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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Tagged 2mm Association, exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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Book review – ‘The BRM Guide to Trackplans & Layout Design
Browsing in WH Smiths (as one does) today, I came across a new British Railway Modelling publication, their ‘Guide to Trackplans & Layout Design’. I’m a sucker for any book of track plans, so I quickly parted with my £5.99 … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, hints and tips, layout design, model railway
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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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A hectic few days!
I’m supposed to be in semi-retirement, but the last fortnight has been non-stop. I’m off to Lincolnshire for work on Thursday, at zero notice to investigate some flooding crisis, and then on Friday I’ll be at Gatwick at the crack … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, model railway, N gauge, Stuttgart
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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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Tagged 2mm Association, exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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Underground, overground (but no Wombles)
Firstly, an interesting link from the Daily Telegraph, about future driverless trains for London Underground. Images of the new tube, which will feature air cooling, walk-through carriages and wider doors, were unveiled by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, on Thursday. … Continue reading
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A ‘tres belle’ Brighton Belle
My Hornby Brighton Belle arrived in the post on Thursday. First impressions of the 1934 Pullman version are excellent: It’s well packaged, and it’s possible to get in the box, unlike recent Dapol and Farish offerings. Overall finish is as … Continue reading
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