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ESNG meeting – 28 November 2013

We unloaded the fiddle yard and corners and other bits and pieces from the van on Monday night, Duncan having returned from Stuttgart.  Wednesday night we got it all out again to put up a (small) N-club circuit. We were … Continue reading

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Pigeons, Sir??

3-D printing is quite the up and coming thing at the moment – although smooth surfaces are still a bit of a problem.  But you can buy some potentially useless items for your layout.  How about N-gauge pigeons?  They come … Continue reading

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Back from Stuttgart….

I went for two of the four days. The show finishes Sunday afternoon. Impressions below, and photos to follow….. The show was up to the usual standard.  The N-gauge modular layout had its usual mix of very good, and perhaps … Continue reading

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Hey ho, hey ho, it’s off to Stuttgart we go

On a plane later to a very cold and possibly snowy Stuttgart. I haven’t got the technology to ‘live-blog’ it, so I’m signing off till Saturday!  Remember, no ESNG meeting tonight, but one on the 27 November. But here’s a … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – track at the end of the world

End of the line on the board.  The track is soldered to the copper clad plate, and power is fed to the plate by telephone wire.

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Train runs late after one hits boar

From the China Daily, 13 November…. A train on the Quanzhou to Jinjiang line was held up for more than an hour after hitting a wild boar on Monday evening.  The incident created multiple delays on the line with seven … Continue reading

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Model this in ‘N’

This looks like just another track magnet for train detection…. (Surbiton platform 1).  But look a bit closer at the magnet – try this in ‘N’ gauge if you dare! There must be too many rich people in Surbiton…. (Photos … Continue reading

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Layout design – different voices – the art of presentation

Over the next few weeks, I want to explore some ideas about layout design.  There are a number of interesting voices in the railway magazines and on the internet, with practical ideas that are can be of interest and help … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – PECO lash up

Sitting looking at a sunny but smoggy Beijing morning, here are a few ideas on PECO track. The PECO range of points offer a consistent geometry and make track planning and laying all too easy.  However, one track configuration caused … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – stop press – first train!

Running with electricity and not string, the 9342, a Conrail SW9, travelled all of 600m on both main line tracks! Moments like this encourage me to complete the wiring on this first board….

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