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ESNG meeting – 18 October 2017

A quiet evening again, with just 5 of us there, plus prospective new member Steve, and Ian, who just dropped in at the start to pay his annual subscription, before going back to work.  Mr Atfield is still somewhere in … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – fettling Aldersford

We’ve been meaning to carry out some maintenance on Aldersford, our late President Martin’s N-club modules, based on the Southern Railway station at Ford.  The boards had warped, making running at last year’s ESNG show a little unreliable.  With a … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 8 October 2017

A surfeit of pictures this week – well at least it cuts my pontificating….. Some club meetings just seem to go very well indeed.  Sunday’s PlayDay was a very pleasant afternoon, and 10 of us had a very sociable afternoon … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 5 October 2017

Not a bad turn-out on Thursday, and plenty running for much of the evening – then at 9:15pm, everyone put their trains away, and the hall emptied.  So I got my trains out and running….. Paul was celebrating a new … Continue reading

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Stuttgart coming soon – and a new module

Sunday afternoon was spent in the august company of Messrs Atfield and Dawes, testing out the setup that we will take to Stuttgart.  The last few weeks, I’ve had plenty of free time, so have completed a new module for … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 20 September 2017 – and Ron’s last day away

Wednesday’s meeting was European night, with just a few British and American interlopers.  People seemed keen to try out their TINGS purchases from the previous weekend. There was a good turnout of members, and we were delighted to have a … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 7 September 2017

After the last non-meeting, the 7th September was a complete contrast – 14 members and a full fiddle yard of trains.  Perhaps it was the start of a new school year, or perhaps that we were discussing how to get … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – Clubhouse additions

Before continuing with my new module, I took time to complete the ‘Clubhouse’ module.  I’d bought some Oxford vehicles in the NGS sale, and some figures elsewhere.  Some of these have been added to the module to bring it to … Continue reading

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Links – Modules down under +The Flying Scotsman

A couple of links to start the month….. N Scale Modellers, Australia, have an on-line magazine that is free to read and download.  Fun to have a browse, not only to see the Australian models, but also to see a … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – Gapmasters

A few months ago (well actually 15 months), I posted about the ‘Gapmaster’ range of etched PCB sleeper sections, pre-tinned to solder the track to.  The original post is here.  I got hold of some of these neat fittings from … Continue reading

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