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ESNG meeting – 15 June 2016 – odds & ends!

Posted on June 15, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

On a plane tomorrow morning, so I just had time to drop into the club for a chat, but no time for a full write up.  But here are a few odds and ends….. After my recent LNER pacific hunt, … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 2 June 2016

Posted on June 5, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Lot’s of people and trains out tonight.  We were testing a number of Martin’s locomotives.  Perhaps the best item was his Merchant Navy ‘Clan Line’ and green Southern Region coaches. The committee reluctantly began to think about the ESNG AGM, … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 May 2016

Posted on May 20, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

There was a fair turn out on Wednesday.  The treasurer had recovered from his close encounter of a hatch-back kind.  But the chairman had gone down with a nasty stomach and didn’t risk the journey south to Earlswood. We ran … Continue reading →

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Martin’s layouts

Posted on May 14, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Martin was involved in a good number of projects, and I’ve tried to describe some of his model railways below….. (Update:  I’ve added the missing photos!) Corfe Castle N-gauge Layout: Martin’s home layout, not seen by many club members, is a … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 8 May 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday’s PlayDay was well attended, and we soon had a large circuit up and running.  The usual suspects were present.  Miles, as ever, brought an excellent cake, and as the photo below shows, helped eat it.  Mr Apps showed how … Continue reading →

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Sorry, no ESNG meeting – 5 May 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Just a reminder – there’s no ESNG meeting tomorrow – the hall is being used as a polling station for the local elections.  We could have met in the church, but with a PlayDay quickly following on Sunday 8th, we … Continue reading →

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Jon’s modules – fiddling with the fiddle

Posted on April 26, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Well, last week was easy to write, with all my pictures from the exhibition.  I’ll have to go back to write something a little more original now….. You may have noticed the lack of progress with my N-club modules.  When … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 April 2016

Posted on April 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

We had a good turnout of members on Wednesday – 10 days after the show gave us all time to recover!  It was very pleasant not to have to worry about exhibition arrangements, although we have begun planning our next show … Continue reading →

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Jon’s modules – Is it best to have a deadline?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

As you read this, I hope to be relaxing after a successful ESNG.  And I hope my new end loop will have worked. Show update – we survived, and all went well, despite the disappearing parking!  Pictures to follow next … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 April 2016

Posted on April 8, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Show update: Overflow parking is in the Doynings sports centre overflow car park ( RH1 1DP), just 5 minutes walk from the school.  Take the entrance and bear right to the upper car park.  There’s 4 free hours parking there. Meeting before the … Continue reading →

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