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ESNG meeting – 28 July 2024
I missed this Sunday meeting, as Maxine and I slipped off for a couple of days at the New Wine church festival, in Shepton Mallet. Most unusually, it didn’t rain there, and even 30C temperatures were preferable to mud and … Continue reading
Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #4
And a final selection from the show. There were quite a few layouts that I didn’t capture, but I think that I caught all the interesting ones, and for good measure those worth a quick look. Bocksley Town (N) is … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #3
Here we go again with a third set of layouts from the Chatham show… First, Northport Quay, David Holman’s cameo layout set in County Mayo. 7mm/ft, and real 5’3″ gauge – with handbuilt track to 36.75mm. Good scratchbuilding, and that … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #2
Another selection of excellent layouts from Chatham. First, Westhouses. John Morgan’s close-to-scale OO layout of this loco depot in 1980 was a new one to me. Unlike many shed layouts, it is not crammed with track, and operation was leisurely. … Continue reading
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Chatham & District MRC Exhibition 2024 #1
The Chatham show was last at the Historic Dockyard some 12 years ago. Was it really that long since I visited the place? I visited the show on Saturday along with Messrs Dawes and Atfield and had a pleasant morning … Continue reading
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Garden railway hazards
I recently had contact with the nephew of our oldest church member, who passed away 18 months ago. Ian lives in Australia and turned out to be a modeller (but not N gauge.) I sent him a few shots of … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 17 July 2024
Back for the Wednesday meeting, and we started with an afternoon working party, finishing the jumpers on the fiddle yard track joints. A fiddly job requiring plenty of tea breaks….. The evening meeting ended up with a generous nine members, … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 14 July 2024
You will have noted an easing off of blog posts, gentle reader. I’m having a bit of a break, and for a while will only be posting on ESNG meetings, exhibitions and the occasional extra. I say this most years, … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 3 July 2024 – The dreaded AGM!!
Once again, the ESNG AGM has arrived – and gone again. Amazingly, this is the 27th AGM of the club. We’re getting quite aged – but nothing like as old as the club members. For the neutral observer, our AGM’s … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 23 June 2024
Sunday afternoon, and a good turnout of nine members to run trains and talk. Long trains…. The inevitable 59’s…. Multiple units…. Derek’s Swiss railcar and train…. European goods…. Some interesting American stock from Dave… Sean’s small but noisy ‘Gronk’. Next … Continue reading
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