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ESNG exhibition 2023 – what’s happening
We were (or rather, I was) a bit slow getting a show together for April, so we’ve moved our annual show to the end of September this year, and will hold an Open Day at our usual time around Easter. … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 15 January 2023
First Sunday meeting of the year, and a whole 12 members turned up. And a warm welcome to Richard, an old friend, but he’s decided to actually join ESNG. Good to have you aboard, sir! We risked life and limb … Continue reading
A sort of Minories of my own – 21
After Christmas, I got back to work on the layout. The short extension to the baseboard is complete (but needs another coat of paint.) I’m hoping that this area will also store all the transformers and electronics needed for operation. … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 4 January 2023
Back for the new year, and a very respectable nine members turned up to run trains. The afternoon was again spent working on the new fiddle yard, doing some final wiring and then rewiring when things didn’t quite work. There … Continue reading
A sort of Minories of my own – 20 – ch..ch..ch..Changes
As David Bowie would memorably say. I’ve returned to my little Minories. I had come to a stop, as I realised that the design still didn’t feel right. So it was time to wait till some inspiration happened. It eventually … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
I hope that you all get some modelling done in 2023, and actually complete some projects! But here are three modelling challenges to get you going….. A bullet train? A working escalator. Moving treads are easy (!?!) Your challenge is … Continue reading
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2022 – a modelling review of the year
For my last post in 2022, I thought that I’d review my modelling for the year. Despite some weeks where I didn’t venture up to the loft, I seem to have make quite a lot of progress. Saggers Sidings was … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 21 December 2022
Last meeting of the year, and a very respectable 10 members turned out just before Christmas – or just to avoid Christmas? Five of us spent the afternoon working on the new fiddle yard, and I the electrics are now … Continue reading
Another project completed….
As a viable alternative to Ron’s drinker’s guide to Germany, here’s another project that I actually finished today. You may recall, I was strengthening my N-mod loop and adding new, folding legs. Here’s the end result. The leg stays are … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 11 December 2022
A freezing cold Sunday afternoon attracted a hardy five members, plus Chelsea Pensioner Richard (last seen in Stuttgart) and Ron (back from Germany and already queuing for his curry.) Dodgy looking lot! Not that many trains running, as a lot … Continue reading
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