Tag Archives: N gauge

ESNG meeting – 2 February 2022

Having emailed around the club, and got a good response, the first Wednesday meeting in February went ahead.  Six members attended, and we had a good evening running trains.  Here we have the usual suspects, with Mr Apps inspecting his … Continue reading

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Tracklaying started….

A major step forward as track laying starts on the modules.  I’ve got the main track lengths in place on one board.  I am very happy with the way that the two sets of lines sweep across the board. I … Continue reading

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Slightly unhinged

A little more progress on the modules.  Hinges have been fitted between the two boards.  Despite great care in setting them out parallel and square, the boards didn’t quite shut square.  A little basic geometry and similar triangles allowed me … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 23 January 2022

What a difference a few days makes – ten-and-a-half members present this afternoon for a solid afternoon running trains and socialising.  It was a sad afternoon, as it (probably) was Paul’s last club meeting with us.  We shall miss him … Continue reading

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Standing on my own 4 feet

Just a quick update.  The new boards are complete, painted (apart from the sides to be a darker colour) and standing on its own legs.  I should be laying track next week. And just a few more legs to keep … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 19 January 2022

Another meeting failure – only 3 members by 7:40, so we didn’t set up the layout.  Then a couple more arrived.  So we made tea and had a good chat.  We will have to think about meeting plans for the … Continue reading

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ESNG exhibition 2022

We’re going to take a chance and try for an ESNG show in April.  It will be small one – more an Open Day really, but we’ll have about 8 layouts on show, 2 traders and 2 second hand tables.  … Continue reading

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Legs, legs, legs

Many moons ago, just before the first 2020 lockdown Derek Apps used the end of the plywood we used for the new ESNG fiddleyard to cut me the parts for two 4′ x 1′ boards, to make ‘super’ dashboards for … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 9 January 2022

A rather more successful Sunday meeting – 10 members present, even though we were missing the Chai(r)man (with a genuine cold) and Simon (with genuine Covid.)  Paul reports….. Another ESNG meeting, but more attendees this time with 10 members present. … Continue reading

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More diversions!

Another couple of diversions from the true faith of N gauge trains…… Firstly, I spotted this plastic kit a while back.  It took a while for it to arrive from deepest China, as the model is sold out in the … Continue reading

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