Recent Comments
Allan Dawes on On my workbench – module… “Stuttgart 202… on Stuttgart 2025 – 4… 
Jonathan Caswell on Stuttgart 2025 – 4… 
Chuckster on Brockenhurst show 2025 
snitchthebudgie on Potpourri #1130
Tag Archives: N gauge
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
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
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged Layout design, Minories, N gauge, Southern Electric
Leave a comment
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
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
Posted in ESNG, ESNG meetings, Exhibitions, Out and about
Tagged ESNG, ESNG Meetings, exhibition, N gauge
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged Layout design, Minories, N gauge, Southern Electric
Leave a comment
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
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
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged Layout design, Minories, N gauge, Southern Electric
Leave a comment
ESNG meeting – 5 January 2022
The first meeting of 2022 was a bit of a non-event. As Paul sums it up…. The first ESNG meeting of 2022 was abandoned owing to a shortage of staff. The rule of six wasn’t threatened with an attendance of … Continue reading
New Year resolutions
It’s not wise to make New Year resolutions – they just get broken (see yesterday’s post.) But is also seems wise to put together a list of railway projects for 2022. I need a list and some direction to get … Continue reading
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged Layout design, Minories, N gauge, Southern Electric
Leave a comment
ESNG meeting – Zoom – 29 December 2021
The very last meeting of 2021, for a chat on Zoom. Paul added his usual assessment on Facebook. An ESNG Zoom meeting this evening, less than half a dozen attendees, but plenty of topics covered. I don’t think the words … Continue reading
esngblog 