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ESNG at work – Martin’s new layout
Martin has been sending me pictures of his new layout, that’s coming on well. Tracklaying – that’s where all the Peco track has gone? Cobalt point motors Baseboard joints DCC bus and good tidy (and labelled) wiring! Admiring progress with … Continue reading
Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 6
A little more progress on the layout, despite the distractions of fine weather and gardening. I’ve started the ballasting, and the tram depot has taken shape. Also on its way are the first two buildings on one end of the … Continue reading
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Return of the roundy-roundy
Picking up on those posts from the end of 2018 (was it really over two years ago?), I’m not sure whether I have posted these excellent layouts on here before – at least my tagging and indexing isn’t good enough … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 5 – on the road again
The roads are now in place. I started by raising the level of the board with some thin foam board, as this is so light, and was also the right thickness. Just need to be careful to use non-vapour adhesives, … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 4 – electrics
Next job, the point motors. The switches are just recessed into the baseboard. All the switches come off my old ‘Earl’s Wood’ layout. I think the little plastic push button switch is about 50 years old and came from an … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 17 March 2021
Bit of a record turnout this evening – and an international connection! Business as usual to start with, but good to see Martin join us, recovering from a little maintenance on his shoulder. Phil and Paul were running trains to … Continue reading
Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 3 – it moves!!
A quick update on Kuritu II. Not much work done, as I’ve spent a lot of time putting up a fence at church, hedge cutting and shredding the prunings. Plus, of course, rugby and a football match on television caused … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 2
A spare trestle from the original layout made a set of legs for the new one. Hinged at the back, making it easy to fold up and transport. And a shelf for controller and tea cups. I think that this … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 1
I’m still fettling point blades for the Minories, but I thought that I needed a diversion. You may recall that I got Kuritu up and running during the first lockdown last year…. I then ran into the problem that a … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 3 March 2021
The usual suspects – except Allan who was getting up for a 4am start at work. And he’d been vaccinated in the afternoon. The initial group of seven were soon logged in…. To be joined by a little ‘g’ – … Continue reading
