Tag Archives: N gauge

ESNG PlayDay – 10 November 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

It’s one of those strange months when the 2nd Sunday immediately follows the 1st Thursday, so our ESNG meeting was immediately followed by a PlayDay.  So we have another ESNG post, to be followed this week by some pictures from … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 November 2019

Posted on November 10, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

11 members braved the coldest evening of the autumn – so far – to run trains.  A highlight of the evening was Mr Apps bringing part of the new fiddle yards along – and it looks very good indeed. Paul … Continue reading →

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Wycrail exhibition 2019 – 2

Posted on November 8, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

The second half of my Wycrail visit….. It’s an unusual UK show with two Norwegian layouts on show.  Svanda (HO) is a pleasant change from the GWR branchline, though the track layout is similar to any European branch or secondary line. … Continue reading →

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Wycrail exhibition 2019 – 1

Posted on November 6, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last Saturday offered a difficult choice.  Watch England in the rugby world cup final, or drive 50 miles in wind and rain to the Wycrail exhibition at High Wycombe.  I had a bad feeling about the rugby (correctly) and wanted … Continue reading →

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The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2019

Posted on November 2, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

We spent last Saturday at the nearby 17th Reigate Scouts Lego and model show.  We took a small N-mod circuit, and Paul took one of his Kato layouts, now pre-mounted on baseboards to speed setup.  We arrived early at 8am, … Continue reading →

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Beckenham & West Wickham MRC show 2019

Posted on October 26, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last weekend was another railway-rich weekend.  Have been out to breakfast with Maxine (at her Street Pastor’s meet) and completed the church ‘spring’ clean, I slipped over to Beckenham for the BWWMRC show.  I haven’t made this show at its … Continue reading →

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Croydon MRS show 2019

Posted on October 20, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Having visited the Farnham show, next stop was Warlingham School for the Croydon MRS show.  It was an easy run, overshooting Redhill by a couple of junctions on the M25, then a quick drive up the A22.  Strangely, Warlingham School … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 16 October 2019

Posted on October 19, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Was wondering how many members would be around, with Mr Atfield on holiday and Mr Dawes on early rounds again, but we managed a healthy 9 to play trains.  We soon had a layout, but had to wait a little … Continue reading →

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An interesting concept?

Posted on October 11, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Received an email today: Hello, Hoping this will be of interest to your members. Over the last year or so I’ve been developing a soundscape system for my model railway. Basically it’s a set of web pages that pipe controlled … Continue reading →

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The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2019

Posted on October 8, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

ESNG’s next exhibition will be a return to the 17th Reigate Scouts Lego and model show.  Not many trains, but nice and local, so good local publicity.  And above all, another chance to impress young people with N gauge modelling, … Continue reading →

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