Tag Archives: N gauge

London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #2

Posted on March 30, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

And on with the layouts! Ballyconnell Road is unusual – 3mm/ft scale is unusual in itself, but this layout is 15.75mm gauge, representing the Irish 5′ 3″ lines.   I also really like the circular layout plan. And another road – … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2019 – #1

Posted on March 28, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last Saturday it was my annual pilgrimage to the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace.  As usual, I went with my ex-work colleague Malcolm (unfortunately Peter can’t make it up the hill from the station these days.)  It’s … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 March 2019

Posted on March 24, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

With Ron back in England, it’s back to the relative normality of an ESNG meeting.  We seemed to do more talking than running, but Simon had his (expensive) brass loco under test: Good to see Peter’s module in a layout: … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 10 March 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

A busy Sunday afternoon with 13 members and friends at the PlayDay.  The curry house was rather busy for once, so Miles had some competition for his fourth helpings.  And a pleasant surprise was Duncan and Davida joining us.  Duncan … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 March 2019

Posted on March 10, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

A busy evening, with 11 members in attendance.  Paul was testing some old Farish Class 50’s – perhaps to sell them before the new Dapol one appears? A couple of Mr Atfield’s bargains seemed to be running well…. ‘Tother Paul … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 February 2019

Posted on February 21, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

The three members who had arrived by 7:30pm were almost ready to pack up and go home, when there was a sudden flurry, and we soon had ten members putting a small layout up for running.  We were missing Allan … Continue reading →

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Another Minories

Posted on January 31, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Last layout from the Southampton show – Spanker Lane, a Minories layout under construction in ‘N’.  The show guide states that: Spanker Lane is found in the north of England, where green DMU’s are the order of the day, although … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 13 January 2019

Posted on January 15, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Eight of us made it to Sunday’s PlayDay.  After the usual curry lunch, we resisted the temptation of an afternoon nap, and put the layout together.  It was a bit smaller than recent meetings, as Paul couldn’t bring his Kato … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 3 January 2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

A new year – just.  The three members who were there at 7:30pm wondered whether it might be best to just go home.  The Cha(I)rman was on an early milk round again, and the Treasurer was still away seeing family.  … Continue reading →

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Must resist bargains…..

Posted on January 3, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Now I’m (more or less) retired and living on a pension, I told myself that I will have to cut back my railway spending (except for a few new models when they are finally issued.)  But it’s so very difficult … Continue reading →

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