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On my workbench – a little distraction
With Stuttgart two weeks away, I had to admit that my modules just weren’t going to get finished. Actually, I was beginning to lose interest in them again. But I wanted to take something new along, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged modular layouts, N gauge, N-Club International
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The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2018
Last Saturday was spent locally, supporting the 17th Reigate Scouts in a new venture for them, a Lego and model show. We were not sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a very pleasant and relaxed day … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, Exhibitions, Out and about
Tagged ESNG, exhibition, modular layouts, N gauge
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ESNG meeting – 1 November 2018
Another busy evening, with 13 members in attendance. And it was particularly good to see the Cha(I)rman back in circulation. There were so many trains running that I didn’t get to test my bargain from the Dapol website – a … Continue reading
In defence of the roundy-roundy
You may recall that I have recently been rather critical of continuous run (roundy-roundy) layouts, especially at exhibitions. The criticism has perhaps been less of the concept, and perhaps more of the fact that there has been a ‘sameness’ between … Continue reading
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Tagged Layout design, model railway, N gauge
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ESNG meeting – 4 October 2018
Plenty of running at tonight’s meeting. Good to see John B up from the wilds of the Kent coast, as well as the usual suspects. Here we see some advanced electronics, wiggling the controller plug to make better contact…. Peter … Continue reading
Where is the ‘wow’ factor?
My visit to TINGS and the various forum discussions that followed provoked a certain amount of thought. The NGF threads on the exhibition really just showed that everyone is different, and different people like different things. So some people disliked … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, Layout design, model railway, N gauge
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight
I keep returning to Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, as a near perfect small branch line terminus. A scale model fits within 4′ in ‘N’ gauge. And with the beach directly to the left, a sea backscene would be … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, Layout design, N gauge, Southern Railway
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ESNG meeting – 6 September 2018
We’d just about recovered from Gaugemaster, and it was time to set up another layout for Thursday’s club night. A small circuit duly appeared, and eight members enjoyed running time. One or two of the weekend’s bargains were tested out….. … Continue reading
Well worth the wait….
The postman delivered two parcels today – my Revolution Class B tankers. I hadn’t realised that I’d ordered 14…. But I must have, as they arrived today and they all look wonderful. I’d started with the black liveries, so didn’t … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 15 August 2018
Good to see 12 persons at last night’s meeting – and the treasurer was delighted that some of them even paid up their annual subs! We got Raysden out of Derek’s garage for the evening. We wanted to take it … Continue reading
