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On my workbench #4
Progress! The second board for my N-club modules is wired and the three point motors fitted. The wiring looks neater in the photograph than in reality, but it is at least all held in place with hot glue, and the … Continue reading
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Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition 2018 #2
How did the show match up with last year? There was a lot more ‘N’ and 2mm modelling on show, but overall I felt that there were less ‘inspirational’ layouts than last year. But this is of course a subjective … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 17 January 2018
A fairly quiet club evening – and sorely missing the Cha(I)rman’s tea making expertise. But there were some interesting trains on view. Derek ran this Peco Jubilee and Dapol Gresley coaches. A mismatch in both time and region, but a … Continue reading
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Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition 2018 #1
Time out with Mr Atfield on Saturday, visiting two shows north of the river (Thames). We started at the Brentwood toy fair. These things are a real lottery for ‘N’ gauge – it’s OK if you want to buy Hornby … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 14 January 2018
Just the eight of us at yesterday’s PlayDay, but we had a pleasant afternoon running trains. We quickly put together a large circuit… And Simon was soon running some USA freight….. Dave brought his quarry along, and was testing locomotives … Continue reading
Modular model railways – the pros and cons?
Dave emailed me recently about exhibiting our ‘N’ gauge modular layout at local exhibitions. His comment was (in part)…. Hi – not having much success with exhibitions at the minute. The larger ones don’t seem interested in modular layouts…. We … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 3 January 2018
First club night of the new year, and despite the Chairman not being there due to anti-social working hours, 13 members enjoyed a varied procession of trains on the layout. Mind you, Ian doesn’t look too excited by proceedings in … Continue reading
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Happy New Year! – And on my workbench #3
A Happy New Year to all our readers! It’s unlikely to be a prosperous one, but wishing you many hours of happy modelling. I was able to spend a number of hours in the railway room over Christmas, slaving over … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 20 December 2017
‘Twas the night before Christmas….. Well almost, and 11 gentlemen escaped for the evening to regain their sanity, run a few trains and eat Miles’ Christmas cake. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without Paul running his Santa Special….. Derek was … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 7 December 2017
Christmas is coming, but 11 hardy souls decided that running trains was the perfect escape from the season…. Mind you, Rails of Sheffield’s Advent Calendar has come up with a few good bargains – my unrebuilt Merchant Navy had a … Continue reading
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