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ESNG meeting – 2 November 2017
It turned out to be a busy night, with 13 members turning up through the evening. We weren’t expecting Paul and Honest John, who were off to Eurospoor the following morning, but both were there for much of the evening. … Continue reading
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ESNG on the road
Three final shots from the Croydon show, that Paul took of his Kato Racetrack. It took some time to set up, as they couldn’t find the tables, but the end result was, once again, an eye-catching display. And Stuttgart is … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC show 2017
On to my third model railway exhibition in three weeks. Uckfield was another excellent show. It was a contrast to Farnham. Farnham was larger with more larger layouts. Uckfield seemed to have more small layouts. There were a few old … Continue reading
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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 14 October 2017 #3
We start our final day at Farnham with the magnificent Addison Road, in ‘O’. Modelling to a high degree of accuracy what is now Kensington Olympia station, it’s set in the mid-1920’s so you can see LNWR, GWR and LBSCR … Continue reading
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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 14 October 2017 #2
Next we go north to the Settle to Carlisle line, and a model in ‘N’ of the high moorland sections of the route. The layout represents the section of line from Blea Moor Tunnel, across the Dent Head and Arten … Continue reading
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Farnham & District MRC exhibition – 14 October 2017
Last Saturday’s show visit was to the Farnham & District MRC. This also had the 2mm Scale Association AGM going on, so there was a selection of 2mm finescale layouts on display. So this post is a 2mm special. The … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 18 October 2017
A quiet evening again, with just 5 of us there, plus prospective new member Steve, and Ian, who just dropped in at the start to pay his annual subscription, before going back to work. Mr Atfield is still somewhere in … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – PlayDay 8 October 2017
A surfeit of pictures this week – well at least it cuts my pontificating….. Some club meetings just seem to go very well indeed. Sunday’s PlayDay was a very pleasant afternoon, and 10 of us had a very sociable afternoon … Continue reading
Croydon MRS show 2017 #2
Another old favourite worth seeing again was The Glyn Valley Tramway, an 009 model of Glynceiriog, the passenger terminus of the line that then continued to the slate quarries. Lots of excellent detail, but it can’t be the slate area … Continue reading
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Croydon MRS show 2017 #1
Having successfully differentiated Farnham from Fareham, it was off to the Croydon MRS exhibition at Warlingham. It was a very good show, with some excellent layouts, perhaps spoilt in places by poor lighting. BH Enterprises were in a very dim … Continue reading
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