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Sorry, no ESNG meeting – 5 May 2016
Just a reminder – there’s no ESNG meeting tomorrow – the hall is being used as a polling station for the local elections. We could have met in the church, but with a PlayDay quickly following on Sunday 8th, we … Continue reading
ESNG Exhibition 2016 – a PS
As I noted a month or so ago, Ian and Lily, who did such a good job last year on the catering, escaped to a family wedding in Malaysia, then holiday in Hong Kong and China. I wrote them a quick … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 20 April 2016
We had a good turnout of members on Wednesday – 10 days after the show gave us all time to recover! It was very pleasant not to have to worry about exhibition arrangements, although we have begun planning our next show … Continue reading
ESNG Exhibition 2016 #5
The last couple of years the show has had a mix of modular layouts, and mostly smallish standalone layouts that the visitor could imagine building themselves. Apart from Leonard, mentioned earlier, we had a number of other layouts on show…… … Continue reading
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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #4
Today we’ll have a look at the rest of the modular layouts. Not quite modular, but more (large) table top was Paul Rowlatt’s Kato Racetrack. Up to eight bullet trains could be in motion at any one time. This is … Continue reading
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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #3
One pleasure of our annual show is meeting up with old friends. Some visitors come back year by year, others we know from other clubs. It’s even better when work colleagues or neighbours accept my invites to the show and … Continue reading
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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #2
Today, a few pictures from the ESNG N-mod layout. Most years, we’ve put together a continuous run layout. However, in 2016, I was having some difficulty thinking how to fit in Azusa Mills, that is an L-shaped layout (pictures in … Continue reading
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ESNG Exhibition 2016 #1
Well, another year done and dusted! This year’s show seems to have gone off well enough. We’ve had more visitors than last year, put a few pennies in the club coffers, and received plenty of positive feedback about the show … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – Is it best to have a deadline?
As you read this, I hope to be relaxing after a successful ESNG. And I hope my new end loop will have worked. Show update – we survived, and all went well, despite the disappearing parking! Pictures to follow next … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 7 April 2016
Show update: Overflow parking is in the Doynings sports centre overflow car park ( RH1 1DP), just 5 minutes walk from the school. Take the entrance and bear right to the upper car park. There’s 4 free hours parking there. Meeting before the … Continue reading