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Cool(ings) Runnings
Last weekend ESNG spent two days exhibiting at the Garden of England Model Fest, at Cooling’s Garden Centre, located at the whimsically named Pratt’s Bottom, near Sevenoaks. A new show, aiming to make some money for charity, it was held … Continue reading
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Off my trolley – Southern Pacific San Fernando Valley branch
Not quite ‘Off my trolley’ but in the vicinity. Some while back I looked at the Pacific Electric station at North Hollywood as a potential modular layout. Running closely parallel to the Pacific Electric at this location is the Southern … Continue reading
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Tagged interurban, layout design, N gauge, Pacific Electric
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ESNG meeting – 3 December 2015
Plenty of trains running tonight, with 10 members present. Allan cried off, as he was not feeling well – well, at least his knees were out of sorts. Graham and Simon managed to both bring their Kato Santa Fe Super … Continue reading
The wonders of Warley
The big Warley MRC show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham didn’t clash with Stuttgart this year. So less than a week after returning from Germany, I was off to Birmingham. I forgot my camera, so I’ve no detailed … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railway, N gauge, Warley
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Stuttgart 2015 #3 – A final fling – the others…
In between all the N-Club modules, there were a few interesting layouts to be found. This HO empire is a regular, with plenty of good scenic work. It was interesting to see plenty of Nm narrow gauge on display, perhaps … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2015 #2 – Wordless Thursday
Sorry, my posting schedule doesn’t allow for Wordless Wednesday! But here are just a few photos of the N-club modules on show. A lot of old favourites, that come back most years, but plenty of new modelling to see as … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2015 #1 – The show and ESNG
And a very good time was had by all. All went very smoothly despite the recent horrors in Paris, man-hunts in Belgium, and threats in Brussels. If anything, Gatwick seemed quiet for a Friday afternoon, even in November, so perhaps … Continue reading
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Tolworth 2015 #3
Last but not least, a quick look at some of the British layouts on display at Tolworth. Best of them was the large Old Elms Road layout. Set somewhere near Reading, it has a mixture of BR Western and Southern … Continue reading
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Tolworth 2015 #2
Derek and Allan reached Stuttgart on Tuesday, and unloaded the truck. The first hints of a show were already taking shape. And soon to be part filled with lots of lovely ‘N’ gauge. The earth is for the radio controlled … Continue reading
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Tolworth 2015 #1
Fraternite et Solidarite avec La France! Can it really be a whole year since I was extolling the virtues of the enormous 2mm layout Fencehouses at the Hampton Court MRS show at Tolworth? It seems to have come round very quickly, … Continue reading
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