Tag Archives: N gauge

London Festival of Railway Modelling 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

My usual companions couldn’t make this year’s trip to Alexandra Palace for the London Festival of Railway Modelling, so I was undecided whether to go.  But Derek said that if two of us were going, it was worth him driving, … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 March 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A sort of routine evening – 9 members, plus a return visit from Graham – we obviously failed to scare him off last time when we had no trains running.  Also good to see Ian Carter, after missing the last … Continue reading →

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Planning the exhibition – again

Posted on March 16, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A while back, I posted about planning the ESNG show and the room layout that I had come up with.  Indeed, I thought it was all set out nicely.  But over the past couple of weeks, and with four weeks … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #2

Posted on March 14, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A few more views of our afternoon playing trains….. We were supposed to be working on the ‘gate’ ready for the show.  But it didn’t get far.  Talk is indeed cheap, and running trains was more interesting than laying track. … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #1

Posted on March 10, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Our second ‘PlayDay’ of the year went as well as the first one in January.  So some statistics first, then some pictures and videos, and some more in a second post.  9 members and two friends attended and we had … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 February 2015

Posted on February 20, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A genuinely quiet evening.  Only seven members turned up, maybe the school-half term holidays cut numbers a bit?  However, we quickly got a small circuit up and running.  Derek and Allan were both running the new Dapol Maunsell coaches.  A … Continue reading →

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Southern Railway Coach formations

Posted on February 14, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

With the advent of the excellent Dapol Southern Railway Maunsell coaches, we’ll need to know how to put together a realistic formation.  I came across this useful information on the Worsley Works etched ‘scratch-aid’ and kit site (originally from the … Continue reading →

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Is this Google’s fault?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

It continues to amaze me that one of the most read posts over the last 18 months is a little item called, “Jon’s Modules – Peco lash up”.  I don’t know what people expected to read?? And I pre-dated ’50 … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 5 February 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

‘Twas a cold and snowy night in Earlswood….  The faithful few got to the club night, and thought, surely we’re not putting the layout up tonight?  Then more and more people turned up with trains to run – 11 eventually.  … Continue reading →

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Planning the exhibition

Posted on January 27, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Putting a model railway exhibition together is a bit like a jigsaw.  You have the rooms, the traders needing tables, and most importantly the layouts themselves.  Some of these layouts will need a fixed size; others may be modular, so … Continue reading →

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