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The budgie has flown – for now
Off on a well-earned holiday for a week. So no computer, no Wi-Fi, no posts and probably withdrawal symptoms. But I’ve left a couple of articles that (I hope) will publish themselves. And I will return…….
Posted in ESNG, ESNG meetings, General, Out and about, Weird and wonderful
Tagged ESNG Meetings, model railroad, N gauge, prototype
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ESNG AGM – 16 July 2014
It’s AGM time again. The chance for the members to rebel against the committee and stretch out the meeting for hours debating minor issues – then vote them back again to continue running the club. But tonight was different – … Continue reading
Track cleaning tips
This month’s Model Railroad Hobbyist has an excellent article on track and wheel cleaning. Here are a few excerpts…. The author, Brent Ciccone, starts with the question, “Problem #1: My track is dirty and I have an open house tomorrow!”… … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 3 July 2014
Of course, I forgot the camera this meeting. Paul broke his previous records by running a Japanese push-pull train around a 9 x 9 circuit. His next aim is the 100 wagon goods train. Now we were doing that in the … Continue reading
The world’s most luxurious train?
Could this be a future release for Kato? Beats slam-door electrics, anyway…. (From the Daily Telegraph website). The newspapers continue to supply an interesting stream of prototype railway curios. And I can’t resist reposting them! There will be two competing … Continue reading
Posted in Prototype, The trade, Weird and wonderful
Tagged Japanese railways, N gauge, prototype, railway
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ESNG meeting – 18 June 2014
I was a bit late getting to the meeting tonight. Thank you SouthWest trains for stranding me at Kew Bridge Station for half-an-hour. The problem – not just a broken down train at Mortlake but a dodgy level crossing at … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 5th June 2014
Not much to report on this meeting. A good turnout and an interesting variety of trains running. Pick of the bunch was the new Bachmann ‘Deltic’. They have retooled this already good model into something special. The end curves on … Continue reading
Is our hobby art?
A blog post I was reading recently asked the following question: Is our hobby a creative art form? And added a quote from John Updike: “Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better” I was mulling … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design, Weird and wonderful
Tagged hints and tips, model railroad, model railway, N gauge
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ESNG meeting – 21 May 2014
A ‘normal’ club meeting – if there is such a thing and if the members qualify as ‘normal’. That reminds me of doctor’s abbreviations for patients. One of the better (and repeatable) ones was NFN or ‘normal for Norfolk’. ‘Nuff … Continue reading
ESNG Exhibition 2015 !!?!!
An exhibition manager’s work is never done. We’re still finalising the accounts from the 2014 show a month ago, and I am beginning to think about 2015. This may be slightly presumptuous, as I won’t know whether I am still … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, ESNG Meetings, exhibition, N gauge
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