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Tag Archives: N gauge
Countdown to ESNGtacy (with apologies to Steely Dan)
We panic onwards towards the 12th April and the ESNG show. Of course, it all happens at once doesn’t it. My wife is due for a hip replacement on the same day (hi-op not to be confused with hip-hop), but luckily … Continue reading
Why N gauge?
I seemed to have wandered away from N gauge modelling in recent posts. So with my 100th post on the blog, it’s back to my roots (for now) and to ask the question, why model in N gauge. A little … Continue reading
London Festival of Railway Modelling
I actually got to a model railway show this weekend – the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace. Two work colleagues, who might even qualify as good friends were going, so I sent my apologies to the morning service … Continue reading
3 weeks to the ESNG show
And you will get much better “bargains” in the club shop than the one below! (Can’t seem to reblog this from the ‘Playing Trains‘ blog, so I’ve just copied it). I hate to think what it would have cost with … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, ESNG meetings, The trade, Weird and wonderful
Tagged ESNG, exhibition, N gauge
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ESNG meeting 19 March 2014
Plenty of people this week, but we were a little short of trains! We seemed happy to sit and chat over the inevitable teas and coffees. However, Paul had his usual selection of Japanese stock, this week an interesting collection … Continue reading
Off my trolley – interurban branchlines 3 – the Sacramento Northern
Despite the fact that the Sacramento Northern boasted 183 miles of track around San Francisco it was really just a long, glorified branch line. Even in 1940, long after most other interurbans had degenerated into poorly-maintained shadows of their pre-WWI … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design, Traction
Tagged interurban, layout design, N gauge, traction
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ESNG meeting – 19 February 2014
Last night was a ‘blast from the past’ evening. Ex-member Andy Smith and his young lady paid us a visit. And a very old friend of Derek the At * turned up. Duncan and John were ‘knitting’ – fitting overhead … Continue reading
Off my trolley – modelling traction in N
Let’s take a slight diversion away from layout design to consider what one might run on this N gauge traction layout. At moments like these I sometimes wish I had chosen HO to model in. There is a good range … Continue reading
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Traction
Tagged model railroad, N gauge, Pacific Electric, traction
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ESNG modular systems
The ESNG works to two N-gauge modular systems. With our show coming up, perhaps a quick reminder of the standards is in order. The first is N-mod. This is an adaptation of the USA N-Track system, the main difference being … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, Layout design, N Club International
Tagged ESNG, layout design, modular layouts, N gauge, N-Club International
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Off my trolley – branchlines 2 – North Hollywood
One of my many diversions away from railways is reading (almost anything). This includes crime fiction. One of my favourite authors is Michael Connelly and his Harry Bosch police procedurals – set in Los Angeles, and especially in the Hollywood area. … Continue reading
Posted in Layout design, Traction
Tagged interurban, layout design, N gauge, Pacific Electric
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