Tag Archives: N gauge

Jon’s modules – board 2 track laid

Posted on December 8, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

All track (except the short line and siding) laid on the second board.  Wiring still to do, but I think I will get on and complete the third, 1200mm board, before wiring them both.  The short line and siding will … Continue reading →

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Dreibruken – the Continental Modeller article

Posted on December 7, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

Our Swiss layout, Dreibruken was donated to the club, and already 25 years old when we took her over.  ESNG completely renovated the layout, and Dreibrucken has been a firm    exhibition favourite.  Unfortunately, the old lady is now a bit past … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 5th December 2013

Posted on December 6, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

A fairly quiet evening again tonight – cold weather and Christmas coming soon, I guess.  Still, we did get a circuit running, as these photos show…. Trains running included Derek’s Kowloon Canton Railway train, a Kato model with double decked … Continue reading →

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There is a prototype for everything….

Posted on December 4, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

You thought that brown plastic rerailer was unrealistic?  (Photo, source unknown).

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Jon’s modules – a little simplification

Posted on December 1, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

As I mentioned in the last post, the design ideas in the ‘Missing conversation’ got me thinking about my LV modules. As originally planned, the short line interchange had a loop and two more or less equal length sidings.  One … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 28 November 2013

Posted on November 28, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

We unloaded the fiddle yard and corners and other bits and pieces from the van on Monday night, Duncan having returned from Stuttgart.  Wednesday night we got it all out again to put up a (small) N-club circuit. We were … Continue reading →

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Pigeons, Sir??

Posted on November 23, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

3-D printing is quite the up and coming thing at the moment – although smooth surfaces are still a bit of a problem.  But you can buy some potentially useless items for your layout.  How about N-gauge pigeons?  They come … Continue reading →

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Hey ho, hey ho, it’s off to Stuttgart we go

Posted on November 20, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

On a plane later to a very cold and possibly snowy Stuttgart. I haven’t got the technology to ‘live-blog’ it, so I’m signing off till Saturday!  Remember, no ESNG meeting tonight, but one on the 27 November. But here’s a … Continue reading →

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Layout design – different voices – micro-layouts

Posted on November 18, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

For a lot of layout planning fun, try http://carendt.com/ . Here you will find the late Carl Arendt’s site, “Micro layouts for model railroads – Creative concepts for getting the most bang out of the least space.” There are nearly … Continue reading →

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Jon’s modules – track at the end of the world

Posted on November 15, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

End of the line on the board.  The track is soldered to the copper clad plate, and power is fed to the plate by telephone wire.

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