The two Johns were signing me to park on the grass quietly when I drove up, as they were being entertained by a dubious nag looking askance at the motor horsebox. We left off being spectators and threw the hall open. Soon joined by some of our stalwarts, the Circuit was positioned and tables set […]
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Saturday Meeting
A pleasant afternoon meeting, with Geoff R showing one of his dioramas, featuring several tired locos. He also displayed a Class 10 BR shunter and a flat-bed lorry, renovated from a battered ‘Dinky’. However, he and Ross were soon sorting through loco parts from some kits; mainly a Terrier and a large GWR tender locomotive. […]
June Into Summer 2021
August 4th 2021 – Wednesday Meeting – Rob M I threw open the windows and doors, then sat out in the sun, having arrived a tad early. Soon Fred rolled in, followed by a line of cars. Soon the assembled company were setting out the hall with our Circuit, a square of modelling tables and […]
A Hive of Industry
With Fourteen of us on August 18th it was a hive of industry. A deal of modelling knowhow was shared; wiring basics, painting brickwork – felt like old times. A section of ‘Edington’ had static grass and re-greening trees trialled. Tim’s scratch built narrow-gauge loco – with angular tank – was burnished and finishing touches […]
Spring 2021
May 2021 – After the months of keeping in contact through our essential Newsletter, Website and WhatsApp, the Committee met with Ian E. in the Hall on May 19th. Ian was happy with our arrangements for meetings, when they are permitted. The procedures we need to follow are as before and are listed on our […]
Into 2021
‘Southbrook Station’ now has a goods shed and office as David Ho. continues construction. John B. is keeping us up to date with his light railway via our monthly members’ newsletter. A new r-t-r cream and carmine railcar (ex-GWR) has appeared on David G’s layout. A new loco for John M’s “Ledsham and Hereford Railway” […]
Autumn 2020
December 2020 David Ho. and Roger H have been working on projects: a BR(S) station and rolling stock. More photos in our Gallery pages. December 2020 Simon Curtis has told us of Colin’s death. A long term member of EKOGG, Colin Curtis had been the Guild’s Area Rep. for the South-East and had served as […]
2020 Summer
Saturday trial meeting 22nd August Rob M It was good to see John J and Bill R drop in making 10 attending. With the Circuit and tables ready for us, it wasn’t long before I’ had a mixed train moving behind a BR(S) O2. Paul H, our District Rep, ran a gleaming GWR Warwick Castle, […]
2020
EKOGG Modellers’ News – August 2020 Rob M August 4th – Mystery Lockdown Loco puzzle? Ross,”John M got very close in late April when he said, “ Hm- looking at your loco chassis- six couple, with big chunky balance weights and a smaller bearing at the end- is that for a jackshaft drive? Maybe a […]
2019 High Summer
21st September at Badlesmere Ross S We arrived to find various maintenance tasks in progress at the hall, including painting of the corrugated roof. Jim and John B quickly took up residence at the modelling tables. Jim brought his superb engine shed, while John B, having completed a six-wheeled milk tank (apart from painting and […]
2019 Late Spring – May onwards
Friends & Family Day 2019 July 20thRob M Thanks to everyone for all the hard work which made it a convivial day. We entertained a score of our families and modelling friends for an enjoyable afternoon, although we had a few glitches to cope with. As a class 37 and a Southern Pacific mogul sped […]
2019 January & New Year
2019 April 17th Wednesday at Badlesmere Rob M Battery power and radio control came to “The Circuit” again in the form of D3120, Allen’s diesel shunter. The loco was working, controlled by an app. on Chris N’s mobile when I was let loose on it, switching on lights and speeding up with a swipe of […]
Autumn 2018
December 15th 2018 Saturday in Faversham – Christmas QuizRob M You could hear muttering from the teams, “I’m sure I know this one…” and “… got it” as the Quiz progressed. Teams of twos and threes had appeared from John P’s hat, and as always results were close – elevens, thirteens and the leaders with […]
Summer 2018
18th August 2018 Saturday at BadlesmereRob M Working through Sarre’s exhibition sequence of train movements kept John P employed for the afternoon, with minions uncoupling, carrying out minor track repairs and purloining pencils to annotate the master copy. It was great fun as some locos and stock had been substituted for the expected ones today. […]
2018 Winter into Spring
April 21st 2018 EKOGG in FavershamRob M To mark the 150th Anniversary of Colonel Stephens, Ross conducted us around the many minor railways that had been engineered by Stephens or which had become part of his “empire”. On the tour, photos showed the Colonel, his lines, motive power and rolling stock. Models were also included; […]
Autumn 2017
Faversham – Saturday, December 9thRM With Santa hat and twinkling lights, Chris Nuttall set the scene for our Christmas Quiz. “Which steam engine runs on paper?” was the question that we all puzzled over, with a sneaking feeling that there was a bit of a twist involved. With names picked from the hat, teams huddled […]
Summer 2017
Friends Open Day – Saturday July 15th – Badlesmere(Photos: Ian Earl, Ross S & RM) We raised our glasses to “EKOGG and Friendly Modelling” then welcomed our visitors. As well as 21 of us, we had some 39 people drop by; family, people from the village and modellers from Kentish groups. We’d slotted four displays […]
Spring 2017
Thanet Group’s Open Day – Saturday April 29th Birchington’s sunny streets were full of EKOGGers as I approached Kearn Hall. Inside Chris and the others were holding the fort on Sarre, which after a shaky start was running with locos on every siding, in the fiddle-road and on the ground. They told me it works under the […]
Autumn 2016
Badlesmere – Wednesday December 12th RM The “Circuit’s” baseboards were all joined up when I stepped into the hall. Very impressive. People had been busy setting out tables to support it and now the tweaking was taking place with Paul fixing latches. He had his team sticking down underlay at the same time. The “Sarre” workers suffered a minor setback […]
