Barry King

The main event of the day was our Annual Modelling Competition where the four categories were evenly represented with some excellent models in each and nearly 30 entries overall. After inspecting all the models presented voting commenced and after the count, David G, our Chef de Course for the day announced the winning entries with […]

The focus today was on Sarre and industrial locos. Bill, Fred, Ross, Steve and others all brought in locos to run. Geoff brought in fourteen (!) industrial locos but that was just showing off. Ross also brought in a large number of wagons for sale which were soon snapped up. John P put the kettle

We had the circuit up and running today. John P ran his R1 and some wagons and Rob had his red saddle tank “Elizabeth” hauling some POW wagons from where he used to live. Jackie and Ross also ran stock and Jack gave his recently acquired prairie tank a run out. Jack had previously run

Today’s subject was the building of loco kits where David G gave a very extensive and informative talk.David’s first tip was to read the instructions carefully before doing anything else. The standard of kit instructions varies enormously from the almost worthless to the superb sets of instructions such as those provided by Connoisseur Models and

In a change to the advertised programme, work continued on Lenham while Sarre was put up in place of Edington in order to enable those who had brought in BR and SR stock to run it on the smaller layout instead. As people arrived the number of workers on the Lenham track gang quickly rose

Sarre had a successful outing. John B, Jackie, Tim and I operated the layout on the Saturday and John B, John P, Tim and I operated it on the Sunday. As the Faversham club had confirmed the day before that the show would go ahead notwithstanding the week’s sad events, we collected the layout from

This was a busy day with 18 happy souls and only just enough tables to accommodate everything and everyone. After the circuit was set up numerous locos appeared including David B’s B4, Fred’s small Prairie and Paul H’s GWR Class 2800 2-8-0 tender loco. Also in evidence were Fred’s D3 and small tank running round

Today’s Skills session was on the subject of DCC. Barry explained the concept of DCC and how he had used it on his own layout at home. While the locomotives were controlled through the hand held throttle the points and signals were controlled via a mimic panel which enabled him to operate them by the touch of

Chris M, John B and Roger H drove down, each bringing bits of the layout in what has become the usual way to avoid van hire. The set up went smoothly including a test run by one of John’s locos. We then loaded the cassettes and did a test shunt. Immediately the point furthest from the fiddle yard

Having been exhibited at Bexhill on the previous Saturday in near tropical temperatures Sarre was set up to examine the issues that had arisen there. David Ho worked through them one by one while John P took control of the tea run. After inspecting them all David declared most of the issues had occurred as

A very successful and enjoyable Open Day due to the hard work of all who took part

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

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

July 13th  Wednesday at Badlesmere  –  RM When the fourteen of us were having lunch around the work table we heard about the Pett Show. Chris and Jim looked after our sales table, allowing Roger to man the GOG stand.  They did a fantastic job for us so we will now be able to send

June 8th 2016 – Wednesday at Badlesmere  – Ross Shimmon – writing & photos We are well settled into our new home. It doesn’t take the more able-bodied members to take the Edington Boards from their shelves and onto the trestles.  It’s a treat to be able to erect the whole layout and have space to walk

AGM  February 13th Two dozen of us and visitors piled into the Fleur hall for our AGM.  (A dozen had joined for lunch earlier.)  Our searching out a new home for our test track was the hot topic.  Although we have some possibilities lined up, members are continuing to look around, with Paul Weeden and

August 22nd  –  Working party  –  Ross S A small, but select, group decided to do some work to catch up at the barn in preparation for the first public appearance of Edington Junction in September.  Colin Curtis worked on the path leading up to the lamp hut and John P continued building the fencing

July 18th – Saturday session  –  RM  –  photos by Ross S & RM Even with the summer’s twice a weekly meetings there were ten of us.  The sun was shining and the bees, by the door, buzzing for maximum honey production.  Up in the loft a Standard tank and SR G6 were on the circuits. 

May 2nd 2015 – At the layouts – John Plumpton  [photo – Ross Shimmon] We started with continuing the station platforms, when David G arrived with an almost completed platform canopy.  David and Barry discussed the best way to drill square holes in the platform to secure the canopy.  Ross arrived with a mock-up of

December Faversham Meeting: Geoff won the Christmas Quiz, despite his having dined with us before hand; usually a recipe for becoming comatose.  Wide ranging Questions from railway modelling to the origins of Broad Street station were set by Roger and caused lively banter amongst those 16 of us armed with paper and pens. John P broke out