{"id":1676,"date":"2019-05-01T22:20:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ngtrains-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2020-10-31T12:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T12:45:17","slug":"applauding-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/applauding-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Applauding Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just the other day I received some pictures that I have to share with you.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 88px;\" width=\"613\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 298px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.13.11-ZS-PMax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1675\" src=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.13.11-ZS-PMax-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.13.11-ZS-PMax-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.13.11-ZS-PMax-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.13.11-ZS-PMax-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.13.11-ZS-PMax.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 299px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-13.57.16-ZS-PMax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1674\" src=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-13.57.16-ZS-PMax-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-13.57.16-ZS-PMax-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-13.57.16-ZS-PMax-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-13.57.16-ZS-PMax-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-13.57.16-ZS-PMax.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 298px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-11.39.13-ZS-PMax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1673\" src=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-11.39.13-ZS-PMax-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-11.39.13-ZS-PMax-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-11.39.13-ZS-PMax-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-11.39.13-ZS-PMax-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-11.39.13-ZS-PMax.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 299px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.26.12-ZS-PMax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1671\" src=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.26.12-ZS-PMax-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.26.12-ZS-PMax-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.26.12-ZS-PMax-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.26.12-ZS-PMax-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-29-14.26.12-ZS-PMax.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These are some photos sent to me by one of my Australian Customers, Roger Hill, and show his model of a Darjeeling B Class built from an EDM Models kit.\u00a0 He&#8217;s made a superb job of it and its great to see a completed model. So often I send kits out and then never hear of them again. Statistics suggest a significant number end up unbuilt in a cupboard so its great to see a finished one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMAG0967-20190425-232110677.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1672 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMAG0967-20190425-232110677-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMAG0967-20190425-232110677-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMAG0967-20190425-232110677-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMAG0967-20190425-232110677-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMAG0967-20190425-232110677.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Better still its a prize winner having gained first place for steam loco&#8217;s at the 2019 Australian Narrow Gauge Convention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The astute amongst you will not there are two certificates. 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