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Saturday March 7th saw the Gauge 0 Guild Spring show or should it be entitled Trade Show. The main hall had everything for the Gauge 0 Modeller, there was a total of around ninety stands each displaying there own very good selection of products.
Tags: 0 Gauge, Duncan Models, Kettering, Lee Marsh
Sunday March 8th was an exhibition for the general modeller with a well balanced selection between layouts and traders. The layouts on show were of the usual high calibre for which the show has gained a good reputation. The traders had a multitude of products for sale covering an array of scales and gauges. There were companies providing custom built baseboards, digital control systems, digital sound systems, locomotive and rolling stock kits, along with a vast range of ready to run models.
Tags: Exhibition, Leamington, Railway, Warwickshire
Midlands Garden Railway Exhibition organised by Meridienne Exhibitions Ltd is an annual event and this year they presented all that’s best in larger gauge railway modelling. There were layouts and traders representing scales from 0 gauge upwards.
Tags: Exhiibition, Garden, Midland Rail, Railway
An article in the Coventry Telegraph talks about the fact that Coventry music maestro Pete Waterman is flogging off 100 steam locomotive models – and they could fetch £1million. Continue reading
Tags: Collection, Coventry, Pete Waterman, Railway
Want to bring your layout to life then you need to consider introducing that human element. Adding a loco crew is possibly the first step, and there are many models in all of the scales. You can get ready to plant models, but my enjoyment comes from painting and styling white metal cast figures.
Once you have your loco crews then it is a matter of time before you start introducing figures on to your station and then you start populating your carriages with passengers. The people can also add ballast to your rolling stock if you choose white metal figures, so they do have added benefits.
Tags: Model figures
An article on the BBC Scotland News website talks about the Forth Bridge opened to the public on 4 March 1890, 125 years ago.
The cantilever railway bridge which spans the Firth of Forth from nine miles (14 km) west of Edinburgh city centre to North Queensferry in Fife, is one of Scotland’s most famous and most-loved landmarks.
Tags: Forth, Railway bridge, Scotland
17 The Spiert, Stone, Aylesbury, Bucks HP17 8NJ
The Railway Station, Toddington, Gloucs GL54 5DT
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MODELU 3 Tyn y Sarn Llanwnog Powys Wales SY17 5JF
28 Knox Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
Streetscene Models, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6
The Railway Station, Toddington, Gloucestershire GL54 5DT
Taunton TA1 1RT
Yiewsley Baptist Church Hall (side entrance), 74 Colham Avenue, Yiewsley, Hillingdon, London UB7 8HF.