This coming weekend 11th / 12th October sees the second Great Electric Train Show organised by Hornby Magazine will feature 25 top quality layouts across all of the scales. This year as well as usual for such Hornby Magazine events I can be found not only behind one of Magazine Editor Mike Wild's layouts 'Twelve Trees Junction', making … Continue reading Great Electric Train Show this weekend 11/12th October
Category: Exhibitions
Fisherton Sarum on tour this Autumn
There are two more chances to see Fisherton Sarum in operation at exhibitions this year, I have timed this post to act a reminder and hopefully give you a chance to include them in your diary. As regular readers of this blog will know I only usually exhibit the layout at three or four shows … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum on tour this Autumn
Fisherton Sarum returns to Wycrail at this years show in November
The first public appearance of Fisherton Sarum was at the 2006 Wycrail exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society. of which I have been a member for, gulp, over 30 years! This November, Saturday 1st, will see Fisherton Sarum once again return to the Wycrail exhibition, albeit in its bright new and … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum returns to Wycrail at this years show in November
The final third, Ironstone at Railex this weekend
It has been a busy three weeks exhibition wise. Starting with a great weekend exhibiting Fisherton Sarum in its spiritual home at the excellent Salisbury and South Wilts exhibition. It was an honour to be involved with their 50th anniversary exhibition and meet so many visitors to the show that were familiar with Salisbury Shed … Continue reading The final third, Ironstone at Railex this weekend
Fisherton Sarum to return to its spiritual home of Salisbury
Fisherton Sarum as I am sure regular readers will know uses Salisbury shed as its basis and inspiration. The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) buildings and their relationships with each other are modelled to create the spirit of Salisbury shed, that hopefully to some is instantly recognisable. Albeit somewhat modified and condensed to fit within the … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum to return to its spiritual home of Salisbury
And now for something completely different…US N Scale…
This year sees the Monty Python team reforming for a couple of shows and in true Python tradition this post is now for something completely different. This weekend not only am I going N scale but North American to boot! This weekend, 12/13th April, is the annual Bentley Model Railway Group 'Trainwest' exhibition in Melksham, Wiltshire, and … Continue reading And now for something completely different…US N Scale…
Fisherton Sarum almost on home turf at Baskingstoke exhibition, 8/9th March
This coming weekend, 8th / 9th March, Fisherton Sarum will be attending the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Model Railway Society show being held at the Aldworth Science College, Basingstoke, RG22 Basingstoke is of course on the same ex London South Western Railway / Southern Railway South West mainline as, the inspiration for Fisherton Sarum, Salisbury. The … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum almost on home turf at Baskingstoke exhibition, 8/9th March
The casualties of exhibiting…post Watford thoughts
There are some who will wonder why we do it… we spend hours building a layout and its rolling stock to then transport it miles around the country, set it up, intensively operate it then pack it all away again and transport it back home. No matter how careful we are some damage will inevitably … Continue reading The casualties of exhibiting…post Watford thoughts
Fisherton Sarum at Watford Finescale exhibition 15/16th February
Fisherton Sarum will be making the first of its four appearance on the exhibition circuit in 2014 at the Watford Finescale Exhibition this coming weekend 15/16th February. The exhibition is being held at the Parmiters School, High Elms Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0UU. The opening times are 10:30 to 17:30 on the Saturday and 10:00 to … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum at Watford Finescale exhibition 15/16th February
That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
As per my post last week I attended the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition Last weekend assisting Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild operate his Topley Dale layout at its first and last public outing. This post is a brief round up of some of the updates and news items from the show with a Southern … Continue reading That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective