I was saddened, but fully understood the reasoning, last weekend at the REC exhibition in Woking to find out that Shirley Goodall will be attending her last three shows this year. It hardly seems like nine years since Albert passed on and Bulleid Pacific modellers as one are grateful to Shirley, ably assisted by ex … Continue reading Albert Goodall components – last chance
Category: Exhibitions
Railway modelling consistency and accuracy
In my last post I mentioned that I would be exhibiting last weekend at the Railway Enthusiasts Club – Farnborough exhibition at Woking with Hinton Parva, one of the layouts from the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society. Wondering around the show got me thinking about the topic of consistency on layouts and their … Continue reading Railway modelling consistency and accuracy
Hinton Parva on show at REC exhibition in Woking this weekend.
Hinton Parva is one of the layouts of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, I shall be exhibiting with this layout and the rest of the team from the Society at the Railway Enthusiasts Club exhibition this weekend (10/11th September) at Woking. The layout represents a very busy junction station on a Joint … Continue reading Hinton Parva on show at REC exhibition in Woking this weekend.
Midland Railex with Bay Street Shed
Last weekend I was once again assisting Mike Wild, the editor of Hornby Magazine, this time operating his Southern Region basedlayout Bay StreetShed. This was a model railway exhibition with a difference as it was held amongst full size heritage steam and diesel engines and trains at the Midland Railway Centre. Although Mike’s layout is … Continue reading Midland Railex with Bay Street Shed
Bulleid Leader to make guest appearance at Midland Railex!
No not a full size one, obviously…. A while ago now I built my own 4mm model of Bulleid’s unconventional ‘Leader’, I utilised a kit of parts from Chris Meachen at Golden Arrow Productions. He sells limited edition ready to run models of this unusual prototype and obtained from him a kit of bits so I … Continue reading Bulleid Leader to make guest appearance at Midland Railex!
Midland Railex Exhibition – this weekend 13th / 14th August
For back to back weekends, hot on the heals of last weekends Southwold show, I shall again be exhibiting with Mike Wild and the Hornby Magazine team this time at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley in Derbyshire. Mike’s Bay Street Shed layout is one I have helped operate many times and after this show it … Continue reading Midland Railex Exhibition – this weekend 13th / 14th August
Southwold show, Bolsover and Hornby’s Railmaster
I have just spent a pleasant weekend operating Mild Wild’s / Hornby Magazine’s layout Bolsover and Seven Pit Lane at the Southwold show in Suffolk. One of the more unusual aspects of this layout is its use of the Hornby Railmaster DCC system, probably the first exhibition layout operating an intensive sequence to do so. … Continue reading Southwold show, Bolsover and Hornby’s Railmaster
Southwold Exhibition 6th & 7th August, this coming weekend
This coming weekend I shall be exhibiting at the Southwold model railway exhibition in Suffolk, as I have done the last couple of years, with Mike Wild editor of Hornby Magazine. This year we shall be operating his layout Bolsover which is fully DCC. It is operated using Hornby’s Railmaster software and is probably the first exhibition layout to … Continue reading Southwold Exhibition 6th & 7th August, this coming weekend