Ashland was a challenge to build a working and fully scenic model railway layout in just two days at the Hornby Magazive LIVE! Exhibition back in July 2011. As regular readers of this blog will know I was part of the challenge building team along with Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild and fellow modeller Richard Proudman. We … Continue reading Ashland at the Spalding show this weekend
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Less than 24 hours to Wycrail Model Railway Exhibition
Just a quick reminder that WYCRAIL celebrates its 40th birthday by relocating to a new, bigger and brighter venue with more exhibits and an improved visitor experience tomorrow 3rd November. The annual WYCRAIL model railway exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, will be held at a brand new venue: The Cressex Community School, Holmers Lane, High … Continue reading Less than 24 hours to Wycrail Model Railway Exhibition
40th Wycrail exhibition this coming weekend
WYCRAIL celebrates its 40th birthday by relocating to a new, bigger and brighter venue with more exhibits and an improved visitor experience on Saturday 3rd November. The annual WYCRAIL model railway exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, now in its 40th year, is firmly established as being one of the … Continue reading 40th Wycrail exhibition this coming weekend
Fisherton Sarum on tour to include Hornby Magazine Live 2013
I am now able to confirm that I have accepted an invitation to exhibit Fisherton Sarum at next year's Hornby Magazine Live show in Hartlepool on 13th / 14th July. This year the show moved to an in town venue at the new Hartlepool College of Further Education, and has gone from strength to strength quickly building a … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum on tour to include Hornby Magazine Live 2013
Ashland at Hornby Magazine Live in Hartlepool on 7/8th July
Last year at the Hornby Magazine Live exhibition the Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild, fellow modeller Richard Proudman and myself undertook the challenge to build a layout in a weekend and having successfully finished with an hour to spare Ashland was born. Based on Southern practice in North Cornwall we used Ashbury and Dunsland Cross as … Continue reading Ashland at Hornby Magazine Live in Hartlepool on 7/8th July
That was the Warley that was…
With a nod to David Frost et al for the title… although I am not really that old… honest… As regular readers of my blog will know last weekend was the last of three exhibitions in three weekends, and was the third year in a row that I have exhibited with a layout at the … Continue reading That was the Warley that was…
Two down, one to go…
I am now two thirds of the way through my three exhibitions in three, back to back, weekends marathon. The second of the three shows last weekend was the Spalding show assisting Mike Wild and the Hornby Magazine team operate his layout Bolsover and Seven Pit Lane. The Spalding show is a large provincial show and … Continue reading Two down, one to go…
Three exhibitions, three weekends.
Following hot on the heals of last weekends excellent and successful Wycrail exhibition hosted by my own local High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society for the next two weekends I will be assisting Mike Wild of Hornby Magazine operating layouts at; firstly this coming weekend, the Spalding Model Railway Club exhibition with Bolsover and … Continue reading Three exhibitions, three weekends.