Cornish Model Railway Exhibition April 2017

[steve howe]

http://www.hfmrc.com

  - A Spring Model Railway Show in Cornwall

• Sat 22nd April 2017 - Sun 23rd April 2017
•  
• Helston Community College, Church Hill, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8NR
• 
  OPENING TIMES:  10:00 to 17:00 ON SATURDAY 22ND APRIL and FROM 10:00 to 16.00 ON SUNDAY 23RD APRIL
  ADMISSION:  Adults £5.00  Concessions £4.00  Children £3.00  Family £12.00 
• 
  

  Helston & Falmouth MRC's exhibition has moved to bigger venue! 15 layouts in scales from 7mm to 2mm. O gauge, 0-16.5,  00, OO9, N Plus full Trade support and demonstrations, ample free parking on site, refreshments, hot food all day, Wheelchair friendly
  
  Helston & Falmouth MRC 2017 Exhibition
  Saturday 22nd April 2017 to Sunday 23rd April 2017
  
  Cornwall's premier model railway show will be bigger and better than ever!
  
  Held on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd April at our new venue, Helston Community College, Church Hill, Helston TR13 8NR, there will be more space for more layouts and demonstrations, plenty of free on-site parking and hot food, tea and coffee all day.
  
  The show will be open from 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 22nd April and from 10:00 to 16:00 on Sunday 23rd April.

•  

List of Layouts Attending :

Making its debut visit to the South West, 'St Ruth', is the creation of the Midland Area Group of the 2mm Scale Association. Cornish show visitors will instantly recognise that this impressive new layout is closely based on Penzance!

Also with a Cornish theme we will have 'Lostwithiel' (N gauge), 'Bodmin North' (O gauge), and the Club's own award-winning 7mm narrow gauge favourite, 'Gweek North Quay'.

Other layouts include 'Southurst', an OO gauge Southern terminus in BR days, 'Haydon Gurney', OO gauge, based on the Somerset & Dorset line, 'Lyndon Station' an OO9 (4mm scale, narrow gauge) layout, 'Bridport Town', 0-16.5 narrow gauge, 'Wurst', HO/HOm gauge, 'Mickleham', OO gauge, 'Budmouth' O gauge, 'Elmsbridge' OO gauge , 'Yard Shunter' a yard shunting layout 00 gauge , Balinmuir N gauge and 'Veisendorf' continental N gauge.

We will have demonstrations on locomotive construction, carriage and wagon construction, track construction and creating buildings in card so come along, watch the experts and ask questions!

 

 

Traders at the show will include Kernow Model Rail Centre, Great Western Scale Models, Attwood Aggregates, Fred Elton Railway Books, Andy Lynch

 

The Cornwall Railway Society, Helston Railway, Bodmin & Wenford Railway and the Cornwall O Gauge Group  will all be represented at the show.

There is ample free parking on-site and hot food, tea and coffee available all day.

Entry to the exhibition will be £5 for individual adults, £4 for seniors, £3 for children and a special family rate of £12 for two adults and up to three children.
CONTACT:      01326 572685

List of Traders Attending :  

Kernow Model Rail Centre,

Great Western Scale Models,
Attwood Aggregates,
Fred Elton Railway Books,
Andy Lynch Used & Pre-Loved
 

 

List of Layouts Attending :

'St Ruth'  2mm Finescale
'Lostwithiel' N Gauge

'Balinmuir' N gauge
'Veisendorf Continental N Gauge
'Bodmin North' O Gauge
'Gweek North Quay'. 0-16.5 gauge
'Southurst', an OO Gauge
'Haydon Gurney', OO Gauge,
'Lyndon Station' an OO9
'Bridport Town', 0-16.5 Gauge
'Wurst', Ho/hom Gauge

'Yard Shunter' 00 gauge
'Mickleham', OO Gauge
'Budmouth' O Gauge
'Elmsbridge' OO Gauge

•  
• List of Demonstrations :
• Locomotive Construction, Carriage and Wagon Construction, Track Construction and Creating Buildings in Card
•  
• List of Other Displays :
• The Cornwall Railway Society,
  Helston Railway,
  Bodmin & Wenford Railway
  Cornwall O Gauge Group

​Helston Community College is a short distance from the main Helston - Redruth road

Follow the yellow signs

 

http://www.hfmrc.com

Edited April 17, 2017 by steve howe

[steve howe]

A Spring Model Railway Show in Cornwall

 

 

[DLT]

Only a week to go folks, see you there?

Dave.

 

PS, the links in the first post don't seem to be working, try this one:  http://www.hfmrc.com/

Edited April 15, 2017 by DLT

[RAY NORWOOD]

Helston & Falmouth Model Railway Club

- A Spring Model Railway Show in Cornwall

 

• Sat 22nd April 2017 - Sun 23rd April 2017
• Helston Community College, Church Hill, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8NR
• OPENING TIMES: 10:00 to 17:00 ON SATURDAY 22ND APRIL and FROM 10:00 to 16.00 ON SUNDAY 23RD APRILADMISSION: Adults £5.00 Concessions £4.00 Children £3.00 Family £12.00
• Helston & Falmouth MRC's exhibition has moved to bigger venue! 15 layouts in scales from 7mm to 2mm. O gauge, 0-16.5, P4, 00, OO9, N Plus full Trade support and demonstrations, ample free parking on site, refreshments, hot food all day, Wheelchair friendly

  Helston & Falmouth MRC 2017 Exhibition

  Saturday 22nd April 2017 to Sunday 23rd April 2017

  Cornwall's premier model railway show will be bigger and better than ever!

  Held on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd April at our new venue, Helston Community College, Church Hill, Helston TR13 8NR, there will be more space for more layouts and demonstrations, plenty of free on-site parking and hot food, tea and coffee all day.

  The show will be open from 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 22nd April and from 10:00 to 16:00 on Sunday 23rd April.

List of Layouts Attending :

Making its debut visit to the South West, 'St Ruth', is the creation of the Midland Area Group of the 2mm Scale Association. Cornish show visitors will instantly recognise that this impressive new layout is closely based on Penzance!

Also with a Cornish theme we will have 'Lostwithiel' (N gauge), 'Bodmin North' (O gauge), 'Lower Rose Goods' (P4) and the Club's own award-winning 7mm narrow gauge favourite, 'Gweek North Quay'.

Other layouts include 'Southurst', an OO gauge Southern terminus in BR days, 'Haydon Gurney', OO gauge, based on the Somerset & Dorset line, 'Lyndon Station' an OO9 (4mm scale, narrow gauge) layout, 'Bridport Town', 0-16.5 narrow gauge, 'Wurst', HO/HOm gauge, 'Mickleham', OO gauge, 'Budmouth' O gauge, 'Elmsbridge' OO gauge and a yard shunting layout, and 'Veisendorf' continental N gauge.

We will have demonstrations on locomotive construction, carriage and wagon construction, track construction and creating buildings in card so come along, watch the experts and ask questions!

 

 

Traders at the show will include Kernow Model Rail Centre, Great Western Scale Models, Attwood Aggregates, Fred Elton Railway Books, Andy Lynch and Aspire Gifts & Models.

 

 

The Cornwall Railway Society, Helston Railway, Bodmin & Wenford Railway and the Cornwall O Gauge Group will all be represented at the show.There is ample free parking on-site and hot food, tea and coffee available all day.

Entry to the exhibition will be £5 for individual adults, £4 for seniors, £3 for children and a special family rate of £12 for two adults and up to three children.CONTACT: 01326 572685List of Traders Attending :

Kernow Model Rail Centre,

Great Western Scale Models,

Attwood Aggregates,

Fred Elton Railway Books,

Andy Lynch Used & Pre-Loved

Aspire Gifts & Models.

 

 

List of Layouts Attending :

'St Ruth' 2mm Finescale

'Lostwithiel' N Gauge

'Veisendorf Continental N Gauge

'Bodmin North' O Gauge

'Lower Rose Goods' P4

'Gweek North Quay'.

'Southurst', an OO Gauge

'Haydon Gurney', OO Gauge,

'Lyndon Station' an OO9

'Bridport Town', 0-16.5 Gauge

'Wurst', Ho/hom Gauge

'Mickleham', OO Gauge

'Budmouth' O Gauge

'Elmsbridge' OO Gauge

• List of Demonstrations :
• Locomotive Construction, Carriage and Wagon Construction, Track Construction and Creating Buildings in Card
• List of Other Displays :
• The Cornwall Railway Society,

  Helston Railway,

  Bodmin & Wenford Railway

  Cornwall O Gauge Group

​Helston Community College is a short distance from the main Helston - Redruth road

Follow the yellow signs

 

http://www.hfmrc.co.uk

You forgotten Yard Shunter

Edited April 16, 2017 by RAY NORWOOD

[DLT]

Its there Ray, but not listed very clearly.  Is Richard coming?

See you there,

Dave.

[RAY NORWOOD]

Hi Dave. Unfortunately Richard will not be with me as I will be staying at Mother in laws at St buryan. My wife is helping on Friday at set up and coming on Sunday.

[steve howe]

Thanks for the notes Ray, I have updated the list. 

 

Annoyingly just when we really need the website, we  have had a problem with our server which has meant a new address:

 

http://www.hfmrc.com

 

Steve

[Penlan]

..... we  have had a problem with our server which has meant a new address:

 

http://www.hfmrc.com

Which isn't working, for me anyway - 'Application Error'.

[DLT]

It works if you copy and paste it into a new browser window.  Weird!

[Penlan]

Steve

In Cornwall we don't have rain, we have liquid sunshine.

We have that in Mousehole too..

Lovely clear blue sky, sun is shining and it's raining, from where?

.. and NO it's not bird shut, as we say...   

[randompilgrim]

Aiming to pop down for Sunday lunchtime after my night shift. Will make sure to say hello 

[Foo]

Woohoo. Finally my luck is in and it's on my weekend off. See you tomorrow.

[devonseasider]

Can recommend a visit to anyone within striking distance.

 

Had a good weekend with you last year exhibiting Tormouth Quay, followed by the rest of the week exploring the area with wife & dog from our rented base in Porthleven.  Earlier this evening saw on "Spotlight" that it's the Porthleven Food Festival as well this weekend, so plenty of extra-curricular activities in the area for visitors & exhibitors alike.

 

Would also recommend a visit to the museum in Helston if you're in the area  -  small but very nicely formed, as the saying goes, with some really interesting displays & friendly staff.

 

Unfortunately unable to get down this year but hope to join you again before too long.

Best wishes to all.

[Penlan]

....... Earlier this evening saw on "Spotlight" that it's the Porthleven Food Festival as well this weekend, so plenty of extra-curricular activities in the area for visitors & exhibitors alike.

It's the Porthleven Food & MUSIC Festival....    Details can be found here >>>> http://porthlevenfoodfestival.com/

 

There's a LOT of live music in West Cornwall.

Edited April 22, 2017 by Penlan

[Stubby47]

Looking forward to helping on Bridport Town tomorrow morning.

 

Best wishes to all for the show.

[Penlan]

Looking forward to helping on Bridport Town tomorrow morning.

Due to Village business, I shall be there today, so sorry to miss you Stubby

..... and you have a busy weekend next week up in Taunton too.

[Clay Country]

Really impressed with the calibre of layouts this year (particularly St Ruth), the show is a real credit to the organisers. Well worth a look if you're in the area.

[devonseasider]

It's the Porthleven Food & MUSIC Festival....     

 

Must have missed the "music" bit - I think I stopped taking notice when I heard "food".

Shows where my priorities are!

[queensquare]

Was sorry to miss this as it's always a very enjoyable show - this year in particular with StRuth and StBlazey there. We were on missionary work in South Wales at NEWGOG - 2FS at a Gauge O Guild event!

Hopefully will be back in Cornwall for next years event.

 

Jerry

[Kris]

Some lovely layouts there this morning, but it was a shame that a couple were having some difficulties so operation was limited. Having a small child with me saying "there's nothing moving, I want to see trains moving" meant that I could not spend as much time looking as I would have liked.

There were a couple of operators who were very child friendly, a massive thumbs up to them.

[DLT]

I know its a week ago now, but my great thanks to all the organisers of the Helston Show for an excellent weekend.  

Bridport performed very well, even though the operators were a bit jaded on Saturday after a VERY early start.  It doesn't look good to be yawning in front of the visitors on the first morning of a show!

Thanks also to the guest operators; Stubby took time out from preparing for SWAG to spend a long stint on the controller, followed by Phil Coppleston and John Greenwood.

One of my Baldwins paid a visit to Gweek North Quay, to see if it would get round the 18inch radius hidden curves, quite a bit tighter than the loco is normally capable of.  It made it in reverse; the bogie derailed going forward, but re-railed itself when it reached the scenic section

Many thanks for the weekend,

Dave.

Edited May 1, 2017 by DLT

[steve howe]

 

One of my Baldwins paid a visit to Gweek North Quay, to see if it would get round the 18inch radius hidden curves, quite a bit tighter than the loco is normally capable of.  It made it in reverse; the bogie derailed going forward, but re-railed itself when it reached the scenic section

Many thanks for the weekend,

Dave.

 

And the local photographer was there to record the event!

 

The HVR 'legend' does include a couple of Baldwins bought after WW1 but this is probably the nearest we shall get to tangible evidence since the much-missed Wrightlines kit disappeared into the ABS Black Hole some years ago.

 

At the same event my L & M 2-6-4 made an appearance on Bridport Town to see if it liked the curves which surprisingly it did! unfortunately the photographer missed that event!

 

Steve  

Edited May 1, 2017 by steve howe

[devonmodeller]

A bit delayed but many thanks to the organisers for a very pleasant weekend. Also thank you to the club member who operated Southurst on the Saturday and Sunday to enable me to have a lunch break, and a special thanks to the ladies who brought the teas and coffees round. The show was well organised with some lovely layouts and the catering very good indeed.

[DLT]

At the same event my L & M 2-6-4 made an appearance on Bridport Town to see if it liked the curves which surprisingly it did!  Unfortunately the photographer missed that event!

Steve  

 

And very nice it looked Steve.

I have to say that although that Slaters kit has been around for 20 years or more, that's the first one I've actually seen finished and running!

Cheers Dave.