61666 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Early notice of this year's Chatham & District Model Railway Exhibition on 2nd & 3rd June. Venue is the same as last year - The Victory Academy, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent. 18 layouts booked so far, with similar number of trade stands, plus societies. Highlights include Arun Quay, Gordon Gravett's new layout and Melton Mowbray North, best layout at Manchester in 2016. There will be several new layouts, also the return of a couple of favourites including Andrew Brown's Fulton Terminal [American] and David Holman's Arigna Town [irish Broad gauge]. Following comments from last year, we will be running a minibus service from Chatham Railway station, while extensive free parking is available as before. Further details will be posted over the coming weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulton Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Looking forward to the Chatham Exhibition with Fulton Terminal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Arigna Town [sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway] made its debut at the former Chatham Show in 2014 and returns this year having added a lot of new stock since then. Currently, it is the only exhibition layout using 7mm scale & 36.75mm gauge in the country. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Gordon Gravett's new layout, Arun Quay makes its debut in Kent. Completely stunning - whatever scale or gauge you model! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 19 layouts now confirmed for the show. The list as follows [those marked * are from the Chatham Club, or its members]: 1: Wantage Tramways (3mm Finescale), Andrew Shillito(1800 x 450mm) 2: Fulton Terminal, Andrew Browne, (HO)* 3: Arun Quay (O gauge), Gordon Gravett 4: Admiralty Exchange Sidings (EM)(12ftx 10ft) 5: Hazel End ‘O gauge’ Wimbledon MRC (13 ft x 2ft), Mark Hedgecock 6: Melton Mowbray (North), ’N gauge’, John Spence, ‘26ft x 8ft’ 7: Cherry Orchard, ‘O gauge / Narrow Gauge’ ‘38ft x 6ft’ 8: Halland ‘OO Gauge’ ‘20ft x 5ft’ John Gay 9: Coldharbour Lane ‘O gauge’ 20ft, Andrew Jones 10: Haverhill South ‘2mm Finescale’ 4ft 3in x 2ft, Martin Allen 11: LLantrevelyn ‘009’ 6ft x 4ft, Adam Saunders 12: Ville a la Campagne, ‘7mm Narrow Gauge’, 5ft 4in x 14in, Contact: Barry Langford 13: Elliotts Bluff (American N) C&D MRC* 14: Arigna Town, 7mm scale, Gauge: 36.75mm irish 5ft 3in. David Holman* 15: Solden (HOe), by John Morgan* 16: Roberts Junction (OO), by Luke Roberts 17: Ruxley (OO), by Epsom & Ewell MRC 18: Hotch Feldberg (Z), by Glenn Allen* 19: Haveago Junction (OO), C&D MRC* More pictures to follow, along with a list of traders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Ruxley: a large EM gauge layout from Epsom & Ewell Model Railway Club Photos courtesy of Chris Nevard & Model Rail. Edited April 17, 2018 by 61666 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Solden is HOe Austrian narrow gauge, from Chatham Club secretary John Morgan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Searle Posted April 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2018 Ruxley: a large EM gauge layout from Epsom & Ewell Model Railway Club Photos courtesy of Chris Nevard & Model Rail. Hi, Ruxley is actually OO (not EM). The layout was originally built in the 1960s. Cheers, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks, Dave. A really historic layout and looking extremely well on it too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Now something brand new. Elliott's Bluff is an American outline, N Gauge layout started by our late President, Alan. A small group from the club got together to finish the layout in his honour and it makes its debut at our show. It will also feature in the June edition of Continental Modeller. Photos by another club member, Stephen Long. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Ville a la Campagne next - 7mm narrow gauge from Barry Langford, which packs a lot in a relatively small space. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 3mm scale next, with Andrew Shilleto's Wantage Tramways. Little, if anything in the way of ready made in this scale - particularly such an interesting and unusual prototype. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 So, we continue to add different scale/gauge combinations, with LLantrevelyn ‘009’ 6ft x 4ft, by Adam Saunders. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Halland is our next layout - 00 gauge in 20 x 5 by John Gay. Some narrow gauge too, as you can see and on several levels, which always adds extra interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Time to introduce the traders now. Hopefully, there is enough to suit everyone, with specialists and more general dealers. As the backbone of our hobby, do your best to swap some of your hard earned in exchange for their wares! ABC International Models - American and Continental trains/accessories AppleJ-ax - model shop in Hythe, with railways and a lot more Aspire Gifts and Models - wide range of items in various scales and gauges coming up from Dorset Branchlines - specialist kits and materials for 4 & 7mm scale, including narrow gauge Coastal DCC - all you need for computer control & more Debris of War - scenic items for railways and war gaming Doug's Tools - as per the name Euroscale Models - continental outline Finishing Touches - wide range of weathering and specialist material, plus ready made models Footplate - probably have most of what you need to build a layout Golden Arrow - specialist tools, bits & pieces Harrison Brown - buildings, kits, vehicles, DVDs and much more Invicta Model Rail - Kent's premier model shop, seen all around the country Andy Lynch - quality second hand/pre-owned models Ray Morris - as above Plus Daughters - N gauge specialists and a lot more Railbooks - huge range of reading material on offer Rochester Games & Models - our local emporium - railways, but war gaming too. Roneo Models - broad range of items in most scales Supercast - Mike Pett's miniature figures in 4 & 7mm scale, plus signs and plaques in wood. Also attending are: Sittingbourne and Kelsey Light Railway Society EM Gauge Society Gauge 0 Guild British HO Society Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Good to see Club layout, 'Elliott's Bluff' in the latest Continental Modeller. This year's exhibition marks its debut. The Bluffers, as the team are known, have been working hard rehearsing the sequences, checking stock, track etc, while the layout now sports an impressive hand painted back scene, produced since the photos were taken for the magazine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 As the photos show, Haverhill South is a little gem. 2mm fine scale, depicting a real location between Marks' Tey and Cambridge on the Colne Valley line. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 A general update about the show first: Car parking is as last year, with 250 spaces next to the school and plenty of on street parking too. Disabled drivers/visitors should go to the MAIN GATE and speak to the stewards, who will let you in and thereby avoid the 100m walk to the doors. Note that this only applies to those with disabled blue badges Mini bus service from Chatham station: the first bus will be around 9.30am. The trip is free and takes around 10 minutes. We hope to run a regular shuttle service from then on. Last bus will be just before 5pm on Saturday and 4pm Sunday. The EM Gauge Society have kindly offered to bring a soldering demonstration, along with their usual stand. Now another layout - Roberts Junction [00], by one of our younger members, who also puts in a lot of work on our permanent 00 layout in the Clubroom. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierailfan72 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Don't forget it is only one week to go until the Chatham & District M.R.C's Annual Model Railway Exhibition. The show is around 10 minutes drive from the M2 Junction 3 and around 20 minutes from the M20 Junction 6. For those of you who choose to come by train, there is a free shuttle bus service from Chatham Station to the show, with a good rail service, including the newly introduced Thameslink services from Luton. Also children can enter for free with a full paying adult,so if you want something to do during half term, then you can all make a day of it before they have to go back to school. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks Richie! Apart from the layouts and traders, another BIG reason to visit the Chatham Exhibition is that 2nd-3rd of June is also the Dickens Festival in Rochester. The historic city comes alive with people in victorian costume celebrating one of Britain's greatest authors. Theatre, music, dance, walking tours - a whole host of activities in what is a major feature of the Medway calendar. All in all, a great day out for the whole family, so why not spend a couple of hours at the Model Railway Exhibition, as part of a wide array of events down by the river. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xm607 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 This show is not on the calendar page for JUNE? Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierailfan72 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) Has been added to the calendar. Sorry!!! Edited June 1, 2018 by richierailfan72 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61666 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Thanks again, Richie! Last minute preparations today, with our hired van filled up this afternoon with all the show essentials. Teapots [of course], but electrics, barriers, signs, hopups, trolleys and other stuff, ready for setting up in the morning, when it will be all hands on deck to mark out the two halls, put in cable runs, add tables & chairs, plus sort out envelopes for all the exhibitors. For a show this size, we probably have as wide a variety as possible, with Z, N, 2mm fine scale, 3mm, HO, HOe, 009, 00, EM, 0 and 0 5'3. Layouts cover prototypes from USA, UK, Ireland, France, Austria. Scroll up to see photos of many of the layouts. We look forward to welcoming visitors from 10am on Saturday and will be happy to receive comments here afterwards. Don't forget it is Dickens Weekend down in Rochester, so why not make a full day of it and visit both events? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierailfan72 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 A new addition to the show traders. South Eastern Finecast are also attending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Good luck with the exhibition guys. Always enjoyed the Chatham show when I was living in Kent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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