Dave Gas Cupboard

009 'Wisteria Collop' will be there too.

Firstly I need to clarify my ‘medical problems’. My previous announcement seems to have caused more concern for me than I really deserve. I’m not about to go and play with the big trainset in the sky, Although I have suffered constant pain for many years and which has been getting steadily worse, I have recently seen a specialist who is 90% sure he can help to reduce the pain without the need for an operation. However that still means many months before any improvement may be seen and so I have therefore decided to close the retail shop at St Georges Works Trowbridge at 2.30pm on Christmas Eve. I will continue trading online and at shows in the future. The website and email address will remain in use for the time being. I will let you know if they need to change. I will advertise a new phone number when I have one: for the moment you can still contact me on 01225 777888. The first show of 2018 for me will be the new date in Frome. 6/7 January. Followed by my regular slot at Calne on 20/21 January. See you there… I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over the years’ and I look forward to continuing to help with your projects in the future. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. Thank you Dave www.gascupboard.co.uk gascupboard@davesimpson.co.uk 01225 777888

The last one for a little while...This Thursday John Gymer from YouChoos will be here revealing more of the dark art of DCC

Yes, the freebie has definitely had an impact. I have 120 a month and they all go With no alternative to M-L Distribution, I think that we will have to stop with the majority of the magazines, the amount of work put in is just not worth it. Railway Modeller and Continental Modeller direct from Peco is a much smoother operation, although not SoR I hate to let down my customers, but WHSmith will benefit........ (Martin-Lavell Distribution is partly owned by WHSmith...... coincidence or conspiracy ?)

Dear Fellow Model Shop Owners Do you stock Model Railway magazines? Did you use WWMD before they closed? Do you, like me, now use Martin-Lavell? Are you having any issues with Martin-Lavell? I havent had one correct delivery since they took over. Im sure it should just be a reading a counting exercise for them? And yet they seem completely unable to deliver the correct amount, at the correct time, or the correct titled magazines. Do you have any alternatives to Martin-Lavell? Dave Gas Cupboard Models Trowbridge

RAILWAY THURSDAY This weeks Railway Thursday is hosted by Jerry Clifford – “Soldering - Kit Building” 7pm start at the shop Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: 15 June, John Gymer

RAILWAY THURSDAY This weeks Railway Thursday is hosted by Nick Richardson, entitled “Railways at War”. 7pm start at the shop Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: 1 June, Jerry Clifford – Soldering - Kit Building

RAILWAY THURSDAY This weeks Railway Thursday is another change to the original advertised evening. This week, 20 April, will now be – Jimm Yarrow “Slide Show - South African Adventure early 1980s” This was postponed in March. Nick Richardsons Railways at War will now be on 18 May. 7pm start at the shop Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: 4 May: “John Fryer - Update to Weekday Cross”

RAILWAY THURSDAY This weeks Railway Thursday – “John Roxburgh - 40 Years of My Railway Travels, Africa, Europe & UK” 7pm start at the shop as usual Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: 20 April: “Nick Richardson - Railways and War”

This weeks Railway Thursday - A Railway Mans Home Layout - An Evening with Mike Fletcher 7pm start at the shop as usual Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: 6 April: John Roxburgh - 40 Years of My Railway Travels, Africa, Europe & UK

RAILWAY THURSDAY POSTPONED Unfortunately this weeks Railway Thursday with Jimm Yarrow has had to be postponed. Wessex Water are closing Silver Street and access roads from 7pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The new date for Jimms slide show is 18 May. Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: 23 March: Mike Fletcher - “A Railway Mans Home Layout”

Railway Thursdays this week, 23 February with Jerry Clifford and ‘Working with Plasticard’ Full programme on the website HERE Next Time: Jimm Yarrow - Slide Show - 1980s South African Adventure

This evenings Railway Thursdays, 9 February with Kevin Weston, entitled “Longleat Railway – Infrastructure Upgrading in 2016” – You may remember that Longleat had a few well publicised derailments. In August 2014 after the third incident in as many years The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) investigated. The ORR regulates health and safety for the entire mainline rail network in Britain, as well as London Underground, light rail, trams and the heritage sector. Kevin and his team were called in to get the railway up to standard. 7pm start Full programme is now on the website HERE Next Time: Thursday 23 February - Jerry Cliffords “Plasticard Adventure”.

Railway Thursdays return to The Gas Cupboard on 26 January with Eddie Field hosting an evening entitled 'Paint Your Wagon' - Im presuming this is about painting a wagon as opposed to a rendition of the 1970s musical of the same name! ..... but you never know! 7pm start Full programme is now on the website http://www.gascupboardmodels.co.uk/railwaythursdays.html

RAILWAY THURSDAY AND THE APT-E This weeks Railway Thursday at Gas Cupboard Models (tomorrow 31 March), Kit Spackman aka ‘Mr Tilt’ will be returning to regale us with tales from the APT-E project. If you missed him last time, make sure you come this time. If you saw him last time, I’m sure you’ll be back for more. Kit will have his newly released APT-E model on show as well I must also say a big thank you to my wife, Rachel who has allowed me to attend Thursday evening even though it is our 24th Wedding Anniversary X. 6.30 for 7pm start as usual.