sixteen 12by 10s

sorry about the wrong credits now amended

Clun 1939

A few progress photos from the project,

10TH CRADLEY HEATH MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION 7TH OCTOBER 2023 10:00AM - 4:30PM Rowley Learning Campus Curral Road Rowley Regis West Midlands B65 9AN LAYOUTS BLACKBROOK HALT GARY HINSON ELIN BACH JEZ KIRKWOOD CHMRC NARROW GAUGE ANDY G & DAVE M BOUGH JUNCTION MICHAEL WOOLSEY BOURNVILLE CLUB VERNEY JUNCTION JOHN AND ELAINE MEDICOTT SOUTH BRIDGE CHRIS HODGKINS CHATEAU DE LAROCHE PAUL WALTON KOZEL CEMENT WORKS DAVE PAYLORD HOOKTON RIVERSIDE MIKE BRAGG PEN Y BONT FAWR STEVE MONK TAN Y BWLCH NIGEL SMITH A REMOTE DEPOT JEFF PIKE SINCLAIR REFINERY ADRIAN HALL BRETTELL ROAD JIM SMITH WRIGHT SAN CLEMENTE NICK PALETTE WHARTSON HALL DAVE GRIFFIN 1914/18 WINTER IN FRANCE STEVE SIMS GREAT ROCK S ALLAN CROMARTY HABBANIYA TONY BENNETT CAROLINE CONCRETE GRAHAM MOORFOOT RUSH GREEN COLLIERY COVENTRY MRC BADGERS QUAY ROY PEDDAR TRIFOULOU PIERS MILNE CANNON BAY JAMIE GRANGER LEVISHAM PHILLIP HUNT BROADWATER JUNCTION WARLEY MODEL RAILWAY CLUB BURFORD PETER WARLEY MODEL RAILWAY CLUB MARKET END MARTIN ROPER CULCHETH MARK HOLDER LAPPING WORKS MATT STEVENS THE BASIN STAN DEMONSTRATORS AND TRADE CHMRC DISPLAY STANIER MOGUL FUND WARLEY CLUB DISPLAY CHMRC TEST TRACK 009 SOCIETY TALYLLYN RAILWAY RAILSTUFF CHMRC SALES JOHN SUTTON MODELS KEVINS TRAINS IAN'S TRAINS MPB MODEL SUPPLIES MELS MODELS BAZ'S MODEL RAIL GRAINGE & HODDER MINITURE TRAIN RIDES

Hi all, i am there with Blackbrook halt

By John Tennent

My new layout, a delve into the world of Colonel Stephens light railway, knackered locos and rusting corrugated iron, Clun Castle? The terminus of the Clun Valley light railway on the Shropshire hills, first instalment for “ Clun castle” starts with a Grainge and Hodder canopied board, with a bit of custom modification, thanks to Allen at G&H , and a little more customising from me. A cut out in the front of facia was produced for the control panel, this has a piece of 9 mill ply backing it for strength. The entrance to the fiddle yard was cut out of the end board, and the whole surface covered with a sheet of 5mm grey foamboard, note, the small piece of ply in front of the FY entrance, this is to give the track and something solid to sit on at the joint

the layout is built into a Grainge and Hodder 900 x 400 Canopy Module, and the track is from the Peco bullhead range. As i have said, it is set deep in the Black country, with the scene captured from the Bumble Hole line, and its branch Withymoor Goods Station (railaroundbirmingham.co.uk)

thanks, i also won the hub cab award, for the biggest urine taker out of the scoseser

thanks to all who supported us, the exhibitors, traders, the club members, and everyone who came along as a visitor, on to the 2023 show. after the show, we retired to a local hostelry for the traditional after show debrief

exhibits setup this evening ready for tomorrows show, photos Ashly Dunn

Hi Mike, hope you shift the dreaded lurgy swiftly, we will always find room for your wonderful models at our shows

just a few days to go, and time to introduce another layout appearing at our show "cold front"

Teatime at greenhouse siding

we welcome a very rare opportunity to see a Chris Nevard masterpiece "Fountain colliery" at Cradley Heath model railway exhibition on the 8th of October (photo Chris Nevard ) http://www.cradleyheathmrc.co.uk/exhibition.htm

starting to take shape

thanks, i will put some finished photos up in due course,

opening time at Blackbrook road

One of the gems making its final appearance at out show An award winning Modelmaker is bringing his layout to what is scheduled to be its last ever exhibition. Chris Peacock’s layout ‘Calstock Halton Quay will be at the Cradley Heath Model Railway Exhibition on the 8th October at St Michaels High School, Rowley Campus, Curral Road, Rowley Regis B65 9AN for what is possibly its last ever showing. Based on the Tamar Valley in Cornwall the layout not only shows the port and the way that goods were transported in Briton before the advent of the juggernaut, but also show the myriad ways of life shown at that time. Chris who hails from North Devon became fascinated with the way of life shown by people in the 1860’s and set out to capture what he saw in old photographs in 3D. Not only successfully doing this but he also learnt a lot of the stories that surrounded those pictures and lectures around the country about copper mining and the way of life that the men, balmaidens, and children suffered under.

four years ago, i rolled out some lining paper on the floor, and started messing around with a track plan. The completed layout was first introduced to the public at Liverpool show last year and took layout of the show, along with me been awarded the prestigious "Hub cap trophy", which i shall go into latter in the thread. Its OO set deep in the Black Country, era, 19650s-60s Western region BR (please don't tell anyone about me modelling Western region BR). i have attached two photos, the first taken during the planning session, and the second of the layout at Stafford show at the weekend

LAYOUTS Aldgate Hill - 3mm Atherley Narrows - HO Calstock's Halton Quay - O-16.5 Campbell's Quarry - 16mm Castle Works - Gn15 A Cold Front - 009 Depot Lane - 00 Emwell - S Fellows & Minchin Freight Depot - N Fountain Colliery - 00 Fredstone Lane - N Gateway Industry Park - HO Greenside Vale - 00 Grensstad - N Hackworth Trafalgar Terrace - 00 Hadley, Stoney Brook & Swale - O-16.5 Halfpenny Green - 00 Hookton & The Lipp Vale - O-16.5 Journey's End - 009 Knowles Hill Colliery - 00 Little Simonsby - O Lottenbirge - HO Mary Jane's Mushroom Farm - Gn15 Melinau'r Abaty - O-16.5 Norton Heath - 009 Plas Brondanw - 009 Rushwick - 00 St. Fayre Rhianne - HOm Test Track - N, 00, O, SM32 Tipton Sub Division PA - N Tryfan Ddu - 009 TRADERS Baz's Model Rail CHMRC Sales CHMRC Members' Models & Club Display Grainge & Hodder HobbyRail Ian's Trains John Sutton Books & Models Kevin's Trains Malc's Models MERG West Midlands Mel's Models Ned Williams P&G Engineering Supplies Penduke Models & Scenics Stanier Mogul 42968 Fund The 009 Society - West Midlands Group ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS Face Painting by Misty Train rides on a 7.25 inch gauge train provided by the Wolverhampton & District Model Engineering Socie

Back at the show for another dig. Campbells Quarry, by " The multi award winning, multi published, mechanical genius" John Campbell

what might be the smallest exhibit is ready to go, Blackbrook halt

Cradley Heath Model Railway Club presents its annual show and biggest yet, details of exhibits and traders to follow

The late Frank Collins, The funeral has been arranged for the 23rd August. He will be leaving Sams Bostin Bites cafe in Oldhill B64 5RU (oldhill's finest dinning establishment) at 11.15 and the funeral is at Powke Lane crematorium B65 0AD at 11.30, Ironically the crematorium is less than 100yards from Cradley Heath Model Railway clubs rooms, which he played a big part in renovating when we moved two and a half years ago