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There's just over a month to go to Scaleforum 2016...

 

This year is the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Scalefour Society and it is 50 years since the Protofour Standards were published. A special section this year will cover some of the history of the Society and the early days of P4 modelling. This display is being assembled by Iain Rice, and will include a section of the East Suffolk Light Railway which did much to raise awareness of P4 modelling.

 

The Scalefour Society aims to continue to bring visitors to the show some of the very best of 4mm scale railway modelling and the broad mix of attractions that have been enjoyed for many years, with high quality layouts, knowledgeable demonstrators and a wide range of traders to meet all possible model making needs.

 

Advance booking

It’s possible to beat the queues to enter with the Society’s online ticket sales. Advance tickets are on sale via the Society’s website. Visitors can buy their tickets online at www.scalefour.org to save time and get early entry.

This special feature will allow entry 15 minutes before the main opening time. Advance ticket sales are now live. Tickets are valid for the entire weekend, allowing visitors to enjoy the show on both days, perhaps returning on the Sunday to have a more in-depth look at the layouts and to spend more time chatting with demonstrators on the second day of the show.

 

The layouts

As always, the layouts at Scaleforum are the main reason that people come and this year we have continued to provide a wide range of different periods and types.

 

Lee-on-the-Solent

Built originally by professional modelmaker Colin Hayward, this was one of the very first examples of a layout built to P4 standards on the exhibition circuit. Now in the care of the South Hants Area Group of the Scalefour Society, and with new trackwork laid, the model is substantially as it always was and represents a failed attempt to establish a new seaside town on the east side of the Solent.

 

Ferring,

Although there is a real place called Ferring on the south coast, its station never reached the extent depicted by Michael’s model. Ferring is firmly based on the practice of the LBSCR with buildings being modelled on real examples from the area covered by that company.

 

Green Street

Green Street is set in the London area in the early 1960s and features a terminus station fed by a sector plate fiddleyard. An off-scene industrial area together with sidings feeding a power station ensure a busy freight service.

 

Balcombe viaduct and Balcombe

The model of the viaduct, the prototype of which can been seen in rural Sussex supporting the London to Brighton main line, was seen in its early stages at Scaleforum 2011 and the layout has now progressed to an almost-finished condition. Measuring an impressive 46ft x 18ft, the layout is intended to be seen ‘in the round’ and is an example of a very large layout built to P4 standards.

 

Withdrawn - please see update posting.

 

Cirencester

Representing the rarely modelled Midland and South Western Junction Railway, a line that challenged the Great Western for traffic and business, providing an alternative route from the West Midlands to the South of England.

 

Sidmouth

A layout that is new to the exhibition circuit and which has already been much admired is an exact representation of the Devon town of that name. Set in Southern Region days this finely crafted layout has appeared in the pages of Model Railway Journal.

 

Shelvington

Another fairly new layout is set in west Surrey during the late 1970s at the end of an electric line off the Portsmouth Direct from Worplesdon and with a dieselised branch back to Guildford completing the third leg of the triangle.

 

Pwllheli

A first attempt at layout building by Jonathan Buckie and represents the town of that name on the Llyn peninsula in North Wales as it appeared between 2000 and 2012. Locos and stock are based on those recorded as running on the Cambrian Coast line in the period being modelled and the majority of the buildings have been constructed by laser cutting.

 

Longcarse West

Completing the line-up of layouts built to P4 standards and built originally by David Furmage for the Scalefour Society’s Diesel and Electric Layout Challenge, the layout is now owned by Simon Bendall. Longcarse West is based on a few run-down sidings in the Alloa area of central Scotland. The layout will be shown at Scaleforum set in the early 1980s.

 

The demonstrators and help desks

Scaleforum 2016 will feature the usual range of high-quality demonstrations on a range of topics. Following on from the success of the Area Group demonstration last year, the Glevum Area Group have taken on the challenge of providing a similar range of topics this year. Coach construction will be covered by Ralph Robertson, while Martin Finney and Tom Mallard will make a return visit to deal with loco construction.

 

The all-important methods of getting started in P4 will this year be covered by Richard Simmonds, with Pete Degnan and Bill Wilson covering the modelling of the diesel and electric era and bringing with them sections of their layouts currently under construction. Jim Smith-Wright will show how the humble diesel multiple unit can be accurately modelled and we welcome again Howard Bolton to run a help desk on track construction, and Roger Sawyer who will once again be explaining the mysteries of soldering.

 

Traders

In addition to all of these attractions, there will be the extensive range of traders for which Scaleforum is well known. At the time of writing nearly 50 of the best specialist traders will be present to supply all types of kits, tools and materials.

Scaleforum 2016 promises to be an excellent show with a superb mix of old favourites and new developments. Come along and enjoy the fun!

 

So don’t forget!

Scaleforum 2016 – Stoke Mandeville Stadium – 24 & 25 September 2016

Prices on the door: Society Members - £6 Non Members       - £9

Tickets are valid for both days. Partners and accompanied children are admitted free

Full details, including the listings of layouts and traders, and a free downloadable show guide are available on the Scalefour Society website

www.scalefour.org/scaleforum/2016

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Traders

 

Scaleforum probably has one of the best trade sections for the finescale and scratchbuilder of any exhibition in the South East covering everything from electrical components to the finest scenic details and everything in between.  Details of the traders and stand numbers at this year's Scaleforum are given below.

 

247 Developments  1 Coombe Road, Milnsbridge Huddersfield HD3 4SF Tel: 01484 653387  orders.247developments@btinternet.com Stand No. 7

 

ABS Models, 39 Napier Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4JX  Tel: 01202 672891 www.keykits.net

e-mail  info@keykits.net    Stand No. 23

 

Acc+Ess Protocab Limited, Glenrhu, Bowermadden, Highland KW1 4TW  Tel: 07831 231164  www.protocab.com Stand No. 24

 

Alan Gibson (Workshop), PO Box 597, Oldham, OL1 9FQ Tel: 0161 678 1607. Fax: 0161 785 8208. Mon to Fri 8.30am to 6pm, Sat 9.00am to 1.00p m. www.alangibsonworkshop.com   e-mail sales@alangibsonworkshop.com  Stand No. 2

 

Ambis Engineering, The Old House, 80, Westgate Street, Shouldham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0BH  www.ambisengineering.co.uk  e-mail: ajaustin27@gmail.com   Stand No. 39

 

Bill Hudson Transport Books, Station Yard, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3NA  Tel: 01629 580797

www.billhudsontransportbooks.co.uk Stand No. 18

 

Branchlines, PO Box 4293, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 9AA Tel:/Fax 01373 822231 http://branchlines.blogspot.com   e-mail sales@branchlines.com Stand No. 27

 

Brassmasters Scale Models, PO Box 1137, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1FU   www.brassmasters.co.uk    e-mail sales@brassmasters.co.uk  Stand No. 14

 

Cambrian Models, 10 Long Road, Tydd Gote, Wisbech, PE13 5RB  Tel: 01945  420511 

cambrianmodels.co.uk    e-mail via web site    Stand No. 44

 

Cheltenham Model Centre, 39, High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1DX  Tel: 01242 523117 www.cheltenhammodelcentre.co.uk  e-mail: sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.co.uk   Stand No. 1  

 

Coastal DCC,  71 Alan Road,  Ipswich, Suffolk,  IP3 5BY  kevin@coastaldcc.co.uk  Stand No. 33

 

C&L Finescale Modelling Limited, Aran Lodge, Severn Road, Hallen, Bristol, BS10 7RX Tel: 01179 505 470 www.finescale.org.uk e-mail: sales@finescale.org.uk  Stand No. 45

 

Coopercraft, The Willows, Broom Lane, Oake, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1BE   Tel: 01823 461961  www.cooper-craft.co.uk  e-mail coopercraft@googlemail.com Stand No. 25

 

Dart Castings, 17 Hurst Close, Stapelhurst, Kent, TN12 0BX  Tel: 01580 892917  www.dartcastings.com

e-mail enquiries@dartcastings.co.uk Stand No. 12

 

Dave Bradwell   South Muirnich Cottage, Gorthleck, Inverness, IV2 6YP  Tel: 01456 486377. http://www.davebradwell.co.uk or www.scalefour .org (hosted) e-mail: dave@davebradwell.co.uk Stand No. 15

 

David Geen Model Railway Kits, 30 Silverwood Close, Dale Park, Harlepool, TS27 3QF   Tel  01429 269600  http://www.davidgeen.co.uk/ e-mail david.geen1@ntlworld.com   Stand No. 3

 

Eileen’s Emporium, Unit 19.12, Highnam Business Centre, Newent Road, Gloucester, GL2 8DN 

Tel: 01531 828009  www.eileensemporium.com   e-mail: sales@eileensemporium.com  Stand No. 43

 

Extreme Etchings/Shawplan, 2 Upper Dunstead Road, Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4GR   Tel: 01773 718648   www.shawplan.com  e-mail brian@shawplan.com  Stand No. 10

 

Golden Age Models, PO Box 888, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 9AE  Tel: 01929 480210   www.goldenagemodels.net 

e-mail quentin@goldenagemodels.net  Stand No. 34

 

Gramodels, 18 Lower Tail, Carpenders Park, Watford, WD19 5DD Tel: 07833 364272 www.gramodels.co.uk e-mail alygra@btinternet.com Stand No. 42

 

Green Scene, 60 Holly Mount, Worcester, WR4 9SF Tel:01905 24298  www.green-scene.co.uk

e-mail john.s.lloyd@sky.com   Stand No. 17

 

G W Models, 11 Croshaw Close, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 9LE Tel: 01903 767231 Stand No. 38

 

Hedgerow Scenics,  25 Kensington Close, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 4EY Tel: 01189 867020

www.hedgerowscenics.co.uk  e-mail rob@hedgerowscenics,co.uk   Stand No. 32

 

High Level Kits, 14 Tudor Road, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 3RY  Tel: 0191 388 2112 

www.highlevelkits.co.uk e-mail chris@highlevelkits.co.uk Stand No. 13

 

Hobby Holidays, The Spinney, Low Street, Beckingham, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4PY 

Tel: 01427 848979   www.hobbyholidays.co.uk  e-mail phil@hobbyholidays.co.uk  Stand No 22

 

Isinglass Drawings, 27 Grange Road, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6BZ  Tel: 07973 768080 www.isinglassmodels.co.uk  e-mail: isinglass@edgson.net  Stand No. 20

 

Judith Edge Kits, 5 Chapel Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3LE  Tel: 01226 722309 

www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/calalogues/judithedge.html  E-mail medge@aol.com  Stand No. 37

 

London Road Models, PO Box 643, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5DZ   www.londonroadmodels.co.uk

e-mail londonroadmodels@btinternet.com  Stand No. 21

 

Model Railway Developments, 87 Copthorne Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7EE  www.emardee.org.uk 

e-mail hubertcarr@gmail.com  Stand No. 11

 

Modelu – design, scan, print   3 Tyny Sarn, llanwnog, Powys, SY17 5JF  Tel. 07887 803737 www.modelu3d.co.uk

Email alan.buttler@modelu3d.co.uk Stand No. 36

 

Mousa Models (Bill Bedford), 745 High Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4QS  Tel: 020 8133 7547

www.mousa.biz  e-mail: billb@mousa.biz  Stand No. 31

 

Neil Kinison Models,  Styvelegh, Walmar, Stileway, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9SH. 07890 963427 neil522@tiscali.co.uk   Stand No. 29

 

Parkside Dundas,  Millie Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY1 2NL  Tel/Fax 01592 640896  www.parksidedundas.co.uk

E-mail : sales@parksidedundas.co.uk  Stand No. 19

 

Penbits Model Railways  Tel: 01865 407395 www.penbits.co.uk e-mail: info@penbits.co.uk Stand No. 16

 

Phoenix Precision Paints, PO Box 8238, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7WY Tel:  01268 730549                    www.phoenix-paints.co.uk  e-mail sales@pheonix-paints.co.uk  Stand No. 28

 

Prickley Pear Products, Blackdown Mill House, Mill Lane, Punnett’s Town, Heathfield, East Sussex. TN21 9HX

Tel: 01732 368911  Stand No. 5

 

Railroom Electronics, c/o 20 Avon Drive, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4EL  Tel:01929 550623 

www.railroomelectronics.co.uk     E-mail railroom@talktalk.net  Stand No. 4

 

Replica Railways   Unit 46, BSS House, Cheney Manor, Swindon, SN2 2PJ  Tel: 01793 642594 64259 http://www.replicarailways.co.uk/  Stand No. 41

 

Roger Carpenter, 407 Highters Heath Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B14 4TH   Tel: 1221 430 8769  Stand No. 35

 

Roxey Mouldings    58 Dudley Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2JU  Tel: 01932 245439  www.roxeymouldins.co.uk  e-mail dave@roxeymouldings.co.uk  Stand No. 40

 

Rumney Models  3 Admiral Close, Stoke Park, Bristol BS16 1WN   www.rumneymodels.co.uk 

e-mail justinnewitt@gmail.com  Stand No. 6

 

Severn Models,  PO Box 785,  Brosley, Shropshire,  TF7 9FT  andy@SevernModels.com Stand No. 46

 

South Eastern Finecast  Glenn House  Hartfield Road  Forest Row  East Sussex  RH18 5DZ

Tel: 01342 824711  Fax  01342 822270        www.sefinecast,co.uk  e-mail dave@sefinecast.co.uk  Stand No. 26

 

Tim Horn Baseboards, 9c Millers Close, Fakenham Industrial Estate, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8NW    www.timhorn.co.uk Stand No. 9

 

Wealistic Models, 67, Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3HF  Tel: 01189 616471 e-mail: wealisticmodels@hotmail.co Stand No. 30

 

Wild Swan Books,  Titfield Thunderbolt, 3A Upper Lambridge Street, Larkhall, Bath,  BA1 6RY  Tel: 01225 462332 www.wildswan.books.co.uk  Stand No. 47

 

Wizard Models, PO Box 70, Barton upon Humber, DN18 5XY Tel: 01652 635885 [24 hrs] Mobile:0778 894 0312 www.wizardmodels.co.uk   e-mail: andrew@modelsignals.com   Stand No.  8

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Unfortunately Rich, as announced on the Scalefour Society forum, for separate personal reasons John and I have had to withdraw the viaduct/Balcombe layout from the show.  We are both very disappointed but the expected level of completion of what is essentially just a two-man project was not achievable at this time.  

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Unfortunately Rich, as announced on the Scalefour Society forum, for separate personal reasons John and I have had to withdraw the viaduct/Balcombe layout from the show.  We are both very disappointed but the expected level of completion of what is essentially just a two-man project was not achievable at this time.  

 

I'm very sorry to learn this, Rod.  As I continue to fumble my way into P4 I am finding that my efforts are taking even longer than I expected.  You are not alone.

 

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Unfortunately Rich, as announced on the Scalefour Society forum, for separate personal reasons John and I have had to withdraw the viaduct/Balcombe layout from the show.  We are both very disappointed but the expected level of completion of what is essentially just a two-man project was not achievable at this time.

 

Sounds sensible rather than rushing it,

Look forward to seeing it in a future years show.

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I note that ABS is shown to attend on both the Scalefour Forum and above. Knowing of Adrians health problems can anyone confirm ABS attendance as I have a friend who is after a number of components.

 

Query on behalf of said friend.

 

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Indeed it will.... with four P4 circuits and one '00'.

 

 

 

Can I take this as an update? I asked this very question over on the S4Scoiety forum and was told it couldn't be fitted in but that it might be possible to 'arrange a gallop' on Balcombe, which now isn't going. Enlightenment please - thanks.

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As it's the 1st September tomorrow, here's a reminder that Advance Tickets are available for Scaleforum

Tickets are £9.00 for Non-members, £6.00 for Members and Group Tickets (for members only) are also available for £5.00

Full details and conditions are on the Advance Ticket Page of the Society Website.

Advance ticket holders are also admitted 15 minutes early on each day.

If you have any queries regarding ticket sales please e-mail: tickets@scalefour.org

All the Best
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Can I take this as an update? I asked this very question over on the S4Scoiety forum and was told it couldn't be fitted in but that it might be possible to 'arrange a gallop' on Balcombe, which now isn't going. Enlightenment please - thanks.

All it needs is for the relevant postings on both Forums to be singing from the same hymn sheet. I'll bring the Reichsbahn contingent just in case there is a test track.

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Can I take this as an update? I asked this very question over on the S4Scoiety forum and was told it couldn't be fitted in but that it might be possible to 'arrange a gallop' on Balcombe, which now isn't going. Enlightenment please - thanks.

Balcombe isn't going, so we are providing the DRAG test track as a partial replacement - it's about 2m shorter and 1m narrower than Balcombe but still about a scale mile round.

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All it needs is for the relevant postings on both Forums to be singing from the same hymn sheet. I'll bring the Reichsbahn contingent just in case there is a test track.

 

Hi Ivan,

 

Unfortunately those of us that update the information on various forums also have day jobs, so we can't simultaneously update everything instantaneously :-)

 

It is correct that Balcombe is unable to attend, and that DRAG has kindly agreed to bring along their rather large test track as a replacement.  I understand it has four 18.83mm loops and one OO loop, so "running rights" will not be limited to those of a Scalefour persuasion.

 

I'll certainly be using the OO track to run-in a brand new Hornby J15 to make sure the mechanism is fault free before doing a planned conversion to P4 using drop-in wheelsets.

 

Cheers

Paul Willis

Scalefour Society Marketing Manager

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I note that ABS is shown to attend on both the Scalefour Forum and above. Knowing of Adrians health problems can anyone confirm ABS attendance as I have a friend who is after a number of components.

 

Query on behalf of said friend.

 

Porcy

 

To the best of my knowledge (i.e. no one has let the show organiser or the Scalefour Committee know otherwise) then ABS will be present.

 

I very much hope that nothing happens to Adrian in the next three weeks that prevents this happening.

 

Should we have word of any late changes in any way, we'll post details first on the Scalefour Society forum, and then in other places as time permits.

 

Cheers

Paul Willis

Scalefour Society Marketing Manager

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