RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted January 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2020 DATES: 14 & 15 Mar 2020 PLACE: Aldworth Science College, Basingstoke. Satnav postcode for show visitors: RG22 6HQ OPENING TIMES - 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 16:00 on Sunday REFRESHMENTS - are on sale until mid-afternoon, all at realistic prices. ADMISSION - £6 - accompanied children FREE https://www.basingstokemrs.org/exhibition.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted February 14, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2020 "Santa's Globetrotting Holiday", our heat layout built for the first series of Channel 5 Great Model Railway Challenge, should be up and running again at our exhibition. Here are 'Rudolph Castle' and 'Gronk' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted February 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2020 The Worthing MRC gang are looking forward to bringing our 'Loftus Road' layout along for a fun weekend at Basingstoke, bring it on! Look forward to meeting some more RMWebbers! Cheers, James 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasatcopthorne Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 We'll be bringing 'Eight Dollar Canyon' along with us. 16' dia US layout with Looooong trains. Carshalton & Sutton MRC. www.csmrc.co.uk 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted February 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2020 A little less of the dramatic or urban, and more of the bucolic; our club's (Liphook and District MRC) 00 layout 'Titherleigh' will also be in attendance. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wenlock Posted February 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2020 I'll be there with Sherton Abbas, looking forward to a good weekend! 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Karhedron Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Looking forward to seeing Loftus Road in the flesh (plastic?) for the first time. The photos look really good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ba14eagle Posted March 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 Any late news on whether this show is still going ahead? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 According to this thread it will be going ahead as planned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIK Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Hi, I heard from my club's chairman after the government press conference yesterday that our show at Basingstoke is going ahead at the weekend (unless official advice changes from that at the PM's press briefing on Thursday 5pm). The food has been ordered and should have been collected this morning. Club members are meeting to go over to the school later this afternoon. The cables and barriers will be going in vans and cars to the school. I bumped in to an ex member this morning who is a former chef and will be helping out in the kitchen. No traders have pulled out (sometimes at least one does) and we have little problem with availability of layouts (sometimes three drop out in the last fortnight). Regards Nick Edited March 14, 2020 by NIK Ammendment due to incorrect information 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted March 13, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 All systems go here, getting everything ready to take to the college in a few hours time: food, barriers, paper cups, etc. We will see you there. Longmoor and How to design a layout will not be attending, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted March 13, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 Most of the layouts and traders are set up ready to go, just a few more arriving in the morning. Then we will be open for the serious business of playing trains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIK Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hi, Just about to go to the college to put the stock on Beggarwood Lane. I hope I might get enough time during the show to buy paints, glue, tools etc for a few months kit building in case normal life gets disrupted. I've no idea how many visitors will turn up. Our clubs idea of making the show more dedicated modeller friendly might help. This was supposed to be the key year for fund raising for our new club hut as we chase the rising costs of building to local authority standards. Our window of opportunity is about a year and a bit. I saw lots of stuff on the traders stands and the layouts looked pretty well set up. Layout crews were mucking in and helping our club to set out the halls (we've got extra space this year in the shape of a drama annexe). Regards Nick 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted March 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2020 Many thanks for your efforts, hope to come over later today. Kind regards, Richard B 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted March 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2020 Just got back from the Basingstoke show. Seemed to be well attended. Able to top up my supplies of etching primer, buffer beam read and solder. The layouts were very good and I must admit that I could not resist buying another (I have 5, including my Urie version) Hornby S15 at a very good price from the Kernow stand. One of the hobbies many good suppliers. Well worth a visit! Kind regards, Richard B 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIK Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hi, Many thanks to those who attended the first day of the show but the numbers seem much reduced on the same Saturday last year. Still every visitor through the door reduces the losses we might incur. Its just one of those things that the key year for our fundraising happens to coincide with such an unusual peacetime situation. I heard at least one trader was giving extra discounts to keep some cash flowing in. Beggarwood Lane performed surprisingly well and my 13 car boat train more or less stayed on the tracks when a club member decided to give it a max speed test round the layout and through the fiddle yard sidings. My Hornby 4 VEP with the turned down flanges on the power car ran all day. The working cinema was difficult to view as the layout was against a wall. I may print some big signs to stick on the layout surround. I picked up a load of thinners and glues from Squires for projects to do at home. On one stand was a very nicely lined DC kits Manchester Bury DC EMU with a Replica motorised chassis and the asking price was £110. I only got a chance to glance at the other layouts but they seemed very crisply modelled. If you are happy to attend tomorrow you are most welcome. You might even get some ideas for projects to do at home over the next few months. Regards Nick 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmporiaSub Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 An excellent show, though it did appear at times to be relatively empty. Came by train and the show bus, glad of that as I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to walk it from the station! Bought a few items too. 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I made the journey around the M25 (the traffic both ways was noticeably lighter than normal) to the show, and wasn't disappointed. Some excellent layouts on view, but has been mentioned the attendance did appear to be down on previous years, but congratulations to the Basingstoke club and the layout owners & operators, and the traders for helping to produce a great exhibition in concerning times. Colin 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard brown Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 hi all thank you for a great show here is my video of the show Thank you Richard Trains in the attic 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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