RMweb Gold adrianmc Posted October 2, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2011 The 27TH UCKFIELD MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION Organised by the Uckfield Model Railway Club. UCKFIELD CIVIC CENTRE Civic Approach Uckfield East Sussex TN22 1AE Saturday 15th October 2011 Sunday 16th October 2011 Open 10am till 5pm both days The 2011 Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition will once again be featuring a selection of some of the best quality layouts around. There will be full trade support as well as Demonstration and Engineering stands. Licensed Restaurant within the Civic Centre will be open throughout the weekend. Layouts expected to attend amongst others include: Eatonswell - 7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0) - Eastern Region terminus by Dave Holman, Kent, making its debut. Gravel Bottom - 7mm/ft scale 32mm and 16.5mm gauge (0 and 0-16.5) - Narrow gauge exchange layout by Brian Wilson, East Sussex. Brink Valley Tramway. - 7mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (0-9) - Narrow gauge by Christopher Payne, Wiltshire. Bank Hall Sidings - 1:64 scale 0.884in gauge (S) - 1960's North Western goods yard by Bill Pearce, Lancashire. Leysdown - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4) - Isle of Sheppey Light Railway from the Uckfield MRC. Wheal Elizabeth - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4) - Cornish China Clay works by Andrew Ullyott, Somerset. Davison's Yard - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4) - Micro industrial layout by Keith Harcourt, East Sussex. Cramdin Yard - 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00) - Southern current practice BR by Dave Renshaw, Hampshire. Great Shefford - 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00) - GWR bywater by Jonathan Buckie, Hampshire. Corris - 4mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (00-9) - 1930's portrayal of this Welsh railway by Rod Allcock, Devon. Bad Aston - 3.5mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (H0) - American railroad depot by Malcolm and Chris Chinery, Surrey. Yeaton Wharf - 3mm/ft scale 21mm and 14.2mm gauge - Mixed gauge North Devon wharf by Nick Salzman, Devon. Batty Moor - 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N) - Settle to Carlisle portrayal by the Twickenham and District MRC. Springfield Spa - 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N) - GWR terminus by Michael Watts, Oxfordshire. Trade confirmed at the present time: Albert Goodall - SR lineside components as well as locomotive detailing parts Barry Jones - second hand ready to run, kits and books Dart Castings - white metal lineside accessories - includes MJT and Monty's Model Railway figures Modellers Mate - hand tools, raw materials and supplies for the railway modeller Kevin Robertson Books - publisher of the Southern Way, extensive selection of books/dvds for sale Plus Daughters - N gauge specialist stocking British, Continental and American ready to run Realistic Modelling Services - specialist scenic modelling materials Roger Jones - second hand ready to run Roxey Mouldings - finescale locomotive, carriage and wagon kits in 4mm/ft and 7mm/ft scales South Eastern Finecast - 4mm/ft scale locomotive kit manufacturer The Hobby Box - local model shop with very extensive range, both ready to run and for the kit builder Matthew Cousins - Transport artist selling prints and originals Wessex Wagons - 4mm/ft scale private owner rolling stock Public access to the Civic Centre is via either the free High Street car park (Civic Approach), or the Tesco Superstore. The venue is also only three minutes walk away from both the railway and bus stations. More information and pictures at www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhib11nf.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted October 2, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2011 Looking forward to it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinWalsh Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Just over a week to go, time for a little bump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adrianmc Posted October 12, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thought I would give this a bump seeing as its this weekend! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium eldavo Posted October 12, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 12, 2011 Ooer, better get and clean the track! Anyone attending come and say hello. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinWalsh Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 So that's Eldavo, Ullypug and of course Adrianmc and myself of this corner of the WWW attending; are there any other RMWebbers planning on coming to the show? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I should be there on Sunday. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium eldavo Posted October 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2011 PhilH is riding shotgun with me. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted October 14, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 14, 2011 All packed up. Just time for a final cuppa and then off we go. Via the Bluebell of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dseagull Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Me, Mrs-to-be Seagull and Youngling will be attending on Sunday as well. Exceptionally busy weekend planned - Football Saturday (Hailsham Town v Bexhill Utd in the Division Two Cup with free entry to any rmwebber who cares to let me know beforehand!), Hailsham Bonfire on Saturday evening, Grand Prix at stupid o clock Sunday morning, then Nash Street Boot sale, then the Uckfield show. Also to be fitted in is a trip to Tesco, a football club Commercial sub-committee meeting, tackling a triffid-like Achillea in the rockery and working out how to use an electric staple gun in order to fix the lining to a planter what I did build. Looking forward to it - but equally looking forward to sitting down with a big mug of coffee to Downton Abbey come 9pm Sunday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adrianmc Posted October 14, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2011 Just got home from setting up, all our long distance exhibits have arrived. Looking forward to an enjoyable weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted October 14, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2011 Sadly not this year...I couldn't justify the flight back for it...but its always a good show with excellent quality layouts. A few photos would be very welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 No long back from this show. Having struggled a bit to get there last year yet enjoyed that show I felt it would be worthwhile to try to find it again this year. The journey is sheer torture. The insanity of the M3-M25-M23 followed by the muddled roads of north Sussex at a speed restricted 30mph. I hope the cameras were in action on the M23 roadwork section and caught out the idiot who overtook me on the inside and many others at what must have been at least 70 in the 50mph section - I know it is average - but he nearly cause at least 3 other cars to take evasive action. I suppose he had left it too late get to Gatwick and use the runway. The show was still worth the effort, a bit warm in the halls (like last year) but somehow seemed less crowded. Some real gems of layouts. Though I have seen most of them before they were worth another look. Trade was not terribly inspirational, but then I suppose I wasn't really there with a shopping list. Kevin Robinson was positioned on an unavoidable corner and his welcoming smile and rubbing of hands managed to release a flock of moths from my wallet - and when I counted them back in, a few had gone missing. The nearby Tesco car park makes this a very accessible show. No photos, sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinWalsh Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Just got home after clearing out the venue, we had a good show as far as I could tell (all the punters and stands I spoke to were happy). It was nice to put faces to names from here (Ullypug, Dseagull, ColinW, Eldavo and PhilH). Some time in the next few days Adrian will be updating the website with a retrospective of the show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 It was a good show again from the Uckfield club. Nice to meet and talk with Kevin Walsh, Matthew Cousins and Ullypug. Some layouts I had seen before, but a couple of them were the first time and it was good to see them. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted October 16, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2011 Sitting at home with a cold bottle of Quantock Ale after a very smooth and hassle free journey home. Thoroughly enjoyed the show and a big thank you to all at the Uckfield club for their hospitality. Really good to meet some fellow RM Webbers and other layout operators too. Those of you who didn't go missed a wonderful little show. Haven't enjoyed one as much for ages. Despite the rave in the house next to the B&B. Think elephant with flatulence and multiply the sound tenfold and you're somewhere in the locality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium eldavo Posted October 17, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2011 A very enjoyable show with a good range of top notch layouts. Seemed like a good number of punters on both days so hopefully a success for the club. Now all I have to do is summon up the energy to unload the car! Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dseagull Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 We had a very enjoyable morning too - as has been said, nice to put names to faces, and there were some excellent layouts on show. My first time at the Uckfield show, and we'll be back next year too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adrianmc Posted October 31, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2011 Glad everyone enjoyed the exhibition, many thanks to all the layout owners and members of the trade who contributed to the friendly and warm atmosphere. A full photographic retrospective of the 2011 Uckfield exhibition is now published on the Club's website at: http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhib11nf.html Provisional details of our 2012 show are also there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted October 31, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thanks Adrian Looks like it was a great show....am sorry that I missed it this year...I much prefer to see less quantity, but better quality layouts...and for me Uckfield always has this. If Diesels in the Duchy is on for next years show, then I shall be booking my flight tickets early 2012! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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