OldNick Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Ten weeks to go until our 38th Annual Exhibition, so I thought it was time to update the news on here. A lot has moved on since the original posting in June, and over the next couple of months I'll be updating this article with a lot more detail. Full information is on our own website at http://www.lwmrs.co....exhibition-2013 The 38th Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Exhibition Sat 19th - Sun 20th January 2013 VENUE - Hall 2, Stoneleigh Park Exhibition & Conference Centre OPENING TIMES: SATURDAY 10am to 5pm, SUNDAY 10am to 4pm ADMISSION: Adults £7 Concessions £6 Children £4 Family (2+2) £18 INCLUDING: Working layouts in many scales, extensive range of trade support & refreshments all in one hall. PLUS: FREE PARKING & FREE PROGRAMME (while stocks last) Introducing our 38th Exhibition Welcome to The Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society’s 38th annual Model Railway Exhibition. This time we move next door into Hall 2 at the Stoneleigh Park venue. As usual there will be excellent catering available in the Strollers Restaurant and plenty of seating areas where you can take a break. We aim to offer a pleasant experience for all visitors so we have maintained our “wide aisle” policy for your comfort as you go around the stands. Entrance prices remain the same as last year and there is free parking and a free programme. We have recognised that the public transport service to the venue is not particularly good so this year we are running a dedicated bus service from Leamington Spa station. Please take a look at our “Exhibition Venue” page on this website for full details. We have a variety of layouts exhibiting this year again reflecting a wide range of scales and gauges. Hopefully the younger visitors will enjoy our “Thomas” offering which this year is Knapford from the Heywood Model Railway Group. Please see the “Exhibition Layouts” page for details. The trade support is the backbone of our exhibition and again this year we offer a wide range of model railway related products. Please see the “Exhibition Trade” page for full details. Our hobby is well supported by an array of Societies, Preservation Groups and Model Railway Clubs/Societies offering specialist information relating to the real railways, past and present, as well as information on modelling itself. Our own Society will, of course, be present. If you would like to find out more about the LWMRS or even consider joining us please visit our Society stand. Our members will be on hand to offer information and try to answer all your questions. And don’t miss our amazing Second Hand stall. It has gained quite a reputation over the years for offering a huge quantity of bargains which may just include that illusive item you thought you would never find. All these are detailed on the “Special Features" page on this website. This year, as always, many of our members have put in a lot of time and effort to help create our event. I hope you can come along and enjoy the results of those efforts. David Hewett, Exhibition Manager The Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 As i shall be Exhibiting Lochnagar at this exhibition , im very much in support for the LWMRS show, having been a member of the society in my early teens im hoping for a good show. On the down side , Nick any chance of the layouts page on the exhibition being changed to show 2013's layouts instead of still showing 2012? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 As i shall be Exhibiting Lochnagar at this exhibition , im very much in support for the LWMRS show, having been a member of the society in my early teens im hoping for a good show. On the down side , Nick any chance of the layouts page on the exhibition being changed to show 2013's layouts instead of still showing 2012? All up to date now, and the list of layouts will be appearing here soon too. Looking forward to seeing Locjnagar again in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 All up to date now, and the list of layouts will be appearing here soon too. Looking forward to seeing Locjnagar again in January. As promised - a list of layouts for the exhibition. We'd like to think we have a good selection of layouts, with scales from Z up to O gauge, andf with a century of history covered from 1908 to 2008. The Leamington & Warwick society's own layout this year is Meacham, our 20' N Gauge layout Set in the 1950's - early 1960's in the Midland Region it won't just provide a busy secondary main line, with an emphasis on running trains through the scenery, but also will also feature an additional baseboard under construction, upended to show some of the techniques used in constructing a large but portable exhibition layout. We'll be delighted to discuss the layout, both new and old. Full details of all the layouts listed are posted on our website, on the exhibition layouts page which also has links to the rest of our exhibition details. 2mm N Arlescote Big 4 to BR Z Gauge Bad Feriendorf 1990's 4mm OO Cromer 2008 2008 4mm OO Danetre Abbey 1950/60's 4mm EM Easington Lane BR Mid 1970's 4mm OO Eaton Gomery 1908 Cambrian 4mm HO Fairdale 1960-2011 7mm Oe Gamle Carlsberg 1930's 4mm P4 Grafton M&SWJR 1910 4mm P4 Harton Gill 1960/70 4mm OO Kingsend Hornby Dublo 3 Rail Thomas Knapford Thomas layout OO9 Latham's Brewery 1930's 3mm Lindhurst 1936 4mm OO Locknagar 70's/80's Scottish scene 2mm N Meacham 1950s/60s 4mm OO Mullacombe BR Blue + Pre railway 7mm Newchapel Junction 1930/50 7mm Penpoll Quay Cornwall 4mm HO Roundhouse USA 1950's OO9 St Etienne-en-Caux French 2mm N Tetfield under Bolt 1958/62 2mm N Unserstadt Swiss 1990's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Nick, i sure hope that Lochnagar isnt spelt like it is on the website in the programme on the day Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weskie Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 it's getting nearer, thought it was about time for a reminder Full information is on our own website at http://www.lwmrs.co....exhibition-2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Nick, i sure hope that Lochnagar isnt spelt like it is on the website in the programme on the day Mark Hi Mark, No, we picked that up in time. Thanks for pointing it out though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 With the clock ticking away, and only just over four weeks to go, it's time to plan attendance. Obviously many people travel by car, and for them nothing has changed. Although we've moved to a different hall this year it's in the same building as the one we've used for the past couple of years, and we still provide plentiful free car parking. To find the venue, either use postcode CV8 2LG or follow signs for the National Agricultural Centre or N.A.C. This year though there's an alternative option, in response to comments made since we moved to Stoneleigh. If you want to travel by public transport we'll be running a chartered bus to the exhibition from Leamington Spa station. The bus will leave Old Warwick Road outside the station hourly from 09:30 until half an hour before closing, and will leave the exhibition o the hour, until closing time. Leamington Spa station is o the Birmingham Snow Hiill to Marylebone line, operated by the Chiltern Mainline.service of Chiltern Railways. Obviously we can't guarantee connections or fares, but looking at their website this evening it appears possible to leave Maylebone after 09:00, be at the exhibition without changing trains by 11:00, spend 6 hours there, and be back at Marylebone by 19:16 in the evening, for a train fare of £12 (made up of 2x£6 singles), plus £1.50 each way for the bus fare, to be paid on arrival at the exhibition. Virtually the same timings are available on the Sunday. Journeys from Birmingham are quicker, and the return train fare is usually £8.50. Trains from London also call at various other points on the way, and for local visitors the bus is available from Leamington Spa whether or not you arrive by train.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Three weeks to go, Christmas over, and the exhibition is feeling very close.Here's the latest list of traders who are expected to attend this year.ABC Model RailwaysAll ChangeArt DreamsBill Hudson Transport BooksCheltenham Model CentreClassic Train & BusComet Models DCC SuppliesD & E Videos/D C KitsElite BaseboardsFinishing TouchesFreestone Model Accessories GreensceneH & A ModelsJB's Model WorldKitmaster Collectors ClubKytes LightsLangley ModelsLondon Road ModelsM & B ModelsMercian ModelsMetropolis Model Railway DevelopmentsModelexNick Tozer BooksParrish PaintingsPicture Pride DisplaysPowerbondR D WhybornRoger Carpenter PhotographsRural RailwaysShawplanSquires Model & Craft ToolsWealistic ModelsA good few familiar names there including our long term supporters Squires, who we are delighted to welcome back. It's good to see new names too, including Cheltenham Model Centre.As always, any updates to the information are likely to appear first on our society website http://www.lwmrs.co.uk, and also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LWMRS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 So who thought that it would be a good idea to have a TICKING countdown clock on the website? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 So who thought that it would be a good idea to have a TICKING countdown clock on the website? Is that better now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Is that better now? Much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Many thanks for the email received off-forum from one of last year's attendees. They've provided links to a series of videos taken at last year's show, which have been posted on YouTube. So, to whet your appetite for this year's exhibition, here are some films from last year. - Hornby & ScaleFour stands, plus other societies. - Bachmann stand and products. - Wealistic, Kytes Lights, and layouts - Alcarve, Silbeeke & Foston Mills - Layout - Duke Street - Layouts - Walford Town & Gauge One vintage tinplate - Layouts - Duxbury, Flockburgh, St Merryn - Layouts, Turvey, Tan-yr-Allt & Dwffyr Uchaf, Willowbrook Marsh & more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looking forward to the show but disappointed to see that Green Scene aren't trading.Have they pulled out ? I remember them from the Spa Centre years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hi Robin, Thanks for flagging that up. Yes, Greenscene are attending the show, as are DCC Supplies and Model Railway Developments. Somehow they had missed the website, falling down a small crack in the World Wide Web. The problem has now been rectified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 4, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hoping to do a bit of work on 'Roundhouse' this weekend in readiness for Weston Super Mare and the Leamington shows that the layout will be attending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Behind the scenes - with two weeks to go. It was a hectic evening down at the club last night with only one clear Thursday to go before the exhibition. On the Meacham team, a final (we hope) dry joint in the electrics was being tracked down and rectified. it's been irritating us intermittently for a while, and we've normally only managed to get it to reveal itself under show conditions. Beside that, we were trying to put crew rosters together - to make sure that we always have trains running, that Mike who organises the overall stewarding roster has enough of our team, and that we all get a chance to eat at some point. Where Clarendon normally stands was a visitor - with most of the ScaleFour group busy over it, fettling it up for the show. Grafton is owned by one of our members, and he was using the clubroom to make sure that everything was ready and working. The layout is a lovely bit of winter modelling - not the pretty snow-clad type of winter, but the grey wet winter, with bare branches, the verges covered in faded dead hay, the roads puddled, and the farmers taking out food to the livestock. Driving back to the motorway after the evening, the country lanes caught in my headlights had that same lack of colour and desolation, but without the chill. The Library area is stacked up with boxes of show guides - included free with admission - and this year it looks excellent. Chris Nevard has taken an excellent picture of Meacham which fills the cover, with his permission, and that of Model Rail, If I didn't know the layout I would never have thought from the photo that it was N Gauge. The colour-coded map in the centre looks well balanced - 77 stands in all centred around NewChapel Junction - masses of lovely finescale 7mm. It was talking in the library that I discovered one of the 'little' behind the scenes jobs that had been done - A printing / paper feed error had been found in one of the first show guides, and two of our members had spent their Christmas Eve opening every box, and checking for further errors. Luckily very few were found, but I'll bet that wasn't the way they expected to spend Christmas Eve. So now, with two weeks to go, virtually everything that can be planned has been done. the long range weather forecast (which looks hopeful) is turning into the real weather forecast. the last flurry of publicity work is being done - one of the team is out in Warwick today going shop to shop. The last planned press release is ready for despatch this weekend. Not long to go - we look forward to seeing you there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidHewett Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 As it was before Christmas that details of the new bus service was posted I thought it would be worth mentioning it again. The service runs between Leamington Spa station to the exhibition. At the station end the bus will stop on Old Warwick Road which is adjacent to the station forecourt. First departure each day is 9:30am then every hour until half hour before closing the exhibition. The service is available not only to train users but also any local visitors that want to use it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TimC Posted January 5, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2013 As it was before Christmas that details of the new bus service was posted I thought it would be worth mentioning it again. The service runs between Leamington Spa station to the exhibition. At the station end the bus will stop on Old Warwick Road which is adjacent to the station forecourt. First departure each day is 9:30am then every hour until half hour before closing the exhibition. The service is available not only to train users but also any local visitors that want to use it. Dave! Happy New Year, my friend, and welcome to RMweb. Looks a great line up again this year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidHewett Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Tim, thanks for the welcome. We are aiming to improve each year with the new larger event at Stoneleigh. I hope we are succeeding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 6, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2013 Tim, thanks for the welcome. We are aiming to improve each year with the new larger event at Stoneleigh. I hope we are succeeding. Whoevers decision it was to move to Stoneleigh as a venue needs a pat on the back.A great venue for a model rail exhibition with first class lighting compared to the NEC in particular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Whoevers decision it was to move to Stoneleigh as a venue needs a pat on the back.A great venue for a model rail exhibition with first class lighting compared to the NEC in particular. And darned good food. Hope it's still the same with the move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidHewett Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yes, same restaurant as last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yes, same restaurant as last year. Good - a SWMBO park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 6, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2013 Good - a SWMBO park A good place for a RMweb meet up then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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