THE MODEL SHOW 10/11 Dec 2016

[Long Line]

Poynton Leisure Centre

Yew Tree Lane
Poynton
Cheshire
SK12 1PU

 

Saturday 10th December – 10am – 5pm
Sunday 11th December – 10am – 4.30pm

 

NEWLY REFURBISHED HALL WITH NEW LED LIGHTING FOR 2016!

 

Free parking

Full disabled access

Catering: hot food and drinks

Adults £5.75 (each)

Uniform ID UK Forces & Service Personnel £4.75 (each)

14-18 yrs £3.75 (each)
Admittance for ‘adult unaccompanied’ 14-18′s is at the discretion of the door staff and no large groups (more than 2 or 3) will be permitted.

Adult accompanied under 14’s free
(Maximum 2 per adult)

£3.50 after 3.30pm
(Per person on Sat & Sun, under 14′s free)

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CURRENTLY CANNOT ACCEPT PAYMENT FOR Entry or catering BY CHEQUE OR CARD- CASH ONLY!

 

Exhibitors

·         2mm Scale Association

1/152^nd  Fine scale railway modelling support group. Display stand and modelling demonstration.

·         7mm Narrow Gauge Association

1/43^rd  Narrow gauge railway modelling support group.

·         AMSIG (Airfix Modelling Special Interest Group) IPMS (International Plastic Modelling Society)

Specialist Airfix kit modelling group, Multi-scale display of models.

·         Andrew Massey

Mamod live steam engines and tractors.

·         Andy Clayton

1/76^th EM Gauge model railway construction inc examples of locomotives and rolling stock.

·         Bob Rowlands

1/148^th Cardboard buildings modelling demonstration.

·         Brian Foster

1/76^th Trains built from card.

·         Bristol East Model Railway Club

1/76^th Caddiford Water GWR OO Gauge model railway.

·         British Bulldogs

British Fighting Vehicles and large scale figures. Display of finished models alongside figure sculpting and painting demonstration.

·         Brian Davies

1/76^th Melrose End LNWR OO/4mm sclale model railway.

·         British Model Soldier Society

OO/Model soldier display and painting demonstration including a ‘have a go yourself area’.

·         Coal Valley Mining

G Scale garden railway.

·         Colin Oldfield

1/160^th Iron Flats N scale model railroad.

·         Dave Forshaw

1/148^th Burshaw N Gauge model railway.

·         David Wright

Dovedale models, architectural and scenic modelling in Das clay.

·         DEMU

Multi scale diesel and electric railway modelling support group. Society stand and modelling demonstration.

·         Derek Osgood

1/43^rd Large scale radio controlled vehicles display and modelling demonstration.

·         Etherow Model Boat Club

Multi scale maritime modelling club. large display of 30+ large scale Radio Controlled vessels alongside twice daily sailings in the swimming pool of surface and submarine craft. Saturday is between 1200-1230 and 1615-1645. Sunday is between 1130-1200 and 15.00-1530.
NB. Access to the pool during these sessions is for bona fide visitors only and you will need to have entered the show and received a pass out stamp from the main desk to enter the pool (which is signed from the leisure centre foyer).

·         Gerald Southern

1/43^rd Architectural modelling.

·         Graham Beckwith

1/43^rd Figure painting demonstration.

·         High Peak Model Flying Club

Display and modelling demonstration of Large Model Aircraft.

·         Jim Barry

1/100^th 3mm scale railway locomotive modelling demonstration

·         John Cave

Computer Aided Design demonstration

·         Ken Ball

Multi scale architectural model making and painting display and demonstration.

·         Kevin ParKinson

1/76th Exchange street OO gauge model railway.

·         Macclesfield Model Railway Group

1/148th N gauge model railway of Macclesfield under construction NB.SUNDAY ONLY!.

·         Mailed Fist

East Manchester War gaming group. Display of war-gaming for all levels of interest from novice to accomplished.

·         Manchester Model Tramway Group

Display of large scale model trams and ephemera.NB. SUNDAY ONLY!

·         MDK Gamers

Multi scale Historical and Fantasy gaming demonstrations. On display will be a wide variety of games for you to try out alongside a figure painting demonstration.

·         Merseyside IPMS Group

Multi scale plastic kit modelling group. Large display of finished models. This years theme is ‘Rescue craft’.

·         Michael Bolderston

Match stick models and novelties.

·         N Gauge Society- SK Area Group

1/148^th – 1/160^th Demonstration of modelling at 9mm gauge.

·         National Association of Road Transport Modellers

1/76^thTBC!.

   

·         National Association of Road Transport Modellers

1/76^thTBC! NB. SATURDAY ONLY!

·         National Association of Road Transport Modellers

1/76^thTBC! NB.SATURDAY ONLY!

·         Neil Fraser

Digital Command Control in model railways today.

·         OO9 Society

1/76^th Narrow gauge railway modelling support group.

·         Peter Dibben

1/76^th Cilgywn. OO9 Narrow gauge model railway.

·         Poynton Miniatures Club

Display of 12th / 24th / 48th scale models of hoses, interiors, shops,beach huts. NB. SATURDAY ONLY!

·         Phil Cocking

Rag Tag Fleet. The rebel fleet from the TV series Battlestar Galactica.

·         Rex Ashton

1/76^th Bridge Street Goods LMS OO Gauge model railway.

·         Roger Davies

?^nd Small scale maritime plastic kit modelling.

·         Scalefour Society

1/76^th Fine-scale railway modelling support group. Society stand and modelling demonstration.

·         Steve Barry

1/76^th Canal Lane OO Gauge model railway.

·         Stewards modelling zone

Multi-scale, multi-genre modelling display. Expect to see a wide array of scales genres.

·         Stuart Broome

31/2 inch gauge wooden model locomotive.

·         Wigan Finescale Railway Modellers

1/76^th OO fine-scale railway modelling demonstration.

Trade stands

·         S&M Models

Plastic kits, decals and books.

·         SMTF

Garden and model railway, collectables, railway books, buses and cars.

·         The Bespoke Shop

Bespoke laminated signs.

·         MAN Models

Plastic kits, paints, naval and aviation books.

·         Sawyer Models

Model railways and accessories.

·         Todmorden Model Supplies

Paints, adhesives, tools and modelling materials.

·         Sweets of Yesteryear

Traditional fudges and sweets from a bygone era.

·         G F B Designs

Manufacturer and supplier of electronic control equipment for model railways.

·         Grosmont Bookshop

New and used books on railways, buses and trams.

·         Finishing Touches

Scenic modelling materials and tools.

·         Poynton Railway Modellers

Second hand club sales stand.

·         Stevenson Carriages & Millholme Models

Etched model railway kits ans components.

·         Poppy Cakes

Homemade cakes and fancies.

·         G J Catering

Hot foods and beverages.

 

This is the contents list as it appeared on our site earlier today, but as always we recommend a visit to our website at http://www.themodelshow.co.uk/ to keep up with all the latest updates and travel advice.

Cheers Mark

[ray76]

i have exhibited model railways and scale radio controlled aircraft here and thoroughly enjoyed both occasions.

 

I will be bringing my current WIP a 1/9th scale (8x a1/72nd scale drawing!) Fairey Fulmar on the Sunday.

 

The mix of modelling styles is very refreshing.

 

Ray

[Long Line]

Cheers Ray apologies for not being on the list yet and yes you are coming Sunday...i'll be updating our website tonight and will add you and a few others then too. Looking forwards to seeing progress on your latest balsa fettlings

[TheSignalEngineer]

Previous visits have been enjoyable, so hope to be going again this year. Must try to be there when the boats are in the swimmimg pool, especially if they bring the working U-Boat

[BigAndy]

This show is an absolute must. To have all these modelling disciplines under one roof for a whole weekend is just brilliant - it's not just a Model Railway show, there really is something for everyone. I'm really looking forward to seeing the 'Rag Tag' fleet again from Battlestar Gallactica.

I've only ever seen it once, but I remember being stood in front of this Diorama for what seemed like ages, just in sheer awe of the modelling brilliance of it. The whole thing is scratch built from photos and stills from the TV show!

 

It's worth the admission price on its own, not to mention all the other juicy stuff thats there - the radio controlled Boats in the Swimming Pool is another amazing spectacle to be enjoyed, especially when the Submarines come out to play.........

 

I'll be there both days as I have the honour of being invited back again with my plastic abuse roadshow - ahem, producing stock for my attempt at Glasgow Queen St in EM. The layout has progressed significantly in the last 12 months, so myself and Ben will be there to answer any questions you might have on the layout. It doesn't look like there will be any room to have the boards there this year, but we will have Photo's on hand to show what progress we've made.

 

cheers

 

Andy

[Gazza2710]

Really pleased to see this show is once again open to the public.  This is a real gem of a show, and shows the wider spectrum of modelling - designed to get people thinking about whats out there and how techniques from other branches of modelling can be applied to your particular discipline.  And this idea deserves more credit than it gets.

 

Hope to see you all there, a great way to run up to Christmas, for those last minute ideas for you modelling Christmas list!

[Crompton Power]

Once again it looks like a cracking show.

Unfortunately I won't be able to make the trek down from Scotland this year.

Hope it's a successful show.

 

Those who attend will be in for a real treat.

 

Keith.

[Long Line]

To reiterate: as it was an issue beyond our control last year. The venue has been refurbished and fitted with new white LED lighting.

Cheers

Mark

[Tricky-CRS]

Looking forward to seeing what new modelling skills or techniques I can pick up at this years show.

[Phatbob]

I shall be there on the Sunday giving Peter Dibben a hand with Cilgwyn.  Do come along and say hello.
A personal favourite this show.  A good number of excellent layouts AND displays of other modellers work, including R/C boats in the swimming pool!
It's well worth making the trip people.

[TTIMAN]

Hi I will be at the show all weekend. It is a great show as you can see a lot of modelling genres under one roof and the added benefit of the swimming pool with the boats sailing. The model show has a lot to offer so no space is spared.

Hope to see people at the show over the weekend.

Thanks Edward

[sawyermodels]

We're there all weekend with our trade stand and also our OO DCC Sound layout for showing off our sound locos and also to test all OO purchases for customers. We also have a N gauge layout to test N locos.

[Long Line]

Good morning..

We've recovered now from an excellent weekend at Manchester where we staged a modelling demonstration alongside pushing THE MODEL SHOW 2016 message..

 

A fair few of our new A4 free 2016 show guides were handed out..you can see this on our website and download or read it from there...or simply take one of the pay desk on arrival.

 

As ever our website is the one stop place for all travel or content info and updates, but a couple of late changes worthy of note here are :

 

1-Mike Bolderston is unwell so wont be staging his matchstick demo (we wish him well)

 

2-Bob Harper has swapped his ON30 Demo for his US O Scale layout Franklin. (this takes us to ten layouts operating)

 

3-The Airfix Special Interest Group of the IPMS have now booked the last of our second hand sales tables for Sat/Sun so we are now truly FULL!..i expect they will be parting with some unwanted kits and other goodies?

 

We are into the build up proper now so i'm off to do lots of lovely paperwork and other non modelling things which must be done to satisfy the sites management and see everyone arrive safe and on time.

 

cheers

Mark

 

ps..the weatherman is saying favorable things about the end of the week and weekend.. so that's good news too!

[Long Line]

We regret that Poppy cakes (charity cake sales table) and Bespoke shop (laminated signs) have cancelled due to illness and that we have removed Millholme Models/Spephenson Carriages from the show!

 

Most importantly we are in the process of replacing the cake stall so no worries there, but we now have space for private sales tables or Trade-stands in this years show.

 

These can be 1 x 12ft frontage x 6ft deep or 2 x 6ft x 6ft plots. Tables, cloths, chairs and electric can be supplied also.

 

Importantly though these need booking immediately as we are already in the early stages of assembling this years show.

 

Contact can be made simply by using the email facility on this website.

 

Otherwise everything else is coming together nicely lol!

 

Cheers

[LyttonCPR]

Line-up looks even better than last year when John Parrett and I had our Burnham-on-sea layouts there side by side.  Hope to go on Saturday.

[LyttonCPR]

An excellent show, I spent the afternoon there and the standard has gone up again. I'm amazed at the skills on display in so many fields. Well worth the trip.

[Phatbob]

I had a great time at the Model Show on Sunday.  A superb exhibition and good craic with the other exhibitors.
No sinkings in the pool of model boats this time either.  
One thing I must say is that other venues should take a look at the new LED lighting in the main hall.  AMAZING.  Nice and bright with a good colour balance too.  Ideal for a model show.
Somebody from NEC management should go up to Poynton and see how it should be done.  
Well done to Mark and his team, roll on the 2017 Model Show.

[TheSignalEngineer]

One thing I must say is that other venues should take a look at the new LED lighting in the main hall.  AMAZING.  Nice and bright with a good colour balance too.  Ideal for a model show.

Somebody from NEC management should go up to Poynton and see how it should be done.  

 

I don't do Warley so can't compare, but I've been to the NEC for other things including exhibiting and hate the place.

 

The atmosphere in the venue at Poynton did seem good this year and I wasn't having to peer into the gloom anywhere to see what was on offer. 

[BigAndy]

Totally agree. The new lighting just improved an already good exhibition into a great one, just by being able to show off all those superb models.

 

Mark and his team work tirelessly to put the show on and deserve all the positive comments, another 'well done' from me.

 

cheers

 

Andy

[Long Line]

A big thanks to everyone involved in our 2016 show. A full overview of the show will be published on our website in a few days.

But for now, having taken some time to reflect and plan: numbers through the door were up, trade seemed happy, those i spoke with on the weekend said theyd enjoyed the wider variety, a few requested more layouts, junior numbers were up significantly.

 

Accordingly we carry on ..lol..

 

Our fifth show will be on 9/10th December 2017.

 

Specifically to this site: there'll be 15 or more layouts and a micro meet of a single scale national association is in the pipeline.

 

Cheers for now and look forwards to seing you in December.

 

On behalf of the freinds of the model show.

Cheers.