Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) After much discussion (and indecision), The Ivanhoe Model Railway Society has finally, after a break of circa 25 years (now that's some indecision!), decided to once again host a model railway exhibition. We, then as the Rolls Royce Mountsorrel Railway Club, held our last exhibition in the early 90s in the canteen of the Rolls Royce Mountsorrel site, which closed and was subsequently demolished back in 1994. At this point, the club became homeless, until a nice farmer bloke gave us a wooden shack in his farmyard, situated quite close to the Midland Mainline near Loughborough, Leicestershire. From this point on, we assumed the name, "Ivanhoe Model Railway Society", as the Ivanhoe line between Loughborough and Leicester had just recently opened. Since we left Mountsorrel, we have held diecast, toy and train fairs at many local venues and are currently at the Rothley Center in the next village along. With a new community center being built in the village of Mountsorrel, I, along with the rest of the society, thought it would have been rude not to bring the old show back to life, so, in 2019, this is what we are doing. The Mountsorrel Model Railway Exhibition will be held in the new Memorial Centre located at the heart of the village, on Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th of April, 2019. We have a good number of top quality layouts on show, some of which are debuting, and trade to cover most requirements. The Ivanhoe MRS hope you can attend and we look forward to giving you a warm welcome and hope you will have a thoroughly enjoyable visit. The current line up is as follows: Layouts booked to attend (Final): Karolina Falls (On30) Buxworth (O) Lionel Vintage Collection (O) Saltdean (O) Weslo Steel (EM) Evington St. John (OO) Loughborough Midland (OO) Lydd-On-Sea (OO) Pedwardine Forest (OO) (Debuting) Redhill Up Yard (OO) (Debuting) St. John's (OO) (Debuting) Stratton (OO) Northbridge (OO) Ledge Road (OO) Dunkow Road (N) Hither Green PAD (N) Sutton St. Anne's (N) Tanners Hill (N) Wormhill (N) The Great Central Railway "Bridge to the Future" project (Z) Traders booked to attend so far: Booklaw Footplate / Flangeway of Kidderminster. S-Kits, OO/4mm kits. Finishing Touches, Tools and scenic supplies. Foghorn Models, Second hand. Jim Shearer, Second hand. Crosslands, Second hand. BH Enterprises, N/2mm kits. Buzz Models, O/7mm kits. AirFramed, Bespoke framing and display cases. Coastal DCC, DCC specialist. Orwell Model Railways, RTR N. Displays: Sileby Photographic Society. Leicester Model Railway Group. Friends of the Great Central Mainline. Melton Mowbray Model Engineers. Demonstrations: Tony Wright - The Loco Doctor. Roger Manton - The Weathering Wonder. Ivanhoe MRS - Layouts for beginners. Other: Competition Prize Display - Prizes kindly donated by PECO, Bachmann and Hornby. Morei information on... ...the exhibition can be found on our calendar entry, here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/calendar/event/2041-mountsorrel-mre-leicestershire/ ...our diecast, toy and train fair, here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/calendar/event/2039-ivanhoe-mrs-diecast-toy-and-train-fair-nr-leics/ ...the Ivanhoe Model Railway Society in general, here, on our website: http://www.ivanhoe-mrs.co.uk Kind regards, Andy Porter Event Organiser Ivanhoe MRS Edited March 9, 2019 by Andy@IvanhoeMRS Attending trader update 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Further to the post above, a special thanks must be said to Peco, the Railway Modeller, and Bachmann, who although unable to attend, have kindly agreed to lend us thier support with our new show. I must also thank Footplate of Kidderminster, Book Law of Nottingham and S-Kits for agreeing to attend from the outset, thereby giving us a base from whence to start. The Ivanhoe MRS is extremely grateful for all of this support and we hope the show, after its initial return, will go from strength to strength in the future. Kind regards, Andy Porter Event Organiser Ivanhoe MRS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Its good to see the Ivanhoe group reinstating a show, and I hope it’s a great success. Yes I know most of the group and they’re a great bunch so I am glad that I have been invited to the show and am looking forward to it next April. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) Hi, I’m pleased to say that my layout of Hither Green PAD has been invited to this show, I’m looking forward to it. Cheers Carl Edited November 29, 2018 by carlw 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) As readers might have guessed, the two gentlemen above will be bringing their excellent layouts to the Mountsorrel MRE in 2019 and hopefully more layouts in 2020 and beyond (if we carry on, that is!). - SF315 and carlw, thanks! Whilst individual exhibits will be announced on this thread, the main calendar entry will be updated as things progress to give a full and comprehensive list of those attending. Kind regards, Andy Porter Event Organiser Ivanhoe MRS Edited December 19, 2018 by Andy@IvanhoeMRS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) Going through the process of inviting layouts to the show, I made contact with the owners of Avyn-a-Llyin, a lovely layout in its own right but also one that I can clearly remember seeing at the Rolls Royce show when I was about 7 (Sorry Andy ). I thought it would make a fitting tribute to the old Mountsorrel show and link it to the new one. Unfortunately, the layout was unavailable for 2019 however, I am hoping to have Andy's brother's layout, Karolina Falls attend in 2019 with Avyn-a-Llyin following in 2020. An unexpected find resulting from this process was this: The lump of flat bottom rail prize may well be back, too, but who will recieve it and will their layout be able to support it? Thanks Andy and David for supplying this peice of the Ivanhoe's history. Edited November 29, 2018 by Andy@IvanhoeMRS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Looking like a good show, I’ll try to attend commitments permitting 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oulton TMD Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Looks like its well worth a visit! Hope you don't leave it another 25 years before your next one!!!! ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted December 1, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2018 Great to see this show in a very fine new venue in Mountsorrel and looking forward to it. Very convenient for both the GCR main line and the Mountsorrel branch and Heritage Centre too! Dava 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Thanks to Nobby, Oulton TMD and Dava for their kind words, above. It's very encouraging to see these positive comments at such an early stage. Dava is quite right in what he says. The Mountsorrel branch and associated attractions are a mere 1.3 miles away from the exhibition venue and together would make for an excellent train-filled day out. There's also Stonehurst farm park in the village, too, if you really wanted a full day out for all the family. The GCR mainline stations at Quorn and Rothley are respectively 2.4 and 2.7 miles away. Edited December 1, 2018 by Andy@IvanhoeMRS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 37058 Posted December 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) Morning all Very much looking forward and delighted to be attending with Sutton St Annes. If you are not familiar with the layout, here are a few snapshots. 47060 by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 31413 draws the crowds arriving with a club train. by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 31413 arriving by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr GMPTE 150138 by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 37405 and crew by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 47528 departs by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 37405 on the blocks by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 37414 Cathays C&W Works 1846-1993 by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr 39503097205_baeb62e255_o by Anthony Sutton 37058, on Flickr Sutton St Annes is set in North West Lancashire somewhere along the Fylde coast. Era modelled is 1990-1995. See you there Cheers Anthony Edited December 2, 2018 by 37058 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyddrail Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I am looking forward to this show as I hope to have my layout Redhill Up Sidings as completed scenically as possible. It will take sometime to produce the full necessary stock but that will follow. Looks to be a good selection of layouts. Cheers. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungus the Fogeyman Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 In order to keep bumping this show up, i thought I'd better add this picture of Weslo Steels for peoples delectation. is that ok Andy? Disgusting of Market Harborough 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 37058 Posted December 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2018 Andy, I See Lydd-On-Sea is in attendance! Does this mean George is coming out of the woodwork Cheers Anthony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Andy, I See Lydd-On-Sea is in attendance! Does this mean George is coming out of the woodwork Cheers Anthony Indeed it does, Anthony! Mr. Ansell will be in attendance with Lydd-On-Sea and also his S-Kits stand. That means that you can now pick up S-Kits products at two shows a year: Mountsorrel and DEMU Showcase! - We are honored! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 37058 Posted December 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2018 Indeed it does, Anthony! Mr. Ansell will be in attendance with Lydd-On-Sea and also his S-Kits stand. That means that you can now pick up S-Kits products at two shows a year: Mountsorrel and DEMU Showcase! - We are honored! Blimey! My dads going to be a busy bee, casting from now until late May 2019! I'd best warn him Cheers Anthony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) As hinted at in a previous post, I'm pleased to confirm the addition of Karolina Falls to the list of attending layouts. This layout, modelled in On30, is based on a 1970s preserved line that serves a small town which originates from the gold prospecting days of the 1800s. When the gold seam ended, the line began moving logs, eventually turning to tourism. The layout also features a real water fall! Photograph courtesy of David Bailey. Edited December 4, 2018 by Andy@IvanhoeMRS 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoon69 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 After much discussion (and indecision), The Ivanhoe Model Railway Society has finally, after a break of circa 25 years (now that's some indecision!), decided to once again host a model railway exhibition. We, then as the Rolls Royce Mountsorrel Railway Club, held our last exhibition in the early 90s in the canteen of the Rolls Royce Mountsorrel site, which closed and was subsequently demolished back in 1994. At this point, the club became homeless, until a nice farmer bloke gave us a wooden shack in his farmyard, situated quite close to the Midland Mainline near Loughborough, Leicestershire. From this point on, we assumed the name, "Ivanhoe Model Railway Society", as the Ivanhoe line between Loughborough and Leicester had just recently opened. Since we left Mountsorrel, we have held diecast, toy and train fairs at many local venues and are currently at the Rothley Center in the next village along. With a new community center being built in the village of Mountsorrel, I, along with the rest of the society, thought it would have been rude not to bring the old show back to life, so, in 2019, this is what we are doing. The Mountsorrel Model Railway Exhibition will be held in the new Memorial Centre located at the heart of the village, on Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th of April, 2019. We have a good number of top quality layouts on show, some of which are debuting, and trade to cover most requirements. The Ivanhoe MRS hope you can attend and we look forward to giving you a warm welcome and hope you will have a thoroughly enjoyable visit. Poster front.jpg Poster back.jpg MMC2.jpg The current line up is as follows: Layouts booked to attend so far: Karolina Falls (On30) Lionel Vintage Collection (O) Weslo Steel (EM) Evington St. John (OO) Loughborough Midland (OO) Lydd-On-Sea (OO) Pedwardine Forest (OO) Redhill Up Yard (OO) St. John's (OO) Stratton (OO) Dunkow Road (N) Hither Green PAD (N) Sutton St. Anne's (N) Tanners Hill (N) Wormhill (N) Traders booked to attend so far: Booklaw Footplate / Flangeway of Kidderminster S-Kits, 4mm specialist kits Finishing Touches Martin Brooker, 2nd hand Jim Shearer, 2nd hand Crosslands, 2nd hand Displays booked to attend so far: Sileby Photographic Society Leicester Model Railway Group More information on... ...the exhibition can be found on our calendar entry, here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/calendar/event/2041-mountsorrel-mre-leicestershire/ ...our diecast, toy and train fair, here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/calendar/event/2039-ivanhoe-mrs-diecast-toy-and-train-fair-nr-leics/ ...and the society in general, here on our website: http://www.ivanhoe-mrs.co.uk Kind regards, Andy Porter Event Organiser Ivanhoe MRS 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoon69 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hi Andy Looking forward to bringing Dunkow Road. Attached are a couple of pics (coutesy of Andy York / BRM) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 This looks like a promising exhibition with a good lineup of layouts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Good evening All, I'm pleased to announce that Peter Smith and his beautiful 7mm scale layout, Saltdean, will be attending the Mountsorrel Exhibition in 2019! All photographs courtesy of Peter Smith. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted December 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2018 Fantastic to see 'Saltdean', thats the 'best in show' prize then? Just look at that station garden. We're also offering the 'Friends of the Great Central Main Line' compact display stand with our 'Z' scale model of the 'Bridge' project at Loughborough, refurbed by yours truly over Christmas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy@IvanhoeMRS Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) Fantastic to see 'Saltdean', thats the 'best in show' prize then? Just look at that station garden. We're also offering the 'Friends of the Great Central Main Line' compact display stand with our 'Z' scale model of the 'Bridge' project at Loughborough, refurbed by yours truly over Christmas. Yes, I'm also happy to confirm that the Friends of the Great Central Mainline will be joining us at the exhibition and I'm also glad that Dava and the team have offered to support us. Thanks again! Edited December 20, 2018 by Andy@IvanhoeMRS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 It is looking more and more attractive a show. I must try and escape the shop and make it over. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 That's quite a lineup you've got there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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