turbos Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 New larger venue, the old venue is now demolished. See web site for more details. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted November 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hi all, NGS - Forth & Clyde Area Group will be at the show. I've had a few queries about how to get to the venue - so I made a map! See you at the show....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 More details, including layouts and traders here: https://falkirkmrc.com/falkirk-model-railway-exhibition-2022/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbos Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 Set up underway at Grangemouth Stadium for Falkirk MRC Model Rail Show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted November 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2022 Looking forward to it. Plenty of car parking in area? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbos Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, Legend said: Looking forward to it. Plenty of car parking in area? There are four car parks at the stadium and free local on street parking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbos Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 Falkirk MRC Model Rail Show is now open! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted November 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) Well done on a great show . Just returned home after a 60 mile round trip to see the exhibition . Well worth it . I missed Model Rail Scotland this year through Covid and missed Perth because of holidays , and so attend local shows Troon,Greenock, Cathcart. The trouble with the Scottish circuit is you tend to see the same layouts over and over , so I didn’t have high expectations for this exhibition . However I was pleasantly surprised not just in the variety of layouts but of the quality. And there was something to be seen running all the time . So a big vote of thanks to organisers and exhibitors. Time flew and I’d spent 2 hours there before I knew it . Surprisingly, given I model OO, it was N gauge and O gauge that drew most of my attention . Yorkshire Pennines in N had a very interesting track layout and was computer controlled . It was fascinating watching all the trains move off and do their circuits , almost like a model rail ballet ! Elgin was being operated really well and was another fascinating layout . Not often you see such intensive shunting in N . Lastly Falcon Road with its procession of locos entering and leaving depot was superb . A lot of detail on the layout , but it was just very relaxing watching the locos come and go . I like to see trains so loco depot or MPD layouts don’t usually do it for me , but this was very done . There was always something to see , in fact several trains moving at one time. Good selection of traders , but the prices! Even second hand was priced a bit high I thought , although there were some reasonably priced items if you went looking . So if like me. You do the Scottish round and are in two minds, because it’ll be the same layouts, certainly give this exhibition a go . You will be very pleasantly surprised . A very good exhibition indeed ! Edited November 19, 2022 by Legend Repitition 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MikeB Posted November 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) I went today and agree with Legend that it was a great show, with several layouts that I'd not seen before. The layouts were a good mixture of scale and location, with excellent modelling, and the various O gauge layouts, some quite small, kept drawing me back. The traders included some newcomers - perhaps as methods such as 3D printing become more widespread, exhibitions are a way for newer traders to gain greater exposure? I'm less sure about the new venue, although since the old one has been demolished there's no going back. The sports stadium is austere and while having the exhibition in a single hall is a bonus, the lighting is not good. Parking was similar to before - the main official car park was full and the recent rainfall meant that some other options were accessible only through mud or large puddles of indeterminate depth. I found a space on a side road, The big downside for me was the catering. The official cafe seemed to offer little and hot food meant queuing outside for a hot dog van. Thankfully it was dry and not too cold. (The weather, not the food, which was good) I understand the club had no say over the catering, but it's a big comedown from the pie and chips on offer in the canteen at Forth Valley College in previous years. Anyway, congratulations and thanks to Falkirk MRC for an excellent show, especially after the covid cancellations and the forced change to a new venue. Edited November 19, 2022 by MikeB 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2022 Having moved to the Borders this is 'only' an hour and half away, but unfortunately work has precluded me attending this weekend but hopefully not for next year. I hope it all goes well. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Craig Watson Posted November 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2022 11 hours ago, turbos said: Falkirk MRC Model Rail Show is now open! Dodgy O gauge layout owner who also dabbles in Canadian HO bottom right!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Craig Watson Posted November 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2022 Had a good first day exhibiting my O gauge layout "Glasshouse Loan" under the banner of my club, the invite being rolled over from the cancelled 2020 and 2021 shows! As a long time exhibitor (and former member) at Falkirk MRC who's memory stretches back to being taken as a kid to their exhibitions in the old Drill hall at the top of Cow Wynd in the town centre I had harboured some doubts to myself about the new location beforehand mainly with the location being not that accessible by public transport however top marks to the organaising team for the bus service from Falkirk down to the stadium, the queue at opening time put my doubts to bed and the influx every time the bus arrived seemed to show that it was well used. The catering was never going to be as good as the big college canteen of old but the standard of food from the van outside was decent enough. I thought there was a good mix of layouts, both in scale and subject, there was decent trade support too which I'll be having a better look at tomorrow. Hopefully we'll see some more of you there tomorrow! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbos Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Thanks for all the positive reviews, it’s difficult putting together a show in a new venue. Show busy again today. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Craig Watson Posted November 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2022 Another good day at the show, Glasshouse Loan packed up and out of the hall in under an an hour and 15 minutes later I was parked up in the drive. Thanks to Malc, Joe, Dougie and the rest of Falkirk MRC for putting on another good show👏👏👏 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted November 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) Hi all, OK - Show over, all packed up, now at home getting some food down me! NGS -Forth & Clyde would like to thank Malcolm and the Falkirk orgainising team for a great exhibition. We were so busy on our stand that I hardly got any modelling done myself - some others of the team did though! So, that's our exhibition cycle for 2022 completed! However, we have one other event to go for! We have a 'Skills Day' at Knightly Gaming, 2 Hopetown Street, Bathgate on Saturday 17th December 2022. But, to get back to the show! Great time, loads of compliments, loads of visitors - loads of layouts, loads of traders - In short? Can we have more shows like this please? Phil H Edited November 21, 2022 by Scottish Modeller 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbos Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 Videos of the show now available to view. Brian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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