D6775 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) Since this years show work has been slowly going on in the background in preparation for MIOG2024 at Crewe Heritage Centre. The following is still subject to change but is what we have confirmed so far. I will post any further updates as we have them. Its really shaping up to be a fantastic show again with a couple of new layouts again. Its certainly an exciting time for post 1968 modelling. All 7mm and all post 1968 Modern Image layouts and Traders. Please see full information HERE. Opening Times Saturday 25th March 2023 10:00 until 16:30 Sunday 26th March 2023 10:00 until 15:30 Admission Prices Adults - £10 Children 0-15 - Free with accompanying adult (£5 if unaccompanied) The Heritage Centre will be available to explore as last year and our friends at LSL will be bringing something 12":1' scale to inspect! Traders - Buzz Models - Coastal DCC - Connoisseur Models - Ellis Clark Trains - Footplate/Flangeway - Greenwood Model Railway Supplies - GM Transport Books - Heljan - Intentio - Made in Manchester - Northumbrian Painting Services - Peco - Peter Clark Models - Primo Trees - PRMRP + Dave Lowery Demonstrating - Realism Redefined *New trader for 2024* - SBT Developments - Skytrex - Squires *New trader for 2024* - TTC Diecast - Trainsporters *New trader for 2024* Manufacturers - Peco - Heljan Societies - Telford Steam Railway - Avocet Travel - Locomotive Services Limited Layouts Netherwood Sidings This layout represents the Woodhead line in its final years. The layout is based on a set of exchange sidings near Sheffield. The track plan is freelance but based on features taken from Rotherwood and Wath. The bridges, in particular, are based on the real ones in the Rotherwood-Orgreaves area. The layout has taken around ten years to build. Norman Colliery The premise is that the colliery is at the end of its life, in the 1970s/1980s, with the lower screens closed down and only the top screens in use. The only problem is that the feeder road to the upper screens has been closed by subsidence, so a link line has had to be made to the lower line. The engines are all kit-built, from various manufacturers, except one 03 from Brassworks. The wagons are all kits, mainly Parkside Dundas with a couple of Slaters and Piercy. Hillport Goods The layout is set in North Staffordshire in the period of the late 70s and represents a small urban yard of the type that was soon to disappear. The yard handles mainly commodities and sundries traffic in vans and open wagons which are bought in on trip workings. Also to be seen is domestic coal traffic along with tanks of heating oil to the Knype fuels siding. Traffic to Midland steel and Albion cement terminal also come into the yard to run round or drop wagons off to be shunted out. Glasshouse Loan Glasshouse Loan depicts a simple setting with two sidings and a run round loop which serve the adjacent brewery and bonded warehouse as well as handling some military trip traffic from Bandeath on its way to Alloa yard. Set during the early to Mid 80's Love Lane Love Lane Stabling Point based in the Western Region, home to a variety of traction showing the everchanging scene of the western region during the 70's/80's Ballan Road Ballan Road is set in a fictitious village on the Cumbrian coast line during the late 1950s. The nearby station has remained open to allow workers to reach the local chemical works, which also provides some freight traffic. The engine shed is still operational to provide shunters for the works. Some modernisation has appeared in the form of diesel traction but, otherwise, it is a scene unchanged in many years. It’s the sort of place that would disappear within a few years as traffic dwindled and the ‘Beeching axe’ took effect. Lowery Lane WRD A brand new layout that is being built purposely for our MIOG show, set in the current day, this layout shows what can be done with O Gauge to model the current Rail scene. Why not pop along to our show and see what the finished product looks like? New Croft Set in the transition years of the mid 1990s, Newcroft is a large town in the heart of North West England. Whilst second generation DMUs are starting to dominate the scene, a variety of classic traction can be seen on both local passenger and freight duties. All models are sound fitted and customised to their mid 1990s guises. Wheal Demelza Cornish China Clay operations in the 1980's. For more details please see our website: https://www.modernimageogauge.co.uk/exhibition-2024.html Edited March 17 by D6775 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Less than a week to go for MIOG 2024 at Crewe Heritage Centre. Traders and Layouts updated above. The team are looking forward to putting on another fantastic show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Looking forward to it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Don't forget that, as well as the O gauge layouts and trade support, there's a full range of full size Diesel & Electric locos on site this weekend too! Locomotive Services Limited will kindly be supporting the show by supplying part of their heritage traction fleet for display - currently this is intended to be 20118 and 20132 in their freshly repainted Railfreight Red Stripe guise. Locomotives and Units on site include 03073 20118* 20132* 37108 43018 43081 87035 90050 91120 Class 370 APT 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Layouts, traders and Class 20s on site :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Great exhibition, I really enjoyed my visit. A super variety of layouts - I particularly liked the Woodhead one for portraying a subject rarely modelled in O. Also a nice selection of traders and I ended up spending much more than expected on various things I didn’t know I needed, plus a couple of good secondhand bargains.. A chance to get at the Squires stand without it being 3 people deep along the front was much appreciated. Mol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 As usual an excellent show and it's on again tomorrow so if you get a chance pop along. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I too enjoyed myself today. Thanks Al for organising. Came away with some inspiration and a pre-owned Lima ferry van that will get new wheels and couplings. Gutted that the Realism Redefined PCAs were going for £75, since I paid full price when they came out! My favourite layout had to be Netherwood, too. Thanks again @D6775 Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted March 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24 Excellent few hours at the exhibition today. Great selection of layouts and traders and big size trains! Thanks to everyone involved 🙂 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 On 23/03/2024 at 17:43, Hippel said: I too enjoyed myself today. Thanks Al for organising. Thanks Paul, not just me that organises it! We have a well oiled team!! Good to see you, I was planning to try and have a bit longer chat but then saw you on the bus out! Maybe next time? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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