jonhall Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hampton Court MRS are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year by going for a day out on the Bluebell on Saturday, which happens to be their model railway weekend, but there is no info on the Bluebell website about what layouts/trade might be appearing - does anyone know? Thanks, Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2013 We will be there with 16 feet of Bourne Valley (009) at Sheffield Park. A fairly late confirmation to us. Not sure what the other layouts are. If we have a data signal there then will post more info on Saturday. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I believe that East Grinstead Town will be there. Best wishes Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Searle Posted June 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2013 Hi Jon, I will be there helping with East Grinstead Town on Saturday. I get the impression that the organisation/publicity has been a bit sparse. I understand that we (East Grinstead Town) will be at Horsted Keynes in the Carriage Sheds along with the Mid-Sussex 18.83 Group and Brighton Road and some 3mm layouts - I don't know any further details of these and there may be other layouts. Unfortunately, with the split between Sheffield Park and Horsted Keynes it will make it difficult for layout operators to get a chance to see around the other layouts. Cheers,Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2013 We did the show last year and were in Horstead Keynes carriage shed. Its quite a reasonable place with level floors. Martells were outside in a Gazebo outside the carriage shed but the weather was that bad, a lot of their stock was getting wet, so they packed up Sunday morning . Lat year we knew much further in advance but this year I think its someone else is organizing it. Hopefully there are enough of us on the Saturday morning to allow us to travel between the two stations but the afternoon we are very tight on operators Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE 8SVT Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I have been asked to mention that Bachmann will be attending this event, with a stand in the Horstead Keynes carriage shed. This will feature display cases showing items from the Bachmann/Farish ranges, along with a sales stand selling returns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I will be visiting today. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 29, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 A few photos of of the layouts in the loco maintenance shed at Sheffield and Park Orlestone Quay Ventnor A large gauge 1 Bourne Valley And onto the full size set up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Trying to decide whether to go, the information on the Bluebell's own website is pitiful. Yes the '33' running is a distinct pull (particularly on the Bluebell...) but I would have preferred to have been able to get a better idea of what was there. Perhaps the model side of things is seen as a bolt-on advantage to people that would have been coming to the Bluebell anyway rather than an event in itself specifcally designed to attract people along? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Had hoped to go, but still recovering from a particularly nasty (by my standards) bout of hayfever, and didn't really wake up soon enough this morning. :-( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 29, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 Trying to decide whether to go, It's the Bluebell! What's not to enjoy? My trip 5 weeks ago (almost 50 years since my first in 1964) was really good - they deserve everyone's support IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 It's the Bluebell! What's not to enjoy? My trip 5 weeks ago (almost 50 years since my first in 1964) was really good - they deserve everyone's support IMHO. It's just down the road, I've been enough times not to make another trip "just for the sake of it" . Nothing wrong with the railway per se, but £12 for a visit to a model show (with a train ride thrown in) is a lot of money. It would just have been nice to be able to see what layouts and traders are actually there - four pictures in this thread aren't much to go by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 29, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 I can't say what layouts are at Horstead Keynes as haven't been off there yet but Martello are on the loading dock outside the carriage workshops. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 29, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 Sheffield Park Kingscote East Grinstead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2013 Back home after two days exhibiting at the bLuebell. I did manage a short trip to Horstead keynes. There were qite a few layoutsi n the carriage shed along with Bachamnn display case and reduced / returned items stand where I did picj up some bargains. A few other traders in the carraige shed with Martells outside in their gazebo and other traders in the platofmr waiting rooms and under the canopirs. Unfortunately I didnt have time to take any photos her but it was a model railway show in itself. It sounds as if there will be more help organising the hsow for next year so watch out for a more publicity next year. Hopefully we will be there with another layout. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Hopefully next year's publicity will include actually listing what is going to be there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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