RMweb Gold Phatbob Posted March 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2015 This weekend it's the annual Macclesfield Model Railway exhibition. Tytherington High School, Manchester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2EE 10:00 to 17:00 Saturday, 10:00 to 16:30 Sunday. Roundhouse and I will be there with Appledore.Do come along and say hello. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2015 BUMP I will be there with Alstone Quay Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2015 Bump Macclesfield Exhibition this weekend, opens at 10:00 each day. Always a good exhibition. Set up Alstone Quay last night and there looks to be a good cross section of layouts and traders. Come and say hello Eltel (Terry) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 I have three locos in my bag including a Beattie well tank to run on Appledore this weekend. Hopefully Phatbob has it all set up so we can just stroll in and plonk the locos on the layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 ....I've been invited and have asked a work colleague, so looking forward to a wander around the exhibition later. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phatbob Posted March 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 Appledore set-up and tested last night. :-)I'm just about to set-off for the show.The Macc lads always put on a good show, so do come along and say hello. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Aftnoon all, Andy Carlson of St. Ruth invited me over to the exhibition and I took the opportunity for a chat with Roundhouse and Eltel of this parish....good to meet you and see the layouts guys. Here are a few visuals of this morning: Andy with St. Ruth Scratchbuilt F.W. Berk bromine demountables from or to Associated Octel at Hayle, in 2mm and on Lowfits....eyebending work, prototypical and outstanding....probably destined loaded for St. Albans, Todmorden or Castleford....empty to Hayle. Knowledgeable observers will also recognise 2 scratchbuilt chlorine tanks on the layout, again serving Associated Octel at Hayle but this time with chlorine from Ellesmere Port....also outstanding work The arduous journey to Macclesfield was relieved by a brewery stop at Wincle on the return leg. The Old Oak is lovely!! Supporting the traders with purchases of a P4 Rolling road from Direct Train Spares and Mike King's excellent colour book on Southern coaches/vans. 3 x 600g electronic jewellers pocket scales ordered to work with the rolling road and help create an axle weighing/weight distribution weighbridge http://www.ourweigh.co.uk/pocket-mini-scales/on-balance-truweigh-2-mini-scales.html Now music by 'The Lotus Eaters'....the first picture of you. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 Dave Good to meet you. I do like those bottles!! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 Oh flip, forgot this was on today, my little un has gone to a birthday party near poynton and i could have dropped him off there and visited the show on the way back Unfortunatly tomorrow will be a no no as its mothers day and im sure my wife wont fancy a trip round an exhibition as 'a treat'! I'd be interested to see some close up pics of the bromine tanks btw, there was some an interesting thread about them on here that involved me finding the actual real prototype tank stored and then getting hold of the drawings but i dont think the finished modelled product was ever added to the thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Ian, Re the bottles ....I had minded to bring them to the exhibition and pass one to each of the 3 layouts which I spent time with but the brewery hadn't opened on the outward journey. Jim, Re the bromine tanks Send Andy a PM....I'm sure that he'll oblige Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Never mind. We are now enjoying some of the Macclesfield local hostelries. Seems to be a lot of choice for a town of this size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Oh flip, forgot this was on today, my little un has gone to a birthday party near poynton and i could have dropped him off there and visited the show on the way back Unfortunatly tomorrow will be a no no as its mothers day and im sure my wife wont fancy a trip round an exhibition as 'a treat'! I'd be interested to see some close up pics of the bromine tanks btw, there was some an interesting thread about them on here that involved me finding the actual real prototype tank stored and then getting hold of the drawings but i dont think the finished modelled product was ever added to the thread Shame you couldn't make it Jim, it would have been nice to see you. There are some close ups taken at the 2mm Association AGM on the 2mmSA web site at http://2mm.org.uk/galleries/agm-2014/index.html- you need to scroll down a fair way though. BTW, we're going to be at the 2mm Expo at nearby Chelford on 20th June. It's open to non members if you fancy popping along. Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I meant to add... my photos from the show are on the St Ruth blog at... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/595/entry-15794-macclesfield-2015/ Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crantock Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 A good show. Though I mistakenly allowed myself to over indulge of the food. St Ruth was outstanding and others such Livesy Lane as well. Appledore's tramway in front of a fiddle yard was an impressive idea. A low relief street scene with a single track tramway that disappears into a backscene with room for a loco and a couple of wagons off scene. Meanwhile the long street run has covered the fiddle yard. The traders were second hand heavy, which is probably reasonable for the market. One had a boxed Hornby sentinel and a Railroad Ruston next to each other. The small sentinel just emphasised how oversize the Ruston was. One problem with the trader mix is that paint was simply not available. Amazing really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Miles Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 On behalf of the Ynysybwl crew, I would like to say thanks for the invitation and an excellent show. An important feature for us is the town itself because we aim to have a couple of enjoyable evenings out and Macclesfield did not disappoint. We especially liked The Wharf pub. Of the layouts, one that was really good which has not yet been mentioned is East Grinstead. Some amazing modelling, a lot of scratch building and it is unusual to see early signals modelled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2015 Also a big thanks to Shaun and all the Macclesfield team for the invite of Alstone Quay. All the Alstone Quay team enjoyed the weekend at this friendly local exhibition. Trying to secure a full range of traders that can meet all your modelling needs is very difficult for the Macclesfield size of exhibition. I have been attending Macclesfield exhibitions for longer than I wish to remember and over the years, the club has always attracted quality layouts in all scales and gauges. Keep the good work up Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2016 Macclesfield Exhibition this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2016 this thread confused me, saw it in "my content" but didnt remember posting anything then realised it was about last years show (2015) so going from eltel's post today the 2016 show is this coming weekend (12 and 13th march 2016)? if so i think i'll pop along on sunday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2016 So as not to confuse you, I won't be there with Alstone Quay I will however be there with my new layout Oil Drum Lane a DRS depot layout See you Sunday Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2016 Layouts planned Including: Name Gauge Apethorn Junction O Bear Creek Junction Ho, HoN3, HoN30 Blue is the Colour N Butterfly Lane OO Calderwood OO Canal Lane OO CSX Rensville Ho Ffuglen Station 16mm Happy Valley OO Kayreuth N Longnor 7mmNG New Posti Mineral Co O Oil Drum Lane OO Shasta Z Stamford East N Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 11, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2016 Longnor & Oil Drum Lane from Stafford Railway Circle all set up at Macclesfield to be joined by fellow members layout Blue is the Colour tomorrow morning. Come and say hello Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 12, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2016 Seemed to be a good turn out at Macclesfield. Very pleased how Oil Drum Lane performed on my first exhibition outing with it. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 13, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2016 all being well i'll be there later with any luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 13, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2016 Made it along today, nice little show, if somewhat warm in a couple of the halls, had a chat with eltel on oil drum lane and a fellow driver on blue is the colour Apethorn jn is a beauty and impressed with oil drum lane too Came away with a Hornby 67 in arriva livery for £75 which I'm happy about, fun and games with the sellers card machine though, couldn't get a signal so I ended up paying by the PayPal app on my mobile phone (which was getting 4G), isn't technology wonderful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Yes I agree with big jim, nice little show with some nice small layouts too -CSX Rensville and Canal Lane (ex Roger Nichols). Book Law had some very good reading bargains. Lucky with a cheap 67 tho' -on many of the trade stands prices looked high(ish), even the 2nd hand track. Will definitely go next year. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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