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Looking forward to the Bexhill Show this Saturday.
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Looking forward to the show on Saturday with HOLM - hope the temperature drops a bit!
Chris
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Looking forward to bringing Holm to Bexhill for possibly its last outing.
Chris
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Title is correct but post shows 19th August - I'll be there on the 10th!
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It was great to get Friedrichstrasse to Rotarail after a long wait but it was well worth it. All the club's hard work has certainly paid off.
Chris
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Busy day today getting all ready for tomorrow. Marking out this afternoon before traders and exhibitors arrive. Looking forward to seeing three new layouts and an excellent day tomorrow.
Chris
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I think we've clashed for years as I have tried to get exhibitors/traders that go to NESCOT but failed!
Chris
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For fans of San Maria Gandia, you can see it at Rotarail on saturday 27th at Fareham. Oak Road will be at Rotarail 2020.
Chris
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Thanks Nobby. I think we've got a good line-up this year with three debut layouts as well as other excellent ones to see. Hope for a good turnout to swell the profits for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
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ROTARAIL 2019 will be held in Fareham College, Bishopfield Road, Fareham, PO14 1NH on Saturday 27 April 2019 from 1030 to 1700. Last year, we raised £2,300 for Flat Spaces and this year we will be supporting Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. There is ample on-site parking, everywhere is disabled friendly, and hot and cold refreshments will be available in the College restaurant.
Admission: £6 Adults. £2 Children (5-16).
The following exhibitors have confirmed:
Pwllheli (P4) Jonathan Buckie (South Hants MRC)
Whitmoor (N) Astolat MRC
Loddon Road (N) Loddon Vale MRC
Hilldale (N) John Weller
Danbee (O) Richard Burkert (Southampton MRS)
Stoke by Nayland (P4) David Hawkins (South Hants MRC)
Dovington Camp (OO) Clevedon & Portishead
Friedrichstrasse (HO) Liphook & District MRC - DEBUT SHOW
Lulworth Castle (OO) Paul Steedman
Newport Road (OO) Liam Rasbid
Addison Park (3mm) Phillip Hutchings
Wickhambreux Road (OO9) David Marshall (Salisbury & S Wilts RS)
Shillingsford (OO) Ron Randall
Milford on Sea (OO) Mark Clayson
Hillbrow (OO9) Steve Fackrell
Abbeyfield (N) Howard Staniforth
Kydmore Light Railway (OO9) David Mitchell
Fordingham (3mm) Hugh Martin - DEBUT SHOW
Ryedown Lane (OO9) Patrick Collins
Fawcett Street (OO) Steve Rogers (Southwark & District MRC)
San Maria Gandia (HO&HOe) Ian Milroy & Robin Marie
Frogpool (O) Andover MRS
Santa Maria (HOm) Dan Spalding - DEBUT SHOW
Hampshire Area Group of the 16mm Society will have a large (40ft x 12ft) layout with steam and battery powered locos running on 32mm and 45mm track situated in the College mall.
Children's Corner Fareham & District MRC
These traders will be attending:
Railroom Electronics
AAR Models
Ron Lines
Brian Trains
Weston Models
Kytes Lights
David Smith Books
Wheels of Southsea
Ray Heard Model Railways
Double-O Scenics
P&G Engineering Supplies
John Henderson - withdrawn due to illness
Railway Correspondence & Travel Society
Frome Model Centre
More details on www.rotarail.webs.com
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Sadly, unable to attend.
Chris
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Well done Gellert to you and the team for a good day's exhibition and the money raised.
Chris
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Looking forward to my first visit to this show along with HOLM. Photo courtesy of Railway Modeller.
Chris
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Thanks to Dave, Kevin, Geoff & team for an excellent weekend with CAMLAS.
Chris
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Looking forward to Exeter again with Camlas. Always a good show.
Chris
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Anyone know of an exhibition to be held in Arundel on the 16th June?
Heard about it on the grapevine, but have seen no advertising.
Understand a couple of layouts locally have been invited.
Brian
Look on UK Model Shops - DD Exhibitions has organised one.
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Just about ready for Saturday. The team will be in the College tomorrow afternoon marking out ready for the early arrivals. Hope to see RMWebbers at the show, make yourselves known - I shall be one of those dressed in yellow Rotary tabards.
Have a few spaces left for the 2019 show if you have a layout and would like to come; just let me have the details.
Chris
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Less than two weeks to go now and with the College open again after the Easter break, I can get those small, often forgotten things done.
Chris
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That's what Ian said!
Don't think about it Mike!
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Rotarail 2018 will be held at Fareham College, Bishopfield Road, Fareham, PO14 1NH on Saturday 28 April from 1030 - 1700. This is a charity event organised by the Rotary Club of Fareham in association with Fareham College with all profits going to "Flat Spaces". There is ample free on-site parking, an excellent restaurant with both hot and cold food, and is fully disabled friendly. Admission costs are £6 for adults (no concessions) and children (5-16) £2.
There will be a "Children's Corner" layout for them to operate
outside the restaurant provided by Fareham & District Model Railway Club. Alsooutside the restaurant,Elliott Cowton from the local Model Railway Club will primarily be demonstrating the creation of model buildings from plastic sheeting. Today's project is the creation of two identical signal boxes, one for Club layout NIctun Borrud and one for a new layout he is building that represents the same location as it would have appeared when the station was built during WW2. BOTH NOW IN MAIN HALLLayouts attending:
Bottle Kiln Lane (OO9) by John Thorne
Haydon Square (0) by Farnham & District MRC
Hollybank Depot (00) by Andy Picton (New Forest MRS)
Garrett Lane (00) by Andrew Nibbs (Loddon Vale MRC)
Oak Road (00) by Mike Buick (Fareham & District MRC)
Zevendaal (H0) by Tom Nicholls (Carshalton & Surrey MRC)
Zweibrucken 2 (H0) by Ray Caine (Romsey & District MRS)
Evercreech New (00) by Southampton MRS
Ermengerst (H0m) by Alan Peacock
Tavas Yn Bogh (00) by South Western MRC
Gilkicker Junction (N) by Roger Beech
St Mellion (00) by Steve Rogers (Southwark MRC)
Santa Agueda (H0) by Martin Petch
Strathmore LIP by Toby & Dave Nanson (Bognor Regis MRC)
Kidmore Magna (N) by David Mitchell
Hampton South (O) by David D'arcy (Southampton MRS)
Parkstone Goods (OO) by Colin Lockyer
Arigna (4mm Scale, 12mm Gauge) by Andy Cundick
Bodmin General (N) by Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society
Modbury Torr (3mm) by Paul Hopkins (3mm Society)
Waton (N) by Dave RenshawSupported by Traders:
Railroom Electronics
Three Counties Models
Ron Lines
Weston Models
Wheels of Southsea
AAR Models
Double-O Scenics
Ray Heard Model Railways
Kytes LightsBrian Trains -Withdrawn due to illness
P&G Engineering Supplies
David Smith
Wessex WagonsRobert Doidge Railwayana
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Well it looks like we have a Cunning Plan - and so far it seems to be working well...... To be fair it was never going to be easy to fit a 5 foot long section that slides in and out - yet lines up perfectly every time ...... but ; Mike came up with this arrangement at each end of the Gap ;
20180315_173043.jpgAnd added CLS ' Rails' to each end of the board ;
And so far it slides in and out just fine, and has lined up perfectly - even had an HST running through for the first time in a very long time.
We just need to rework the rolling 'cradle' to hold the board on when it comes out - but that's this Wednesdays challenge
And then I can crack on with the rest of the scenery and hopefully adding some greenery at last (And just a bucket or two of ballast 
) So a HUGE thank you to Mike for coping well with with all my 'challenges', and for the ongoing support. You couldn't want a better man in your corner.
Hopefully this isn't holding up Oak Road too much - we WILL be ready for Rotarail (Honest, Chris !)
Just catching up with progress now that you are "back at work" - with Crofton anyway! Really glad that you are recovering well and the layout is progressing very well. Keep Mike's nose to the grindstone with Oak Road - it's only 5 weeks to Rotarail!
Chris
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I thought I'd post a few pictures I took yesterday evening to give an idea of how the station arrangement works, and until the buildings and footbridge are finished, I can't really do much else to this particular area.
It'll be nice to have this finished for RotaRail although I must admit, at one point, I had an idea to make the station disused and over grown - the disadvantage being there wouldn't be anywhere to run the 150s
I think it would be nice to have it finished for Rotarail!! You are doing a grand job Mike - keep up the good work.
Chris
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This year's show seems to be suffering from a certain degree of neglect. The club hasn't posted on here, their UK Model Shop's entry doesn't include any info on layouts or traders and it's website doesn't bother to tell the potential visitor what scale or gauge the advertised layouts conform to. There is just a bare listing.
I'm wondering whether to go, there is another show at St Neots.
The choice is clearly yours to make.
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An excellent show yesterday with some great comments from the public. Many thanks to the Tonbridge Club for their hospitality and overall organisation.
Chris
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Swansea Model Railway Show - Sept 21st/22nd 2019
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Looking forward to going to Swansea for Penmawr's first show.
Chris