David Bigcheeseplant

For some reason the photos of Charwelton in the 80s and Oldshaw seem to have been transposed on the Railex and Expo EM show previews.

Due to the new entrance we are still trying to work out logistics for selling tickets prior to opening.

Wild Swan books is unable to attend this year.

David

Is the café still doing the cooked breakfast?

I am not sure, the café management has changed since we last did the show, which probably means that what we tell them to expect on numbers that they are never prepared on the day.  Our layout exhibitors lunches and eating area has had to be adjusted this year too.

I am sure there will be a meeting before the show so maybe I can advise what will be on offer closer to the weekend.

295 is at the printers at the moment.

Does the change to the access point have any implications on the catering arrangements ?

Ray

I think there will still be exit out of the main hall in to the catering area using the original entrance exit.  The stadium want to avoid any congestion with the users of the gym and swimming pool on the front counter, hence we need to have our entrance in a different place.

Will there be versions with or without luggage end windows.

What is the differences between No. 1 and the other members of the class.

Here is 69804 with the 3 rail coal rails.

I have just noticed that all versions have 5 coal rails each side of the bunker although by the BR period these were reduced to 3 each side.

David

We have a vintage bus running again from Aylesbury Railway station to the stadium on both days. I have just been working up the floor plan and everything fits!

A slight change this year we are unable to use the main entrance door in to the hall as we have in the past so entry will be at a side entrance directly into the exhibition but be well sign posted on the day.

I think it would only work with P4 standards due to the height of the rail head. I think point work would be possible although I have not thought too much about the design yet.

My BR black early crest arrived on Saturday I have not really looked at it in detail or run it but the cab was not fixed on correctly one side I have managed to press home but the other side may need tweaking, If I can fix it then its going back.

Yep that's fine Mike

As a replacement for Eileen's we also have Squires/South Eastern Finecast also attending that also needs to be added to the list above.

David 

Fusion 360 for me too

RAILEX 2023

27th & 28th May 2023

Stoke Mandeville Stadium
Stadium Approach
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP21 9PP

www.railex.org.uk

Saturday 10.00-17.30
Sunday 10.00-16.30

Layouts Attending:

7mm Scale

Bridgewater (O)

Grindley Brook (O)

Kensington Addison Road (O)

Purgatory Peak (On30)

4mm Scale

Charwelton in the 80s (OO)

Hope Under Dinmore (EM)

Old Parrock (OO)

Wantage Tramway (P4)

Wendover (OO)

2mm Scale

Bath Engine Shed (2mm)

Freshwater (2mm)

Kyle of Lochalsh (2mm)

Modbury (2mm)

Pebworth (2mm

Traders

247 Developments.

Alan Gibson.

Bill Hudson Transport Books.

Branchlines.

Brushes 4 Models.

C&L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd.

Cheltenham Model Centre.

CSP Models.

Dart Casting.

D&E Video/Realtrack Models/DC Kits/Legomanbiffo.

Dingo Servo Mounts

Golden Arrow.

High Level Kits.

Inventio.

Isinglass Models.

Judith Edge Kits.

London Road Models.

Minerva Model Railways.

Model Railway Developments.

PenBits Model Railways.

Petite Properties Ltd.

Premo 

Prickley Pear

Roger Carpenter.

Severn Models.

Squires/South Eastern Finecast

Stoneybridge Models.

Sunningwell Command Control Ltd: Digitrax. Soundtraxx.

Tim Horn Lasercut Baseboards.

WW Scenics.

Demonstrations/Societies

The 2mm Scale Association.

Gauge O Guild.

Missenden Abbey Railway Modellers.

Pendon Museum.

Paul Bambrick.

Scalefour Society.

The Scale Seven Group.

Layouts confirmed for Railex in Aylesbury 27 & 28 May 2023 at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury.

Beijiao HO

Bath Engine Shed 2mm

Bridgewater 7mm

Charlwelton in the 80s OO

Freshwater 2mm

Grindley Brook 7mm

James Street N

Kennington Addison Road 7mm

Market Bosworth P4

Modbury 2mm

Old Parrock OO

Pebworth 2mm

Purgatory Peak On30

Wantage P4

Wendover OO

There are two bank holidays in the UK in May. Railex in Aylesbury is the last weekend.  We hope to go live in the next week on the website.

If anyone is interested, I am doing a talk on the early years of the Wycombe Railway on 11 November details below.

David

https://histfestbucks.co.uk/whats-on/the-early-history-of-the-wycombe-railway/

Most of the GWR type 5 signal boxes had a combined porch and toilet like this one at Wheatley. Generally, these boxes were constructed entirely in blue brick laid in Flemish bond.

David 

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Railex in Aylesbury is going ahead at Stoke Mandeville stadium on the last weekend in May hopefully we will get details up on the web soon. But plenty of high quality layouts are confirmed.

1 minute ago, Lacathedrale said:

Can anyone remind me who the club selling s/h stock by the door of the upstairs room was? I would like to get in contact if possible.

 

I took a few photos:

 

Faringdon

 

United Mills, my unexpected favourite

 

Scenery demonstration stand

 

 

 

The Risborough and District Model Railway club were manning the bring and buy stand. 

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On 23/09/2022 at 07:56, David Bigcheeseplant said:

I will be there a demo on using Fusion 360 for 3d printing and laser cutting, if you have any questions please come along and have a chat.

After setting up last night I got home and felt unwell, so did a covid test only to find out I have a positive result so I won’t be doing a demo this weekend. 

I will be there a demo on using Fusion 360 for 3d printing and laser cutting, if you have any questions please come along and have a chat.

I was thinking the best way to make GWR bulk road trackwork, I wanted something simple so have been playing with 3D printing track which has all the sleeper, rail packing etc., code 75 bullhead rail is then slid into the 3D printed bases, sections can be jointed together using fishplates on the rail which are hidden inside the printed bases.