Selkent

Keep Fri 21st Dec free as our montly model rail social drinkies night will be having their Xmas 'pi^! up' I mean social drinkies night from 7pm. All welcome Held as usual at THE LONDON THEATRE, 443 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6TA from 7pm to really late. 2 mins from New Cross BR and on bus routes 53, 453 and 177 Cheap bar with Meantime lager and we have the whole venue just for us. Usual suspects will be there Great night to come and talk model railways and some times it kicks off big time.

Well done everyone who came and exhibited and traded. Total adults through the door was 710 plus lots of kids so we gotta be near the 900 persons altogether which was great to see and kept 'Small and Working', Windmill Hill and 'A Load of Balls' busy all day with the kids. Our two catering girls sold our our entire stock of 150 hotdogs, so they were kept busy also, Thank you also for the two small layouts donated, one already is earmarked to go out today to primary school once we re-DCC it and get a controller and buying a small seconhand N gauge loco and coaches for it. Speaking of which will have a interesting week on ebay picking up as many secondhand controllers as possible, our waiting list for roundy layouts will be getting a nice surprise from Santa this xmas, well hope to have bult at least three by the weekend to go out and more next week. Great also to pick up some new members and also one of our exhibitors wants to come on board so means we can do more visits. A few cock up's like one layout not working as ABC models forgot to pack their controller and the moment I took a representive for the 'Men In Sheds' charity to see the debut and impressive 'Cecily Road' as soon as I said, 'This is one amazing layout with all the sounds and lights' The power failed on it. Lucky I managed to redeem myself my telling him 'Actually this is sH'T'. so I saved face, lucky it was a simply points outage and Steph soon had it up and running again a minute later much to everyones amusment. By the way it was the one he liked most along with the O gauge 'Allo Allo' themed one with Rene at his Cafe. Steve Rogers setting up the 24ft Adapatus the wrong way the night before so it faced it's own club secondhand stand instead of the public, lucky I spotted this early or that would have been weird but also very funny the next day when we opened. Easy show to run with just the four of us, Larissa and Emma on catering and Shannon and I on the door with everyone setting up and striking their layouts on time and me at the end of the day, pretending to panic, telling exhibitors that the man with the Titanic exhibition has just crashed his car in the car park, then the look of concern on their faces until I told them, he has just hit a iceburg. I think Colin from the 00 gauge Assc fell for the same joke twice. Planning now for next year and also our summer show in Sevenpoaks.

Extra trader GB Models added to the list - static grass experts. If our carpark is full when you arrive, there is 2 hour free parking at Asda next door. BR trains are also running a good service to Bexleyheath station which is 15 min walk away or 5 min bus ride. Please remember there are excellent bus connections direct to central Bexleyheath (Asda Stop). Please use the postcode for the Graham Road entrance which is behind ASDA, once in our car park, we are situated at the far end in two big halls, past GOALS.

three days to go, remember pre booked ticket holders get in from 9.45am and at discounted rates

Please we ask that those who attend last month do not block the toilet again and to use the wash hand basins just for washing hands and please if one of those who attended last time could return the stuffed cat which was on our shelf and wash off 'Fine Scale are *****'s' painted on our outside wall. We have CCTV and we know you u are! We will once again remain open late or until it is time to try and get Paul home, whatever is sooner. The entertainment is booked for about 9pm when 'The Bish' usually turns up and falls down the stairs. We have also had complaints from 'The MILLWALL FANS NO ONE LIKES US GROUP' who meet next door asking us to keep the noise down. SELKENT MODEL RAIL GROUP

Just over a week to go, remember you can pre book tickets at discounted rates and gets you into the show from 9.45am instead of 10am. see www.modelrailwayexhibition.com to pre book

Weds 28th Nov 7pm to late - FREE - NEW CROSS, London MODEL RAIL FANS MONTHLY DRINKIES NIGHT Come join Colin, Keith, Derek, Keith, Derek, Colin, Colin, Derek and Keith plus many others we havent mentioned for the monthly Model rail fans piss up. Sometimes it can kick off big time over GWR wheel formations. All welcome, come and chat model railways over a pint. This is now an established night each month (last month a film crew from the BBC came to film it) and great way to chat, meet other model makers and drink (cheapest theatre bar in UK) with Meantime draft lager and numerous bottled ales and of course soft drinks. We have the whole venue to ourselves The London Theatre, 443 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6TA bus 53, 453 and 177 stop outside and two mins from NEW CROSS BR. See you all there!

We also have a 3d Printing company just confirmed, who will be printing live all day!

I wrote origional post and was not asking to be let in way early, just a few minutes before opening time if long queues or come down line and sell tickets so at least the first 20 through the door on opening. I myself run 3 shows for our group each year and we insure like many with magnets for our exhibition insurance. Had a look at policy and no where does it state the opening or closing time, only setting up from which you enter a date and breaking down time again entering a date. Checked with the venue also and they just have it as a booking from 7.30am to 5pm on the day and a few hours the night before. The venue we use has 36 hire venues around the UK, so I think they know what they are doing. Also out of interest I checked the insurance for the theatre I own and again, nothing about opening times and public access, in fact as a theatre we advertise the actual show start time, not the time audience allowed into the venue, so not sure if maybe some exhibition managers being a little over zelous and over reading into insurance cover rules. On our Bexleytheath show we pre sale about 80 / 100 tickets before the event and have a general public opening time of 10am and a pre ticket holder entry of 9.45am and those waiting till 10am we go along line and sell tickets. We don't have everyone turning up then, but still a good 20 or so pre ticket holders. If places like the Warley venue have rules about no public access until the allocated time, that is a odd stipulation on their insurance as if considered a construction site, all persons will need to be in hi vis, wear steel toe boots and sign in on arrival and defo no pre trading before opening time to other exhibitors. It would also mean that every van on arrival on the site, which brings most of the layouts and traders must have a back man positioned when reversing into or out of a space, which is a requirement for every commercial based van on any construction site. Only time we have to stipulate an opening time is at our Sevenoaks Model Railway show and that is because we sell booze and it is a licencing requirement. I can't see also the security risk of having cash stolen going down a line, as one person stated, don't think many toerags would be up that early or be anywhere near a model rail show and just as much chance of someone just nicking the cash box at the entry and doing a runner. Totally agree that at busy times like opening times, resources should be put on the door to get people in quickly. Not every show is going to have a queue, I understand that, but those that know they get queues at the start, should really make entry as easy and as quick as possible. From posts I see some already do, while others stick to the minute before anyone sets through the door. If a layout isnt ready at 10am, it wont be ready at 2 mins past or 2 mins to the hour. 2 mins early should get about 10 at least in and a shorter queue.

I never said be let in way in advance, my point was while waiting, why not go down line and sell tickets, give programmes out etc and people do get there early often to pick up the best deals not already sold to exhibitors or other traders exhibiting there. The show I attended a few weeks ago, had about 100 in queue and I got there early as no chance of any parking on site otherwise and maybe open 5 mins early

I attend exhibitions most weekends, sometimes two in a day and noticed at many, the good size numbers of people waiting to get in around opening time, sometimes a long line of attendees. I have run exhibitions myself and please other exhibition managers, why the must start dead on 10am each day. I was at one a few weeks ago, where the ticket sellers actually said 2 mins to go, while 4 of them sat there doing nothing and a we had to stand in line, a very long line. I accept that sometimes exhibits are not ready until near opening time but what is stopping going down the line and selling tickets to the queue and means that maybe the first 20 or so can just walk in when opened and the queue lowers. The winter months are on us and it is no fun waiting outside in the cold, so maybe even if there is a bit of a queue, let us in 5 mins early. Rant over.

Have just edited a new updated list of layouts attending and traders which increases numbers for both.

My vote goes to the drummer from 'The Baron Knights'

One of the Two exhibition layouts I have built defo ends at Dover (Dover Train Ferry 1966) and another defo in Russia as 'Polovova' Russian HO seen at a number of exhibitions in the south over the last few years

Next one is Weds 31st Oct from 7pm to 10pm at The London Theatre, 443 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6TA. 2 mins from New Cross BR and free parking outside and on bus routes 53, 177 and 453. So what happens, well each month model railway fans take over this theatre and talk model railway, drink and talk some more, more drink and maybe the odd punch up over GWR Steam v West coast mainline. Event open to all, great selection of beers, craft and bitters, and gluten free also. Very friendly established P^%S up, I mean social drinkies night. Plus this month we are joined by the TV documentry series about the history of Hornby Railways,who will interviewing some of the regulars so what possibly can go wrong.

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Free entry ticket for the first person who can answer these three questions regarding one of the exhibition layouts at this years Bexleyheath show 'Dover Train Ferry 1966' from the piccys of the layout What is the name given to the unsual wagon placed between the French coaches and the loco and what was its purpose? What is the name of the Hotel? put answers below Good luck

Large show now in its 3rd year with lots of trade support and first outing for the impressive ADAPTUS 24ft 0 gauge from Southwark MRC and the show is run by Selkent Model Rail Group who are always looking out for people to join us (Have you heard about our monthly drinkies nights) Discounts on pre booked tickets and early entry to the show see www.modelrailwayexhibition.com BEXLEYHEATH MODEL RAIL SHOW Sun 2nd Dec Selkent Model Railway Group BEXLEYHEATH ACADEMY Graham Road Entrance Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7EG Situated directly behind ASDA in Bexleyheath Town Centre layouts all gauges from 'Z' to 'O' Host of Traders Club Stands Full Wheelchair Access Café Buses from Woolwich, Bluewater, Dartford, Bexleyheath, Plumstead, Bromley, Eltham, Blackheath, Sidcup & Greenwich stop 100 yards away at Bexleyheath centre bus terminus & Bexleyheath BR station is a 10 mins walk Tickets Adults £6 (£4.95 if pre booked) Child/ over 65 £5 (£3.95 if pre booked) Family £15 (£12 if pre booked) Pre booked ticket holders get entry 15 mins before the offical start time of 10am purchase tickets here www.modelrailwatexhibition.com Layouts Include DOVER TRAIN FERRY 1966 (N) 9ft ADAPTUS MACHANICUS (First Show) (0) 24ft KINGS NORTH (N) KONIGSHAFEN (H0) NEWBERRY ROAD (00) SUTTON PARK CECILY BRIDGE (00) MEDWAY QUAY (0) 16ft POVOLIVA (Russian HO) LOCO GRAVEYARD (00) 8ft RHEILFFORDGULNESAFIRHABWRYNYPENTREFGYDARENWHIRAFARMODELARDDANGOSFA (009) (Narrow railway next to harbour in welsh village with longest name for a exhibition model) DOGSFRIOG (N) TRAIN TO PLANE (Z) HARRINGTON WHALF (00) CARROW LANE (N) BATCOMBE (featured in Hornby Magazine) (00) 17ft x7ft ROSS CROSSING (first show HO) LAMBOURNE (00) TITANIC 8ft NOUVIAN, LE QUINZE (G) WINDMILL HILL (00) Have a Go! 8ft x 6ft SMALL & WORKING (N) TOOT N' COME (009) ROYSTON WHALF PICKET LANE (00) Traders include INVICTA Model Rail KENT GARDEN RAIL PETER HOLLANDS RONEO MODELS MODELS U DRIVE HARRISON BROWN SOUTHWARK MRC PreLoved ALLWHEELS CLASS 47 PROJECT SELKENT MRC 00 Gauge Assoc RAIL RUSSIA HOLIDAYS ABC MODELS FALCONWOOD TRANSPORT BOOKS MIKE PETT ANDY LYNCH MODELS GB MODELS

Free entry - Selkent Model Rail Group presents Date Sat 29th and Sun 30th Sept 10am - 5pm Sat & 11am to 5pm Sun Venue: The London Theatre, 443 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6TA 2 mins from New Cross BR (zone 2) and on bus routes 177, 53, 453 and 221. 5 mins walk also from Deptford Bridge DLR Free parking behind theatre on the Sat and also in front of theatre on the Sun 5 bike racks outside venue Layouts Dover Train Ferry (N) Train to Plane (Z) Belmont Road (00) Scallywag Corner Steampunk (00) Fawcett Street (00) Loco Graveyard (00) Povolova (Russian HO) Rheilffordgulnesafirhabwrynypentrefgydarenwhirafarmodelarddangosfa (OO9 Gauge) (Narrow Railway Next to Harbour in Village With Longest Name For A Exhibition Model) Plus a pre owned stall from Southwark Model Railway Club A wide selection of craft beer, real ale including gluten free beer will be on sale along with hot dogs, teas and soft drinks. Please note there is limited disabled access. ( entrance is down 7 steps)

This is now an established event over the last couple of years and open to all to come along and enjoy a pint and talk model railways. Usual suspects always there from a number of local model rail clubs and Colin and the lot from the 00 Gauge Assc. Great way to meet fellow model rail people or if new come along and ask questions, someone will have a answer. The venue is as usual, The London Theatre. 443 New Cross Road, New Cross, SE14 6TA and is two mins from New Cross BR (zone 2) and directly on bus routes 177, 53 ad 453 Free parking outside from 7pm and there are 5 bike racks. Nice selection of craft beer, gluten free beer, teas and soft drinks at normal pub prices. Sometimes it kicks off usually between GWR lovers and N gauge lot, but hey that's what happens when you mix model railways with real ale. Next pi** up, I mean social drinkies night is this Weds 26th Sept from 7pm.

'Dover Train Ferry' has just been invited to exhibit at this two day exhibition at Fort Pitt in Chatham and we are coming for the Sat only, however a great list of layouts and traders are there both days and money raised goes towards Guide Dogs, I have been here as a visitor last few years and an excellent run show. layouts include Beckwith Town - OO - BR Southern Region 1960s Belmont Bahn - HO - Belgium based Layout Binns Road - O Foxley Hill - N Dover Train Ferry N (Sat only) Kingsnorth - N Jongreg - OO9 Maxwell - N Medway Modellers - Various - A Selection of Cars, Planes and Science Fiction Models Model Bus Federation (MBF) - OO - Display of Local Buses and Coaches, Historic and Modern London & Country Trams - N - Two Small Layouts Combined Once More Showcasing the Talents of Noel Dollimore & Derek Smith Newchapel Junction - O - GWR/SR Robert's Junction - OO Praz-De-Fort - HO Smarden Maltings - N Westerham Plus Chevening Halt - OO - BR SR West Valley - N Windmill Junction - OO - A Layout Children Can Drive Windy Kilt Park - OO

usual time is around 10pm to later depending how much ale Colin can take before he starts talking about the time he wore that dress