Rob Pulham

Limited Edition MOY Private Owner Wagons Produced for the Gauge O Guild by Dapol Available to Guild Members only. Price: £42 plus p&p from 5th November These are the first O gauge wagons produced for the Gauge O Guild The livery for this limited edition is that of Thomas Moy, Coal Merchant Thomas Moy was based in Colchester with coal grounds at many stations in the East of England Choose the Colchester or Peterborough depot transfer There are only 50 of each so it is first come first served Each one comes with a Limited Edition certificate Purchase yours via the online shop at www.gaugeoguild.com

Last but not least is Balwinzet by Euan Cameron. Balwinzet (pronounced Bal-wing-it) A 7mm project in modelling the North British Railway in the early 1880s Why this and not that? • Lifelong enthusiast for the N. B. R. and for 7mm • Locomotive historian specializing in the Victorian period • “Retrieved” many early designs in CAD • Wanted to model a secondary main line in Fife • Scenario is that of an imaginary, not yet finished diversionary branch/loop off the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway in 1881 • Land owned by the Winzet family, landowners and coalmasters in the Fife coalfield

Today's updates feature the final three layouts which will grace tomorrow's show. Yes it's almost upon us. The first of those is Punton Parkway, a garden layout by Steve Harland. Punton Parkway

I have exactly the same set and they would have been the next port of call had the centre drill not worked. Re the lathe work, slow speed and light cuts in brass were not too stressful. If I hadn't used a collet, I wouldn't have been as confident that the part would have been gripped securely and probably wouldn't have even tried it..

After fitting the brakes I decided to return to the loco body to move that forward. That started out as a one forward one back because I had to re-solder the boiler section as for some reason the soldered seam had failed. Still better that it failed now than when the loco is finished. That little job done I looked in the box and sighted the chimney casting so decided to tackle that. There was quite a bit of discussion about the David Andrews Chimney, or to be more accurate about all the chimneys in the kit's that are/have been available for a Princess Royal with the consensus being that none of them were accurate. Mike Hopkins was commissioned to draw up and have cast an accurate replacement (by David Hill at Gladiator I think). Noting that I was building a Princess Mike dropped me an email and asked if I would like a replacement for the kit provided casting and I took him up on it. Now I have to confess, having used one of Mike's chimney castings on the Class 5A, that I am not wild about the way that Mike designs the flare/inner chimney. I understand that being 3D printed the chimney needs to be supported and that those supports have to be cleaned up so adding them at the bottom makes sense I much prefer to remove the usual screw thread/stub from the bottom of the chimney, drill it out and them use the smoke box wrapped in wet and dry to smooth out the flare to make it sit on the smoke box properly. Although I forgot to take a photo of the Princess chimney before I started I had a J63 chimney in stock (for when I get around to swapping the lopsided one off my J63). The Princess chimney was similar to the photo above in that it had the remains of the casting sprue attached to one edge of the hole and the remains of the supports around the bottom of the inner chimney and the flare. I started by cutting off the casting sprue and then had made a start on the laborious job of filing out the rest when I thought that I could pop it in the lathe and use a tiny 3mm boring bar to remove the remains of the sprue from inside the chimney. To stop the rim getting marked I wrapped it in a strip taken from an aluminium drinks can (I have a few cut down cans in the workshop for just such tasks). Suitably protected I put the chimney in a collet and centred it as best I could (it still had a slight wobble). Then working steadily taking 0.1mm cuts I bored out the remains of the sprue. I also shortened the inner chimney by approximately 2mm which took care of the stubs of the supports. That done I used a diamond coated mini drill attachment to grind of the remains of the stubs on the base of the flare. At this point the hole in the smokebox is only about 1mm in diameter and I was wonder about the best way to enlarge it as the inner chimney is just over 10mm in diameter. I decided to use the practice smokebox that I ad created to ensure that I could successfully roll the thick material of the smokebox. As luck would have it I have a 5mm centre drill which up to now has been too big for anything that I might have needed. It was perfect to drill a hole and then use the countersink part of the bit to slowly open out the hole in the smokebox until the chimney would fit. This confirmed that the chimney would sit flush on the smokebox so now I just need to open out the hole in the proper smokebox to suit.

Next up is Canfield by Nigel Seaman Canfield Canfield is a scenic indulgence through attic rooms, now some 56 feet long. It depicts a Great Eastern Railway station and its approaches on a fictitious byway in north Essex around 1902. The track layout is simple but lengthy, and is sufficient for some interesting prototypical operation. Buildings and scenery are narrow and minimal, with much pushed away into the back-scenes. Late winter is chosen for its starkness and bare trees. Typical branch trains of the period pass and return. No talk or music, but do turn up your sound….. Less is more, I hope.…

Today's instalment starts off with Hope Street by John Buck Hope Street Hope Street depicts a fictitious urban goods yard somewhere in the industrial north east. It incorporates two of my interests, the North Eastern Railway and vernacular architecture. The scenic area is 12' x 3', the longest I could fit in my cellar, for construction. The 5' fiddle yard was fitted later following relocation to Keighley MRC. A goods yard was chosen because it gives room for some interesting shunting and leaves room for lots of buildings. The period chosen is late Victorian/Edwardian. This gives scope for some interesting engines and a range of wagons. The coal cells are based on those at Alston and the goods shed is a shortened version of the Pocklington shed. The principal non-railway buildings are taken from photographs of buildings that once existed in the North East, particularly Newcastle & Gateshead. All the buildings are scratch built with the exception of two flats. They are built from card and foam board with various claddings and assorted windows and other detailing bits. The two flats are used to fill in gaps between the industrial buildings on the end board. These are kit bashed from card kits. Photos courtesy of Derek Shore

The last instalment for today is the VicGOG Test Track at Caulfield By Phillip Harding VicGOG Test Track It’s an 8 x 4 metre twin track oval with storage sidings at the back. It has DCC on the outer line and DC on the inner line so that all members of the group can run their stock. I call it the VicGOG test track. The show at Caulfield race course is the largest in Victoria with 2000 visitors on the Saturday and slightly less on the Sunday

The next layout to whet your appetite is Bath Green Park by Andrew Pearce a large indoor layout based on the Somerset and Dorset at Bath Green Park.

Today's thrilling instalment starts off with the Bridgwater, Cannington and Lilstock light railway by Graham and Ruth Powell. Bridgwater, Cannington and Lilstock light railway. History ( fictitious of course!). The GWR took over a privately funded branch line that runs to the small Somerset town of Cannington. Some while later, there was an expansion of activity at the small port of Lilstock so it was decided to build a light railway to there. (There is actually such a place and its to the west of Hinkley point. It exported pit props and lime and received incoming cargoes of coal. There was also excursion traffic. The port closed in 1916). The layout. The layout is situated in a 15’x 9’ spare bedroom. Originally it was roundy roundy layout which became a LIMA diesel race track for the grand kids. Sort of a Scalextric on rails. Eventually my wife Ruth and myself decided to build an end to end layout with two stations so that kids could send a train from one station to the other. It took a long time to do this and of course the grand children having grown up a bit were not interested in it apart from one who loves playing with it when he visits. Virtually everything on the layout has been home made. The buildings are from a variety of sources. You may recognise Wallingford station building and a Tanat Valley good shed. The lovely scenery is entirely the work of my wife Ruth. All credit to her. The railway uses small engines which I had already built. These have given yeoman service of the years. The GWR train I bought off a friend and they run from hidden sidings representing Bridgwater to Cannington only. Having got fed up with crawling under layouts to fix point motors all are now mounted above board and are hidden under various buildings or items of old rolling stock. I added some signals for my one grandson and they do work. The railway is quite a fun thing to work and I do run it quite often. One of the biggest snags has been getting the Sprat and Winkle couplings to work properly. They are a bit temperamental and I’m not sure why!. Hope you enjoy your visit to our little railway.

The last one for todays line up, is ST Stephens by Steve Mosedale and John Dedman of the South Coast MRC The South Coast Model Railway Club is located in an industrial building on the outskirts of New Milton, Hampshire. Members have the benefit of 24 hour, 7 days a week access throughout the year, giving access to the following free standing layouts. A large 7mm (f/s) layout A substantial G1 layout A 16mm layout Two 4mm layouts An extensive 2mm layout which is currently under construction. While access is unlimited, Wednesdays are generally considered to be the day when as many members as possible assemble socially and also to show off their locomotives, trains etc. whether acquired or built. Anything can run from any era, although trains themselves are normally consistent in their era. The club has its own website and is represented on Facebook. An annual exhibition is organized over the last weekend of July each year in a local school. The club’s ‘0’ Gauge layout has a double track main line circuit with an 8 lane fiddle yard at the rear. At the front of the layout is a through station with platform loops and bays. There are two branch lines which leave the main line at the rear corner of the layout and one of which drops slowly down hill along the front of the layout to a terminus at the other end. On the other side of the hall we have a terminus station which is reached by the other branch off of the main line. This crosses a bridge section which can be lowered for emergency access to the fire escape. There is a reversing loop across the centre which also gives access to a steam loco depot, a diesel depot and a small goods yard. The goods yard also has an access to an oil storage terminal where road tankers are loaded. The steam loco depot has a shed, coaling and watering facilities and a turntable. While the diesel depot is an intrinsic part of the main layout it can be removed to form the greater part of our Exhibition Layout, Stephens Lane Diesel Depot. The main station has 3 through platforms, platforms 1 & 2 of which are either side of four through roads and can accommodate 12 coach trains. There are also 2 bay platforms, a Mail/Parcels platform, a freight yard which deals with stone trains. The terminus on the far side of the hall has 3 platforms with a goods yard, loco depot and carriage sidings as well as three stock sidings where members can berth stock kept at the club. The other branch terminus has one platform and a bay together with a goods yard and a private siding. The main oval circuit is some 51feet by 16 feet and the branch termini are 74 feet and 54 feet respectively from their junctions with the main line. We have conventional DC and DCC controls. At present the layout is split into 4 sections, that is the UP MAIN, DOWN MAIN and BRANCH (1) & (2) we can select DC or DCC control for each one individually. The controls and electrics are slowly being upgraded with new control panels The track is mostly Peco Streamline with some Marcway points. The point motors are Tortoise. The scenery is pretty much completed although details are constantly being added and upgraded. The stock that the members run is quite varied covering the Big Four pre-nationalisation era, through BR steam days to diesels from the 1970s and 1980s privatisation to modern times. The operation of the layout is not structured in any way and members run prototypical trains in either direction, either on the continuous circuit or to and from both branches, by use of the return loop as necessary.

Then we have the extensive layout by the SR7mm Group Introduction to the SR7mm Group Railway This O gauge model railway occupies most of a suburban back garden and is based on BR Southern Region (Central and Eastern Divisions) operating practices in 1958. We now have eight stations (including goods stations) with approximately 110 operating signals and over 100 point ends. Construction commenced in 1990 using Peco and Marcway points and track. Steady development over the years has seen a new building, a new station, hand built C&L/Exactoscale track with 31.5mm gauge points, and near completion of a full signalling and control system with strategically placed CCTV cameras. Much work has also taken place on the scenic side of the railway. On one side of the garden two buildings contain the London end of the railway. In the “Garage” is Smithfield, a high level terminus with four platforms plus a meat and goods depot and loco facilities. Adjacent is a low level fiddle yard representing the Widened Lines giving connections both prototypical and fictional to other regions, the whole area being inspired by Holborn Viaduct Station and its surroundings. Both levels continue to the “Old Shed” with Great Victoria Street (GVS) (inspired by Blackfriars Station) having three low level platforms together with parcels bay, two carriage sidings and a loco depot. This station is mainly used as the London terminus, with a single track connection to the fiddle yard for inter-regional trains. An island platform serves the high level line which then crosses above the main station throat on a girder bridge. On the opposite side of the Old Shed is a large goods yard at Southwark with its loco and milk depots, together with a single platform station at Bermondsey Bakers Yard. Originally these were the only buildings, with the rest of the railway being out in the open with covers that had to be removed for running. All three lines swing round 180 degrees to Coulsdon Station. This now occupies the far side of the “New Shed” although it is in a similar position and has a similar layout to the original station. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the main line from GVS. The high level lines from Smithfield drop down to a junction with the Southwark lines just outside Coulsdon (with a separate Goods Loop from Southwark to Coulsdon) and then into Platforms 3 and 4. This end of Coulsdon Station with its various crossovers, Loco Spur, and connections to the continuous run and the Link Line (see later), is controlled by the Coulsdon A operator, although two signal boxes, Coulsdon A and Coulsdon B, are modelled. After connections to two Berthing Sidings and a Coal Concentration Depot (CCD), the tracks from Platforms 3 and 4 join the main line then immediately split again at Coulsdon C signal box as they leave the New Shed. Straight on is what is now a single line to Warrior Square Station. Originally this was a double track line to a three platform station called Bexhill (inspired by the real Bexhill West). Following construction of the New Shed this was downgraded to a single line with a single passenger platform (plus two carriage sidings) with the other island platform accommodating a bagged fertiliser depot. Removal of certain point blades and rails makes this now part of a large goods yard. Onwards from Coulsdon C the tracks swing round a further 180 degrees to run along the outside of the Old Shed. Splitting into four tracks the two innermost lines drop down between the main lines to form a flying junction with a continuous run connecting back to Platforms 1 and 2 at Coulsdon B. The two outermost tracks continue on the level, the lines re-enter the shed, whilst curving through 180 degrees (on the opposite side from Coulsdon), finally approaching the two island platforms that form Bexhill Station. At Bexhill, the goods yard, three platforms and the centre road are all directly connected to both Up and Down lines by a magnificent looking selection of points and crossings, all on a curve. The station building, concourse and raised ground frame controlling the loco release crossovers to the centre road are all models of Bexhill West station which was on the now closed branch from Crowhurst. A “Link Line” running directly from Coulsdon A, serves Platform 1, but also has a crossover connecting it to the rest of the station. A separate loco depot serves both the station and the sizeable goods yard. The latter has a connection to the Bexhill Harbour Board lines that has its own loco and shed. A notable feature of the railway is the third rail electrification of Smithfield, Southwark/Bermondsey Bakers Yard, Warrior Square and Bexhill Platform 1 together with Platforms 3 and 4 at Coulsdon plus the Berthing Sidings and Link Line. Most of the passenger services between these stations are formed of electric multiple units with electric locos presently being built to work freight and other loco hauled services. A new depot to accommodate these locos has been built at Warrior Square on the site of an old turntable. Other features are the wartime bombing damage still visible (damaged overall roof at GVS, partially destroyed loco shed at Bexhill, replacement buildings at Warrior Square) and the use of parts from an actual British Railways (W) NX (entrance – exit) signalling panel, ex Slough PSB, to control some of the junctions at Coulsdon C. Operation is presently by telephone block (to be replaced, in due course, with wireless train describer’s/block instruments using tablets) normally with timetables (actually sequences) that can represent different days or times of day. Most of the railway can be operated in all weathers, being in buildings, roofed areas or with new metal covers that can remain in place for running. Warrior Square is now the only area that is weather dependent.

he next in our long line up of layouts to be seen this coming Saturday is Port Joyce by John Margerum PORT JOYCE Port Joyce, named after my wife, is my first venture into 0 scale modelling. The layout which measures approximately 27 feet by 8 feet was built in the loft which had been professionally converted into a hobby room some years previously. Due to width restrictions caused by the sloping ceilings in the room the initial plan was to build an end to end layout but by using Peco Setrack curves at either end of the layout I have been able to build a continuous circuit which has always been my preference when planning previous model railways in 00, H0 and N gauges. Sections of the tight curves are hidden in tunnels so as not to detract from the more scale track formations seen in the rest of the layout. Port Joyce is a fictitious harbour town and represents how I think it might have looked in the late 1950’s/ early 1960’s, a time I still remember quite vividly. Locomotives of both BR London Midland and Western Region parentage work on the line so I like to imagine it is somewhere in deepest rural Somerset although any similarity is purely accidental! The layout includes plenty of loops and sidings which offer a fair amount of operational flexibility when it comes to shunting operations or of course I can just sit back and watch the trains passing by. There is also a three track fiddle yard so additional trains can be stored “off site”. DCC operation offers considerable flexibility and all locos are sound equipped. The layout is just about complete now and generally speaking I am pleased with my first sojourn into 0 scale modelling. There are a few things I would have done differently if I had been starting the layout today such as extending the platform lengths slightly, but you learn by your mistakes even after 50 plus years indulging in the hobby. Photos by Geoff Helliwell and Neil Davis courtesy Railway Modeller

Finally for today is Oxter by Joseph Booth, located in the north west of England. Oxter The Oxster railway was developed at the time when I moved scales from '00' to '0' gauge. This was 2017, having decided that '0' gauge is where I should be, although I have to say I was eventually persuaded to this end by one of my friends, who himself has been scratch building '0' gauge for something like 40 years, even producing his own wheels. However back to Oxster, I'd built 3 loco kits but needed somewhere to run them when out of the blue my wife said it would be okay to have a railway around the garden, as long as we could integrate it with the plants & tree's etc. If we are to have a garden railway then you will need a shed and she said we should order one right away, so we did. It is just 10' x 6' but is plenty when you have the whole garden to run around. Why Oxster? Well I already have a '00' layout in the attic base upon Chester General so I decided that as I would like to retain the link with Birkenhead - Paddington & Birkenhead - Hasting trains I should consider having a station somewhere in Oxfordshire from which I could use my preferred regions loco's; WR/MR/SR, hence Oxster put together from OXford and cheSTER - Oxster.

Next up is Lejonthal, a layout by Konstantin Binder based in the North Rhine region of West Germany. Lejonthal Lejonthal is the name of a fictional town and train station based in Western Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It features a main train station, a factory, a railway depot, and a railway stop. My background is H0 and OO, but a couple of years ago I decide to switch to o gauge. I have been building the layout since August 2019 and it is obviously far from finished. My focus not so much lies on rolling stock, I prefer the actual building side of things. I recently started scratch building and it gives me immense pleasure.

The next to layout to grace the show is Central Works from Luton MRC Central Works Central Works is based on a fictional car assembly plant, with some likenesses to the intense network of sidings that once existed around the complex at Longbridge in Birmingham, Although this was an Austin factory, it has been made deliberately region neutral to allow the opportunity for us to feature different car makes & marques plus interesting rolling stock periodically. Although electrically and predominantly scenically complete, it is still a ‘work in progress’, being the latest project of the Gauge ‘0’ Section of the Luton MRC. It comprises of an industrial scene featuring a car assembly plant. This layout has two segments, the mainline exchange sidings and the industrial section of the factory complex. Stock is predominantly freight but the occasional passenger operation may be seen arriving at the short platform. These are generally workmen’s trains and do not appear in a public timetable. Traffic for the factory arrives in the form of raw materials and is exchanged into the works via the industrial locomotives. Completed vehicles are then returned back to the main line for onward transport on CARFLAT vehicles. A feature of this layout will be ongoing development of the backscene with lighting effects and steam/smoke emissions from the various factory processes. Additionally, a working coal tippler is in use which provides fuel from loaded wagons to the plant boiler house. This tippler was generously donated to the Luton MRC by the Model Railway Club of London, so it would enjoy future use on a layout after their Happisburgh layout was decommissioned.

Next up we have Castlegarry Castlegarry By John Castle The video commentary is about what happens in the 4 sheds hosting the layout, covering the early sequence timetable through the eyes of the camera. There are 5 stations and 3 motive power depots, a marshalling yard, coal mine and 5 separate goods yards. The Scottish end of the line has been put on hold as old age has crept up on me quicker than expected.

A bit more info on what's in store at the show. Appleton Junction I think I was born to be a 0 gauge modeller! Not long after WW2 my father was back home again and for my first Christmas since his return, I received a large trunk containing a selection of Hornby 0 gauge locomotives and rolling stock. I loved it but soon learnt not to put my hands on the track because the 18 volts required to power the locos gave you one heck of a shock. In 1952 I began my loco spotting years at Manchester Victoria/Exchange stations and in the summer holiday period I couldn’t wait to see the Liverpool to Newcastle express double headed by 2 Jubilees storming out of the station to clear the Miles Platting incline. Before going home, I always paid a visit to the Bassett-Lowke shop where I stood in awe at a window full of magnificent 0 gauge models. I was hooked, when I grew up my model railway would be in 0 gauge and large enough to run a passenger set double headed by 2 Jubilees. After a full career in the RAF my priority was building my model railway. My thoughts were to build it 4 tracks as per the LNWR style – the two inner lines would be the fast up and down lines for express passenger trains with the outer tracks for goods and stopping passenger trains. There would be to be an engine shed with turntable and a goods yard. The railway would be fully signalled complete with interlocking with the points. The main running tracks would be 12 volts because I wanted to share the railway with others, the majority of whom work in 12 volts. There is a raised section of end-to-end track with DCC for those who have DCC equipped models. I trust you will see from the track plan that I have achieved all that I set out to do. The bonus is that my railway is half in a shed and half in the garden, the garden section has a covering with dimmable lighting which gives tremendous atmosphere on dark nights. I have a weekly get-together with good friends who bring their locos to run on the railway. They support me by helping maintain the railway and fix locos that may develop a problem and I in turn offer them cups of tea and biscuits! If you ever find yourself in the North West, you would be welcome to visit my railway. Peter Holland Photos by Geoff Helliwell and Neil Davis courtesy Railway Modeller Casterbridge & Casterton The layout is situated underneath the house in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia and is a continuous main line with loops at the north and south ends. Automatic controls decide how close the trains get to each other around the layout. The loops are out of sight in the other parts of the cellar. The layout was built by Paul Brown. It is a GWR mid thirties main line layout with an end to end branch line which runs automatically. The Station is called Casterbridge but you have to change to travel to the branch terminus called Casterton.

Date: 5th November 2022 (LIVE) then recordings of everything will be available until 30th November 2022 Location: Online from the comfort to your own home Price: Free to members and non members Demonstrations will include both recorded sessions and live sessions provided by members and our technical committee. Traders will be advertising, product launches are expected and some traders will be available for Q & A sessions. Layouts Booked Appleton Junction by Peter Holland Bridgewater, Cannington and Lilstock Light Railway by Ruth & Graham Powell Balwiznet by Euan Cameron of Conecticut plus live Q&A session later Bath Green Park by Andrew Pearce (with Zoom Q&A session) Casterbridge By Paul Brown, filmed by Phil Harding, in Victoria, Australia. Castlegarry by John Castle an extensive shed based layout Central Works by the Luton MRC Canfield, a loft layout by Nigel Seaman Lejonthal by Konstantin Binder Oxster from Joseph Booth Port Joyce by John Margerum St Stephens from the South Coast MRC The SR7 Group Railway, an extensive fixed club layout Punton Parkway by Steve Harland Plus others

More progress has been made this week and the loco and tender brakes are now complete. The loco brakes were a bit more interesting in that I didn't have to re-drill the mounting holes. However the brake hanger etches have a square hole in one end and a round one in the other so using some 1mm square bar, some tube and some 0.9mm rod I made up some mounting brackets These fitted nicely except for the rear pair which wouldn't fit between the rear wheelsets without touching. Not to be deterred I rounded the end of a couple of pieces of 1mm square bar and fitted that instead. I also had to shorten the brake cross beams by approximately 1.5mm either side so that the brake hangers didn't splay out beyond the wheels. The red bits are electrical sleeve, there to retain the brake hangers until I am confident that I can solder them up.

Lack of modelling mojo not withstanding I have managed to progress this a little in between life getting in the way. First, I modified all the etched hangers in the kit to accept the brake 3D printed shoes Then having stripped all the previously built brake gear down into components parts as needed, I started to fit the new shoes/hangers to the tender first More to follow as it happens.

Event Item Wednesday, 26 October, 2022, 20:00-22:00 Online via Zoom Building dioramas. Spend an evening with Julian Carr who will take us through a tour of his series of dioramas collectively known as 'OF LONDON CLAY'. Julian Carr is a member of the York O Gauge Group and has been building dioramas to display rolling stock and vehicles since 2012. A diorama is a window into a lost world of infrastructure and Julian will talk through the creation of his own dioramas that depict scenes typical of those serving the Greenwich peninsular within the Greater London boundary, down into north Kent, collectively known as "Of London Clay" All the diorama locations are fictional, merely seeking to represent the style and type of transport and infrastructure used by the local industry and population of the lower Thames valley, in the immediate post war (WWII) period, 1945 – 1952. Each individual scene is designed to capture something of the memories of the generations that lived and worked in this area in the period modelled, be it how industry was served by road or rail transport in the days before pallets, forklifts or mass containerisation, where people went shopping prior to the advent of the supermarket or retail park, or even how the washing was done in the era preceding automatic washer dryers. All the models are a combination of readily available proprietary kits, scratch building or 3d prints with scratch-built additions, or off the shelf diecast products suitably altered to fit the period. The event takes place on Wednesday 26th October@ 20:00 BST The event is FREE to members or £2:00 for non-members. You must register for this event as places are limited.

Watching this one with even greater interest as I have one of these in my stash.

It was good to see you too George, it's always nice to catch up.

Hi Jeff, Yes, they are both available from Mike. He had some for sale on his stand at Guildex last weekend.