RMweb Gold kipford Posted January 23, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2010 Not sure that SMRS have bumped their show for next weekend. So here are the details: SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION 2010 At BARTON PEVERIL COLLEGE CHESTNUT AVENUE, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5ZA [Getting there] QUALITY LAYOUTS, TRADE STANDS, SPECIALIST SOCIETY STANDS, REFRESHMENTS SATURDAY 30th JANUARY, 10:30 - 17:00 SUNDAY 31st JANUARY 10:00 - 17:00 Admission prices (Held at 2009 levels!): ADULTS: ??5.00 SENIOR CITIZENS: ??4.00 CHILDREN (5 - 15): ??2.50 FAMILY (2 + 2): ??13.00 Railway Modelling at its very best! Copyright???? 2009 The Southampton Model Railway Society Layouts CASTERBRIDGE 7mm/O gauge BR-SR, based on Dorchester South Southampton Model Railway Society LOWEQUAY 4mm/OO gauge BR Southampton Model Railway Society DRIVE-A-TRAIN 4mm/OO gauge Children's Layout where they get a chance TINTAGEL ROAD 4mm/OO gauge SR North Cornwall Line Ian Wilkins SMRS BED SPRINGS CREEK On30 USA Narrow Gauge 1950s Barry Mursell, Crawley MRC EXEVIEW 4mm/OO gauge BR-SR, based on Exmouth David Winter FERRING 4mm/18.83 gauge LBSCR on the Sussex Coast Michael Ball, Epsom & Ewell MRS SE28 4mm/OO gauge BR-SR/NSE1980s-90s Basingstoke & North Hants MRS WADEBRIDGE 1860s 7mm/O gauge Bodmin & Wadebridge 1865 Grenville Williams BIGBURY 3mm/TT gauge GWR 1930s Paul Hopkins TREPORRO 4mm/OO gauge GWR Cornwall 1930s Brian Taylor LYNTON ROAD 7mm/O gauge GWR North Devon 1924 Duncan Croser NINE MILLS 2mm/N gauge BR-WR/LMR Worthing MRC ZWIESBODEN HO Eastern Bavaria Derek Gillkerson FLINTCOMBE 4mm/18.83 gauge Somerset & Dorset 1930s East Dorset Gang of Four ST ALDELMS QUAY 7mm/O gauge BR SR John Bowden WHITBURN CORPORATION TRAMWAYS 4mm/OO gauge Trams Andrew Burchell UN-NAMED 2mm/N gauge George Gibbins I will be involved with SHMRC doin this: DURING THE SHOW, THE SOUTH HANTS MRC, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCALEFOUR SOCIETY, WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A LAYOUT The layout is obviously P4 and is based on the L & Y station at Eastwood. We will have Dave Hawkins P4 layout - Great Bardfield with us as well to give a ccomparison between start and finish. See you all there Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Oops ! I nearly forgot it was this weekend. I've got so much going on at the moment. Thanks for bumping this one. :icon_thumbsup2: . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted January 29, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2010 bumped again tomorrow and Sunday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBSC123 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I've just got back from the show and I must recomend anyone to go tomorrow. I really enjoyed it. Cheers, WIll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Just got back from the show, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Plenty for me to see, plenty of stuff to buy, plenty to keep my little kids occupied and enough to stop the missus from getting bored. As last year the location is excellent - a really good catering section with a varied menu and plenty of seating, easy parking in the car park or on the local roads once that was full. In my write-up on RMweb I was quite critical of last year's show; I have to say that I thought the general quality of the layouts was much higher than last year. There was a good mix of action: a balance of roundy-roundy loads-o'-trains type layouts and more sparsely-timetabled layouts (which let's face it might be prototypical but don't always keep the non-enthusiasts and kids happy). The operators mostly seemed to be having fun and were all engaging with the punters. It is only a minor criticism but I thought it was lacking one or two really star layouts (I'd have loved to have seen Ackthorpe there), however the general quality was so good that it made up for it. My only other concern is that it didn't seem to be as busy as previous shows - so I'd be a little concerned for the traders. That could have been the time that I went (Sunday lunchtime) as the catering hall was quite busy but the other halls not - makes for easy getting around and viewing for those who are there though! All round, though, definitely worth the visit, a clear improvement on last year. A big thumbs up from me :icon_thumbsup2: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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