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Vol 22 Issue 2 Jun 2019 Page 1 of 4 |
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I make no apologies for my raisin d'aitre, or the lack of nuts - in my prose, it's just that I prefer raisins and my nutritionist says I should have them as one of my five-a-day. Just a reminder to all WMNGC members, that to be included in the next Members’ Contributions section, your article should be with me by Friday 20th September. Volume 22 Issue 3 will be published towards the middle of that month. VP |
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OUTWARD JOURNEY |
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Exhibitions - Club Layouts Our exhibition manager is David Griffin Contact: davejgriffin@outlook.com Whartson Hall went to Lutterworth By Jeremy Edwards On Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of May Whartson Hall was present at the Lutterworth Railway Society’s Model Railway Exhibition and Classic Bus Display. Permanent staff were Jeremy Edwards, Dave Griffin and Mike Turner (complete with a range of chairs). On Saturday staffing was supplemented |
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Layouts Whartson Hall – The layout went to the Lutterworth show being transferred in David’s and Jeremy’s cars. I was there the second day, along with other club members, and the layout was generating quite a lot of interest. Some of the coloured signals failed during the weekend – Len and Edgar have now fixed them. We need to find a way of better transporting the boards by building ends like we do when transporting “Waterstock”. Phil had done a lot of work to the front scenery prior to the exhibition and it looks good. There is more scenery to finish, including the area around |
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the road bridge, the station and the back scene. Dennis has 3D printed a kit to make the station “bus shelter” waiting room, David is working on the station steps and buildings. Waterstock - Some general housekeeping on the layout has been carried out over the last few meetings: - Linn has cleaned the track including areas not normally used on club days like sidings and engine shed yard. - Richard has glued back most of the damaged signals, before we lose all the bits. - Dennis has started to fill in gaps in boards with no hedges, which still have to be cut to shape.
Ken Jones - Happy Modelling |
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by Phil Hunt and on Sunday by Nigel Harrold. On Sunday ‘The Chairman’ Ken came as a paying visitor and then stayed to do Front of House and PR work (We gave him Mike’s lunch as recompense). (2 happy smiling little souls, I obviously have just discovered the missing lunch. MPT) The layout was quick to set up and even quicker to dismantle and, after initial bedding in, ran well all weekend. Unfortunately the signals on the anticlockwise circuit (station end) decided to fail |
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after about the first 5 minutes possibly due to a faulty power supply. We received many compliments throughout the weekend and spent a lot of time explaining whereabouts Mike lives and where the Sewage Works is situated. (Bad news, opposite me. MPT) Tysleley Depot was extremely busy all weekend as there were a number of steam specials and a couple of diesel hauled specials running with extreme frequency. We also have a possible invitation to the Hinckley Show in October depending on transport arrangements. JE |
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2. Gibben Quarry was at the West Bromwich show on Saturday 8th June. Despite the rain the West Brom club had a good turn out at their Rail Exhibition in Bilston, with a good mix of traders and layouts including N Gauge layouts. |
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This image from TINGS 2017 (left) - spot the differences with this from West Brom Show (could this be the start of a new feature? Ed) (Well I’ve clipped and enlarged them, but think you must try harder! MPT) |