North Down MRS Exhibition 20/21 April 2013.

[steventrain]

North Down MRS Exhibition will be held at Bangor Aurora Leisure Centre , Valentine Road, Bangor.

 

Saturday 20th April 2013 (10.00 to 17.00)

Sunday 21st April 2013 (13.00 to 17.00).

 

The show will this year be held in the new Aurora Leisure Centre, Bangor. The new centre is located up the hill past the old Leisure Centre, left on to Castle Park Road for 200m and then right into Valentine Road. The new centre is visible at the end of this road. There should be adequate parking for all.

Edited April 20, 2013 by steventrain

[Dave]

Model Rail Baseboards will be there

[Jack_Dunboyne]

All Scales Models as well

[WRENNEIRE]

I will be there with Chris Dyer also

Hope to have loads of NIR stock!

[steventrain]

List of layout/traders attend.

 

N Gauge

 

John Byrne - Dublin - layout name to be advised

Paul Deere - Kildare - Wellingtonbheag

Brian King - Ulster MRC tba

Jon Perrott - Bangor - Oakhill

William Thompson - Ulster MRC- Tannof

First Bangor - N Track - incorporating- Sykesville, Charlies Ridge,Quayside Halt

MRSI - Dublin - Tirolia

Stephen McNally - Dublin - Tywold

 

OO Gauge

 

George Thompson - NDMRS - Ballyclare

Erne MRC - tba - steam/ early diesel layout

South Dublin MRC - Lucan South

Ulster MRC - Belfast - Moorhead Sidings

Mill Road - NDMRS

 

 

HO gauge

 

Peter McVicar - Bangor - Broadway Industrial Park

 

009 gauge

 

Michael Delaney -MRSI - Dun Ui Rian

 

Narrow gauge

 

Alan Gee - Yorkshire - Schull

 

O Gauge

 

Tony Ragg - Bangor - Stanfordingly

 

Des Brown - Holywood - North American - various scales

 

Other Modelling interests

 

Stephen Armstrong - Tank Diaoramas

P Aspinwall -display of kit/scratch O gauge locos and stock

Model Agricultural Display - G Cooper - Clought

 

Belfast & Co Down Railway Museum Trust

Belfast & Co Down Minature Railway Socy

Belfast Model Flying Club

Matchstick Models - Peter Harris

Headhunters Railway Museum

IPMS (UK) NI Branch - model aircraft

Merg

Model Engineers Socy NI

Kingdom Trucks - Andy McAslan

Pickie Model Boat Group

Travel Posters- Richard Price-Stephens

NI Slot Raceway/Scalextric

 

Demonstrations

 

Raymond Wilson - Enniskillen - Loco kit building

Richard Chapman - Leicestershire - coach/ loco building

Eric Robinson - Blackburn - loco building

 

Trade

 

All Components Ltd

Party Picks - face painting

DE Videos & DC Kits

All scale Models - scenic materials, diaoramas

Chris Dyer Toys & Trains

Model Cars - Roy Henderson

Icarus Models - radio control/plastic kits/ plane spares

Irish Steam Preservation Socy Ltd

Andrew Knell - rally car/ trucks

Marks Models - Dublin

Model Rail Baseboards

Model Shop - Belfast

Modellers Corner - Enniskillen

Modellers Nook/The Dungeon - Joe Barlow

Card Kits - Michael Morris

Provincial Wagons - Leslie McAllister

Trainman - American & Continental stock & Ass -Brendan Curran

TT Models NI - Newtownards

Sales Table - used and second hand models - North Down Club

[Kirley]

A promising list

[Warbonnet]

List of layout/traders attend.

 

Trainman - American & Continental stock & Ass -Brendan Curran

 

Guffaw.

[Broithe]

Guffaw.

 

More horse-meat contamination..?

[steventrain]

List above plus three more to attend.

 

Meccano - Corlust Meccano Club

T track - T track group members

Murphy Models - Paddy Murphy

[WRENNEIRE]

Good stuff Stephen

I presume Model Rail Baseboards is our own Dave L?

Can you post a Google Map for the new location?

[Dave]

I presume Model Rail Baseboards is our own Dave L?

 

That's me

[steventrain]

Good stuff Stephen

I presume Model Rail Baseboards is our own Dave L?

Can you post a Google Map for the new location?

 

Sure No problem.

 

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=54.653307,-5.664289&spn=0.001182,0.004823&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=54.653307,-5.665316&panoid=p23lbCWT_6N0CTKr9e_C4w&cbp=11,135.62,,0,3.23

 

Google streetimage taken in August 2012.

[enterprise207]

Hmmm... ¡Me Gusta!

[WRENNEIRE]

Any forum members attending?

Hope to have a delivery from Glenderg if anyone has anything on order

Give him a PM and hopefully I can get it up for you (sorry }

[108]

I hope to get there. Looking forward to meeting some of the guys there.

[kevrail]

Any forum members attending?

Hope to have a delivery from Glenderg if anyone has anything on order

Give him a PM and hopefully I can get it up for you (sorry }

 

Anyone going? If so what time. Is there an entrance fee?

[Dave]

Model Rail Baseboards will be there, drop by and say hello

[Kirley]

A word of warning to anyone travelling by road to the North Down Model Railway Exhibition this weekend. Re surfacing is to take place on the A2 Belfast to Bangor Road on the outskirts to Bangor. This usually means 2 lanes becoming one so delays will be inevitable.

 

Wrenneire, (a fine stature of a man of distinctive appearance) should be at the Chris Dyer Stand and would be an excellent rallying point for members to meet. Hope he does not mind being volunteered for this challenging role.

[kevrail]

A word of warning to anyone travelling by road to the North Down Model Railway Exhibition this weekend. Re surfacing is to take place on the A2 Belfast to Bangor Road on the outskirts to Bangor. This usually means 2 lanes becoming one so delays will be inevitable.

 

Wrenneire, (a fine stature of a man of distinctive appearance) should be at the Chris Dyer Stand and would be an excellent rallying point for members to meet. Hope he does not mind being volunteered for this challenging role.

 

any particular time?

[201bhoy]

A word of warning to anyone travelling by road to the North Down Model Railway Exhibition this weekend. Re surfacing is to take place on the A2 Belfast to Bangor Road on the outskirts to Bangor. This usually means 2 lanes becoming one so delays will be inevitable.

 

Wrenneire, (a fine stature of a man of distinctive appearance) should be at the Chris Dyer Stand and would be an excellent rallying point for members to meet. Hope he does not mind being volunteered for this challenging role.

 

Great! We'll meet the 6'6 statue of the man with the ponytail!

[Dave]

Great! We'll meet the 6'6 statue of the man with the ponytail!

 

The ponytail is gone!

[Kirley]

any particular time?

 

No time as people will be there at different times/days. I would envisage more a ‘rolling’ type meeting.

[201bhoy]

The ponytail is gone!

 

What?! I'm raging!

[WRENNEIRE]

The ponytail is gone!

 

Check this out

 

http://www.rapunzelfoundation.com/

[WRENNEIRE]

Might have a very limited amount of the new Mk 2's for Bangor

Its a 50 -50 chance at the moment

PM me to reserve and I will look after you if they arrive

[Killucan2]

D&M models will be there with a De Dietrich set for anyone to have a look at on the Belfast model shop stand.

 

M.

[Kirley]

Check this out

 

http://www.rapunzelfoundation.com/

 

At least the Pony Tail went on a very good cause, but how are we to recognise you now?

[Glenderg]

From the front you'd never notice the pony tail gone. Great cause Dave, to be applauded.

[steventrain]

A word of warning to anyone travelling by road to the North Down Model Railway Exhibition this weekend. Re surfacing is to take place on the A2 Belfast to Bangor Road on the outskirts to Bangor. This usually means 2 lanes becoming one so delays will be inevitable.

 

 

Trafficwatch website.

 

Resurfacing A2 Bangor to Belfast Road

 

 

Resurfacing will take on the A2 Bangor to Belfast dual carriageway, between the Rathgael Road and Ballysallagh Road from 7pm Friday 19 April to 6am Monday 22 April 2013.

 

The A2 will be reduced to one lane in each direction, with traffic running in a contra-flow arrangement between the Rathgael Road and Ballysallagh Road. Access to and from the following side roads will either be restricted or unavailable as indicated below:

 

• A2 / Rathgael Road Junction – junction closed to all traffic movements

• A2 / Ballysallagh Road Junction – junction closed to all traffic movements

• A2 / Old Belfast Road Junction – junction closed except for left turn from the A2

• A2 / Cootehall Road Junction – junction closed except for left turn from the A2

• Walmer Grove – Full access will be maintained from Old Belfast Road

 

Some roads will be closed at night. Diversions will be in place, motorists should expect delays and allow additional time for their journey. These works are subject to favourable weather conditions.

 

The original programme was to complete these resurfacing works over three consecutive weekends, with the works ending on 25 March. However, heavy snow falls prior to the final weekend meant that it was necessary to reschedule resurfacing of the Belfast-bound carriageway.