MRSI Dublin Show 2024 - All New Venue - All in One Hall

[Noel]

Past Avenue was one of our grandchildren's favourite layout at the show. So much to see, so much action, so many micro scenes. Bog Road and Buffers lock also caught their eye.

It was difficult to walk around and see the exhibits such was the density of the crowd on day one.

[amdaley]

On 26/10/2024 at 9:10 PM, Jack_Dunboyne said:

 

EN57 in action. 

Have always loved any kind of railcar

[Colin_McLeod]

 

41 minutes ago, murphaph said:

Great to hear. It would be a great customer base to tap into if that interest could be converted into sales. Trainsets for little girls anyone?

Surely you mean trains for teenage girls.  They are the ones who thought it was cool

Edited Monday at 13:08 by Colin_McLeod

[Noel]

That is a very long layout

[murphaph]

10 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said:

 

Surely you mean trains for teenage girls.  They are the ones who thought it was cool

Yeah but most of us got our first train set as little boys and were hooked from then on.

Edited Monday at 23:25 by murphaph
Autocorrect

[Flying Snail]

I went along on Sunday - thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought the MRSI Dundalk works and Boyne bridge were superb - there was just so much to see in Dundalk, I could have stood there for hours. The FREMO layout was looking well and apparently that's only half of it. Indeed, all the layouts were excellent - I thought the bigger hall worked out well.

Stradbally's Roisín Óg is a great piece of model engineering, I look forward to seeing it when they get it back on the rails!

As for loot, I picked up a CIE route map from Tailte Tours, and another one of Leslie's vans - as well as having a nice chat with the man himself. I also got to talk with some of the IRM/ Accurascale star-studded team (Richard from New Junction) and Paddy Murphy was very giving of his time.

To all the organisers: you have my thanks for a great day out. 

[Noel]

I didn’t notice that apparently an RTR dart model was announced at the show. Any pics or info on same?

[Patrick Davey]

Fantastic show - well done to everybody who made it possible, there was obviously a mammoth amount of work ongoing for many months - this is deeply appreciated.  Excellent venue, a great variety of layouts, including many I hadn’t seen before, and great to meet up with so many great folks along the way.  Great job everyone!

[Tullygrainey]

 

[enniscorthyman]

It was my first time to bring Bog Road to Dublin,and I enjoyed chatting to people.The larger venue was a game changer and well done to all in MRSI for a great job.

[Georgeconna]

1 hour ago, enniscorthyman said:

It was my first time to bring Bog Road to Dublin,and I enjoyed chatting to people.The larger venue was a game changer and well done to all in MRSI for a great job.

you were a busy man most of the time passed by!  Very popular Layout!

[Jack_Dunboyne]

[DJ Dangerous]

5 hours ago, Noel said:

I didn’t notice that apparently an RTR dart model was announced at the show. Any pics or info on same?

 

 

[enniscorthyman]

2 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

you were a busy man most of the time passed by!  Very popular Layout!

I saw you in the distance George,but we didn't  get a chance to chat.

[Warbonnet]

Hi everyone,

Thanks to you all who dropped by our stand over the weekend. We had plenty of sales, great feedback and it was great to see people and say hello once again. Then again, bringing a celeb like New Junction with us helped too! The support we received regarding the ICR was brilliant too, and would like to thank you all who chatted with us about it. I think many of you were subsequently blown away by our EP samples in the cabinet, alongside our new Hunslet.

Finally, and for me personally, most importantly, I would like to extend a sincere and big thank you to the MRSI team for a truly fantastic show. We had many members of the public comment favourably about the new venue, but from a trader point of view they were absolutely first class. It cannot be understated just how much work goes into setting up and creating a show like this, and completely on a voluntary basis to boot.

Many people complained about the previous venue 2 years ago. We (IRM) felt a bit guilty about this as a big part of the jam on the Saturday was our sale of the “Dicky Tara’s” and the demand on space that whipped up. I think the MRSI should be commended on listening to feedback, going out and finding a more suitable venue and running an absolutely first class show. Well done to Tony, Dave, Ed and all the club members who gave us a brilliant show. You got bodies in the door and looked after us all superbly.

This is why clubs need to be supported, as without them we won’t have shows to go to in the future. It’s great to see new clubs pop up in the Midlands and in Limerick. If you have one in your local area, go down and visit and consider joining. Theyre the ultimate men’s shed that operate in your area of interest. 
 

Cheers!

Fran

[leslie10646]

9 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

 

The new train is already in service, it seems - on the excellent Dun Laoighaire layout. This was a hurried "Phone shot".

I've just woken up after a long sleep - Richard drove me back to Reading from Holyhead - a one-man effort by him. Thanks!

Yes, may I echo Fran's thanks to David, Tony, Ed and a host of other MRSI guys for putting on a great show (even if my "pitch" was a bit cramped between Eamon's "Bog Road" (I only really saw the back!) and the two Michael's with their N Gauge layout where GNR locos brushed shoulders with Norfolk and Western diesels!).  See Patrick's photo of me counting my ill-gotten gains and you'll see what I mean! I'm sold out of another two of my RTR vans, bar the remainder which is off to a man in the Canaries.

Best of all, the people you meet - the Annual Dublin show has replaced the defunct club-run Warley as the place for Irish modellers to meet.

More later, when I come round properly - I was so tired that I couldn't remember this computer's password!

Thanks again guys!

 

Edited Wednesday at 00:06 by leslie10646

[Georgeconna]

6 hours ago, enniscorthyman said:

I saw you in the distance George,but we didn't  get a chance to chat.

next time dude. Layout looked great.

[Past-Avenue]

On 28/10/2024 at 12:47 PM, Noel said:

Past Avenue was one of our grandchildren's favourite layout at the show. So much to see, so much action, so many micro scenes. Bog Road and Buffers lock also caught their eye.

It was difficult to walk around and see the exhibits such was the density of the crowd on day one.

Thanks Noel and great to catch up with you. 

I have to echo what everyone else has said about the show. It was great and most people were very impressed with all the layouts and things in general. It was great to see fellow modelers and catch up also meet new ones aswell.

Well done guys .

Lastly I'd like to thank everyone for all the nice comments on the Past-Avenue layout and who purchased some of my 3d printed items. 

Enda 

[Blaine]

On behalf of the organising committee for the Model Railway Society of Ireland Model Railway Exhibition we would like to thank everyone - exhibitors, traders and enthusiasts for attending our 2024 exhibition which exceeded all expectations and showed that interest in Model Railways in Ireland is very much alive

 

Attendance figures were very healthy in total over the 3 days with Saturday being by far the busiest and Sunday/Monday having similar attendance figures 

 

Even the largest of exhibitions (e.g. any major UK show on a Saturday) get overcrowded, and by 2pm on Saturday the heavy crowds had decreased. Lessons have been learned and will be even smoother next time around

 

A special mention to those traders and exhibitors who made their exhibition debuts at the show and hope the experience was a memorable one and that they will return. Sadly some traders are now very much in their senior years, and its refreshing to see new ones taking up the baton

 

Onto 2026. Probably the same venue too

[Georgeconna]

nice interview too on the Donegal Dad Channel.