Bangor 2026

[leslie10646]

No doubt someone from the NDMRC will get around to publicising this event, which is just ten days away.

Some of us have to start early. Getting kits and wagons out of the loft is a tiring job, but I had help this year. 'Er indoors broke her foot, so I invested in a Stair Lift, which can be quite useful .....

The guy who sold it to me asked what weight I was - I didn't tell him that I needed it to be able to carry 50 16 ton wagons, the parts for fifteen CIE cattle wagons,  a C Class and a Single-ended Yankee!

[Northroader]

And there’s you sitting on top to work the switch. Best wishes to the invalid.

(and that lot is going cabin baggage with Air O’Leary!?!?!?)

Edited March 20 by Northroader

[Tractionman]

there's some inf here

 

[WRENNEIRE]

https://www.ndmrs.org.uk/

[leslie10646]

On 20/3/2026 at 7:52 AM, Northroader said:

And there’s you sitting on top to work the switch. Best wishes to the invalid.

(and that lot is going cabin baggage with Air O’Leary!?!?!?)

Ah, no, Bob. The "device" comes with two remote controls, so I can pretend it's my model of the Lartigue system.

Cabin luggage? I need a whole ship ...... and Richard's car!

[leslie10646]

Another getting ready shot.

As well as my remaining kits and the NEW RTR wagons, I'll be selling books on behalf of the IRRS London and through The Syndicate - railway preservation - hence the visible library oof books.

NOT the final layout, but close! I have to leave some room for Enda's stock - second year we'll be selling those at Bangor.

Thank goodness Linda has the patience of Job!

I've just noticed that I'm giving my original Smart Car "Myvanwy" some "air time". I plan to fix her as she's better than my present one - six forward gears, three gear systems (Tiptronic, paddles - I refer to them as Michael Schumacher -  and automatic) and good for 80mpg on a motorway run (never exceeding 55!!!!).

Off to bed, shattered!

 

[leslie10646]

Ready for launch at Bangor, Provincial Wagons  in association with CK 3D printing ((Enda!!!) and replacing a pretty popular kit dating from 2012.

A READY TO RUN 3D printed version of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland  9 Ton Covered Goods Wagon

This type of wagon was built to Diagram 10 at Dundalk Works from 1941 onwards. The prototype wagon, No.2670 was completed on 28 February 1941. The type was deemed to be a conversion from an existing class of 8 ton vans and reused existing ironwork. 

The wagons were turned out in batches of eight at roughly monthly intervals from then until 1950. Then after a break of two years or so, further batches were completed monthly from 1953 until 30 July 1957, a matter of months before the dissolution of the railway between the UTA and CIE. There were about 600 wagons of this type and they would have worked all over the GNR system and farther afield.

On sale at Bangor this weekend at an introductory price of £40 per wagon 

Edited March 24 by leslie10646

[leslie10646]

Just a heads up to the kit builders. I will have VERY few kits at Bangor.

As things stand, I think that I may have had my last kit from my producer.  A fairly big order went in three months ago, but I got no feedback until I was told a month ago that the moulds were inaccessible and that production of my latest batch wasn't possible.

Bearing in mind that some kits do not sell in numbers to make the cost of 3D printing viable, some wagons may now be in the collectable bracket!

This is what I have, which you can PM me to either reserve and pick up, or I will extract from the box and post it to you later.

Unhappily, it may be that when they're gone, they're gone!

Thanks

Leslie

[Mike 84C]

I do hope you have not lost the moulds and masters. If that has happened, disaster!  Could you not retrieve the moulds? Surely we could get your last orders fulfilled? Then see how it goes?

[leslie10646]

Lettered examples of my new cattle wagons. Well done Enda for producing them in double quick time.

 

Just off to set up and I hope sell some at Bangor tomorrow.

Thanks

Leslie

[Tractionman]

On 27/3/2026 at 4:08 PM, leslie10646 said:

hope sell some at Bangor tomorrow

nice to meet you this morning @leslie10646 -- yours was one of the busiest stalls I saw in the place, so hope sales were good

cheers,

Keith

[Tractionman]

a pic from today:

[Tullygrainey]

Some pics from day one at the Bangor Model Show

 

[airfixfan]

Was very quiet in the afternoon in particular 

 

 

 

 

[leslie10646]

Thank you to those of you who gave Enda and I a busy morning.

We hope to see more of you on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Tractionman]

8 hours ago, leslie10646 said:

Thank you to those of you who gave Enda and I a busy morning.

We hope to see more of you on Sunday afternoon.

 

It was good to see Enda's products in the flesh too and have a chat about these, really nice chap and great models, I got tempted there were plenty of other folk very interested too, a good sign I thought 

[Past-Avenue]

2 hours ago, Tractionman said:

It was good to see Enda's products in the flesh too and have a chat about these, really nice chap and great models, I got tempted there were plenty of other folk very interested too, a good sign I thought 

Thanks for calling and the chat and great to meet new people and put a face to the name. 

Thanks to everyone who supported us yesterday and looking forward to today's show. 

Enda

[Patrick Davey]

An excellent show in Bangor last weekend, well done to the North Down Model Railway Society for making it all happen.  Here are a few of my photos from the show - see separate post with more extensive coverage of Alan Nixon's 'Kilmore'.

First up, Neil Jackson's exceptional 'Evenwood' - just look at that signal box!!  @Dunluce Castle Nelson is looking justifiably proud of his dad's exceptional work!!!  And rightly so.  Everything about this layout impresses, the trackwork, including the disused sections, the buildings (wow) and the scenery, not to mention the other structures and the actual trains!

 

The MRSI's charming 'Ballyglunin' or 'Castletown' from 'The Quiet Man' film:

 

Two legends of the Irish railway modelling scene, Enda Byrne & Leslie McAllister, who are now combining their considerable talents to bring us even better stuff!!

Great craic with these two chaps yesterday!

 

Ian & John Sinclair's 'Dunster' - packing a lot of detail into a small space and presenting some of the neatest ballasting I have ever seen!

 

And finally a few more views of Alan Nixon's 'Kilmore':

 

Edited March 30 by Patrick Davey

[WRENNEIRE]

The MRSI Crew with our "Castletown" layout at the show
Great time was had by all but I felt that the numbers attending we not as high as many previous shows

 

[Tractionman]

27 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:

our "Castletown" layout

it was great to see this in operation, the locos and stock were spot on for me, and it's an impressive layout, very inspiring.

cheers,

Keith

[WRENNEIRE]

52 minutes ago, Tractionman said:

it was great to see this in operation, the locos and stock were spot on for me, and it's an impressive layout, very inspiring.

cheers,

Keith

Thanks Keith, a lot of hard work went into building it as everything is correct and to scale

[Patrick Davey]

Lovely layout Dave - good to see you too.

[WRENNEIRE]

5 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Lovely layout Dave - good to see you too.

Cheers Patrick, great to catch up again

[Irishrailwayman]

Great to meet everyone at Bangor 2026 and show "Llangollen" in N gauge: