burnthebox Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I'll be hoping to get to that one, thanks for the notice KT, Quote
Blaine Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Anyone planning on going to this? By the looks of things if your not into farm and truck dioramas you might be disappointed! Will also be interesting if the hall at Punchestown is totally filled Quote
108 Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 I'll be heading down on Saturday to see what it's all about. Hope to see some of you there. Quote
Georgeconna Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Mrks Models Will be there, Surprise!! Those into Plastic kits will have the IPMS Nationals on as well http://forum.ipmsireland.com/topic/8703325/1/. Quote
Dave Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I won't be there, costs are too high and the organisers were very slow in responding to inquiries. Quite a few have told me they will not be attending. Their will be knitting, sewing and arts and crafts, the only railway related items are Wexford model railway club and Abbeyleix. Quote
Jack_Dunboyne Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Mrks Models Will be there, Surprise!! Those into Plastic kits will have the IPMS Nationals on as well http://forum.ipmsireland.com/topic/8703325/1/. I will have a stand on this one if anybody needs some scenery stuff Quote
Blaine Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I won't be there, costs are too high and the organisers were very slow in responding to inquiries. Quite a few have told me they will not be attending. Their will be knitting, sewing and arts and crafts, the only railway related items are Wexford model railway club and Abbeyleix. Id imagine given the price of hiring the venue, the organisers are taking a big financial gamble too. No offence intended to those living outside the capital, but it strikes me as an inflated version of the model farm shows seen around the country - ie 90% diecast models/dioramas. Fine, but you need to be more diverse to call it a hobby show. The MRSI were not contacted and I doubt the SDMRC were either. Granted Im a railway modeller, but I appreciate hobbys and crafts, but they need to look more outside the 'bubble' imo. The hall could easily fit any travelling layout that exists in the country. Will attend, but am curious to see if they can fill the hall at Punchestown completely, and what the mix of trade and exhibitors is like.... Quote
Barl Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Not railway related, but I've heard that the Newbridge & District Model Flying Club (NDMFC) will be in attendance at the show to add a bit of variety! Quote
Georgeconna Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 Id imagine given the price of hiring the venue, the organisers are taking a big financial gamble too. No offence intended to those living outside the capital, but it strikes me as an inflated version of the model farm shows seen around the country - ie 90% diecast models/dioramas. Fine, but you need to be more diverse to call it a hobby show. The MRSI were not contacted and I doubt the SDMRC were either. Granted Im a railway modeller, but I appreciate hobbys and crafts, but they need to look more outside the 'bubble' imo. The hall could easily fit any travelling layout that exists in the country. Will attend, but am curious to see if they can fill the hall at Punchestown completely, and what the mix of trade and exhibitors is like.... Sometimes the clubs have had enough of Exhibiting after a year nearly gone, I found that out with the Cork Fair No Clubs were available to attend. You have additional expenses to meet as well for Traveling to and from the exhibition so sometimes it aint worth the lay out(forgive the pun). A club needs to be started in Cork really.... Quote
Train model Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Was anybody at this event and was it any good Quote
Blaine Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I went, plenty of displays, but nothing for me really. Wexford the only model railways there in amongst the sea of farm dioramas Quote
Barl Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Was there on Saturday, as Blaine says, it was mostly farm and truck displays with the odd exception. The Wexford and Midlands clubs were the only layouts on show. I think the fact that Mark's Models only had a few starter sets, in terms of railway stock, on sale tells what the target audience was this year. It was good to see the NDMFC being well represented. The Back to the Future Delorean was nice to see too. Hopefully it was successful and continues next year, maybe with more railway displays included Quote
Kinvara-Train Posted October 15, 2013 Author Posted October 15, 2013 Hi all, it was a very Good show, the organiser placed on Face-Book there was just under 12000 Visitors through the door,so it was the biggest Modelshow in Ireland Quote
steventrain Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Hi all,it was a very Good show, the organiser placed on Face-Book there was just under 12000 Visitors through the door,so it was the biggest Modelshow in Ireland Yes, Seen lots of pictures there too. https://www.facebook.com/IrelandsNationalDiecastModelHobbyDioramaShow Quote
Blaine Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Any intention to get this back in 2015? The realist in my says no. My abiding memory of this is my pal showing an 'admit 1' pass, me reaching for my wallet and being told 'ah sure gwan in' Quote
Nigel Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Any intention to get this back in 2015? The realist in my says no. My abiding memory of this is my pal showing an 'admit 1' pass, me reaching for my wallet and being told 'ah sure gwan in' ...Ah sure gwan in. Ah no. Ah gwan, gwan, gwan. Ah no Mrs. Doyle. GWANNN!!! Quote
Blaine Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 ...Ah sure gwan in. Ah no. Ah gwan, gwan, gwan. Ah no Mrs. Doyle. GWANNN!!! Funny cos its true - and they were €10 or €12 down in the kitty... Cant say I didnt try to support them at least Quote
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