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This looks interesting Midlands Model exhibition oct
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:44 am
by 971wright
Hi Guys Been surfing and found this
http://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/our-events-detail.php?id=0000000007
looks very interesting might have a chat with the boss and see if she will let me go ,
regards pete
Re: This looks interesting Midlands Model exhibition oct
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:34 pm
by Dandare01
I'll be there Pete on Saturday & Sunday, flying the flag, come and say Hi
I'm trying to persuade them to re-install the Midland Model Expo there, which they used to run 2004-2005 if memory serves, that used to be a cracking show, aimed more at modellers than model engineers.
Re: This looks interesting Midlands Model exhibition oct
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:37 pm
by 971wright
Hi Robert will do have a good chat and a brew might even beg for drive of your Tiger the famous one that was on tele last week .
regards pete
P.S. is cloughie going to get run over again
Re: This looks interesting Midlands Model exhibition oct
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:05 pm
by Dandare01
You don't have to beg Pete, you can have a drive and a brew no problem.
No Cloughie wont be at this do, shame really, the tanks will miss him
Re: This looks interesting Midlands Model exhibition oct
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:05 pm
by NigelDerEnglander
Went to this for the first time last year. Mainly for the 'engineering' side of things. About 90% of the people there are model steam nuts. Not my thing. I like to see the unusual things people build - steam is sooo 18th century.....
Went to the Guildford model engineers show about 2 months back and there were a few (working) scale models of car and plane engines, multi-cylinder jobbies and so on. One model of a 1920s/30s Bentley engine ran so smoothly I could only tell it was running by the faint wisp of exhaust! Very impressive.
After trawling the model engineering shows the last year I recently bought a 'cheap' Chinese lathe. I recommend you all to avoid them and buy a 50yr old quality English Myford lathe instead!
See you at the show next month!
Happy tanking
Nige
Re: This looks interesting Midlands Model exhibition oct
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:22 pm
by Rivetcounter
I was there last year exhibiting on the Sunday with some of my 1/16 stuff problem was after charging all the batteries I went and left them all at home bat the one in the Pershing still it was a good show.
Robert if I remember right they only dropped there model show because of the model show at the NEC, then after that one collapsed the new owner of the NEC pulled the plug last minuet after we had spent months building stuff for the 18x18 meter battle field we had been allocated.