When I started this exhibition organising lark, many moons ago in the dim and distant
year of 1998 my one driving force was to make our exhibition the biggest possible,
and this year I have finally achieved that ambition. As well as the main hall and
foyer of the Leas Cliff Hall, we know occupy the whole of the Channel Suite, last
year we only occupied one room of the three. Hopefully next year we can maintain
this happy state of affairs and we can remain one of the biggest model railway exhibitions
in Kent.
So what delights have we in store for you this weekend, well we have layouts coming
from distant parts of the U.K, we also have one of our own club layouts, namely “Ashgate”
(Stand 30) which features a computer display showing the destinations of trains on
the layout. (No guarantees to say whether they’ll be on time though!)
We have a vast number of traders, some of which are new to us this year, some traders
of course are regulars and we welcome them all to our show and hope they have a fruitful
exhibition.
Of course an exhibition of this size takes a lot of organising and also needs support
from our sponsors who include Hornby (you can find them outside on the Leas and also
on stand 7) and Fleischmann (Stand 22).
One of our many traditions is to invite you to judge the best layout at the exhibition,
you can obtain voting slips from either of the two information stands (Stands 4 &
44), we have also included a space for you to write your comments on our exhibition,
and the results will be announced on Sunday after around 4pm.
If you need further information on the exhibition, the club or the hobby please do
not hesitate to speak to a club member today.
Chris Dorrell
Here’s a run down of the stands at our 2006 exhibition (in stand number order)
01 - International Models – scenic accessories & nameplates
02 - Railway Correspondents & Travel Society - books
03 - Barry Jones – second hand model railways & collectables
04 - Club Information Stand – main information stand
05 - Mike Turner – railway artist (front cover of exhibition guides are drawn by
Mike)
06 - Ray Morris – second hand model railways
07 - Hornby Display – Hornby Live Steam display
08 - Club Demonstration Stand – club member’s demonstration various projects
09 - Club Sales Stand – club member’s surplus item s for sale
10 - Hornby Collectors Club – a representative of the Hornby Collectors Club
11 - Romney Marsh Model Engineering Society – a display of huge models by the society,
also the train ride on the balcony for kiddies
12 - Tools 2000 – a vast selection of tools and accessories
13 - Steam Age – second hand model railways
14 - Railroad Trading – specialist in American models, books & DVD’s
15 - East Kent Models – Ready to Run models and spare parts
16 - Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway – support stand for the RH&DR
17 - German Railway Society – selling a range of second hand continental models
18 - Eastbridge MPD – 4mm engine shed, modelled by East Grinstead MRC
19 - Mick Jupp – selling a range of South Eastern Finecast models & accessories
20 - M.B. Models – a range of r-t-r and spares
21 - South Sheppey – EM gauge layout based on the Sittingbourne-Sheerness branch
22 - Fleischmann – the well-known continental manufacturer showing their range
23 - The Hobby Shop – continental and British r-t-r
24 - St Niklaus – N gauge fictitious German ski resort
25 - Zweiburg – N gauge German railway
26 - Woodpecker Books – large range of new British transport books and DVD’s
27 - G.W Models – specialist tools
28 - West Harptree – TT gauge North Somerset
29 - Leonardshohe – N gauge Black Forest in Germany
30 - Ashgate – Club OO gauge, modern image Midland Mainline Derby area present day
31 - Kinwardine Wharf – OO9 gauge Shropshire 1920’s
32 - Roxey Mouldings – finescale loco, carriage & wagons kits for OO & O gauges
33 - N Gauge Lines – specialist N gauge retailer
34 - DC Kits / DE Videos – vast range of kits, DVD’s and videos
35 - Hythe (Kent) Models – local model shop with a selection of r-t-r models & accessories
36 - Port Foxdale – Oon3 Gauge, Isle of Mann 1960-70
37 - Folkestone Junction MPD – OO Gauge model of Folkestone Junction early 1959
38 - Lothersdale – N gauge 1950’s Worth Valley
39 - Kaponig – N gauge Austria
40 - Konigshafen – N gauge West Germany, operated by Club Members
41 - Harlyn Road – O Gauge finescale, LSWR north Cornwall 1924 or 1960 depending
on operators choice, Crawley MRS
42 - Stanegate – OO gauge, fictional city station set in the 1980’s, Hemel Hempstead
MRS
43 - Thornbury Hill – OO Gauge, London-Brighton mainline 1962
44 - Club Information Stand – lower information stand
45 - Electronix Connections – a range of electronic bits and pieces
46 - Euroscale Models & Scenics – HO continental rolling stock and scenery
47 - MRSG – card kits and many other accessories for many gauges
48 - Simpsons Peak – On30 gauge, Florida 1930’s
49 - Tramway & Light Railway Society – showing a typical small town tram system of
1920-40
50 - St Laurent – HO gauge France
51 - North Holderness Light Railway – EM, North East England 1950’s
52 - Bahnbetriebswerk Mayfeld – HO gauge, fictional museum railway of German origin
53 - Kiln Road – OO Gauge, Consett area of England, Newhaven & District MRC
54 - D&P Models – kit building, and a range of second hand kit built locos for sale
55 - Rock Ridge – O Gauge, Iowa USA 1970’s
56 - Inter-City Models – large range of kits, track, scenery & accessories
57 - Drive-It-Yourself – the new club D-I-Y layout for children
58 - Shunting Puzzle – now known as Enigma Wharf this is the shunting puzzle layout
for bigger kiddies
