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Post by Phil Sutton on Oct 13, 2005 20:54:21 GMT
Hi all.Anybody going to the Midlands M.E.Exhibition this weekend?I shall be going on Sunday.See you there maybe?
Phil
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Post by greasemonkey on Oct 13, 2005 22:27:13 GMT
I'm going tomorrow!
Andy
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Post by the_viffer on Oct 14, 2005 9:17:08 GMT
I'm not going but if anyone is and would like to share photos there is 25MB spare space on the www.modelengine.co.uk website where we can put them. If they are really good pictures we can probably find more space. Contact Alan Stepney or me if you would like to take the offer up. |
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Post by mott on Oct 14, 2005 19:06:45 GMT
Colchester SMEE has a bus load going on Sunday. How do we recognise you, Phil? Mott
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Post by Phil Sutton on Oct 14, 2005 19:48:06 GMT
Hi Mott,you'll see me wearing a green shirt and baseball cap with Burton MES badge,glasses and denim jacket.
Phil
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Post by ChrisCrosskey on Oct 14, 2005 22:19:59 GMT
Just come back.... if you are getting the shuttle bus from Coventry station be sure to get the right one.... the one going to Stoneleigh is for a woodwork exhibition..... guess who found that out the hard way....
chrisc
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Post by SteveW on Oct 14, 2005 22:23:20 GMT
All,
I went today (Friday). From my perspective is was great but a comment overheard from one of the retailers was that the money wasn't flooding in probably for the reason I was enjoying it: it wasn't crowded.
I found a good range of models spread around the two halls. The usual vendors were there with the lathes/milling kit, a couple of material suppliers, ArcEuroTrading, Chronos, the Dartmouth lot, and Proops for odd goodies to the serious hardware and a good smattering of the other suppliers. If you need a DRO AET did seem the cheapest and I circumed to 2x6" + 1x12" for a mere 70 quid. (appologies to the other traders I missed). TEE have a very good range of the usual books and there's a couple of the previously knackered by someone else vendors. My ride bought a second hand backplate for 20 quid only to find a brand new one for 15 five minutes later (ouch).
I did two of the lectures, one from DAG Brown on injectors and another from a chap on flash steam as used in straight running boats, sort of a nostalgia thing. I missed the lecture on clocks.
The food was OK (breakfast was) and the loos have the edge on Donnington. Actual space is quite a lot less than Donnington. They had a second tempory hall full of stuff and the guys chuffing up and down on the grass outside.
(Note: usual disclaimer re suppliers etc.)
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Post by Phil Sutton on Oct 16, 2005 20:30:42 GMT
Hi all.Have returned from todays expedition to the exhibition.Very enjoyable,crowds of folk about,even managed to see some old freinds and meet some new faces.
I think I'll definatley go again next year,and I'll remember to take my camera,given the excellent standard of models on show.
Phil
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Post by Chris Kelland on Oct 17, 2005 14:36:53 GMT
Hi all,
Just to add my twopennyworth, the guy doing all the moaning about being quiet was not selling items that real model engineers want (what is a real model engineer?) Most traders were quite contented with the way the new venue was performing. As a visitor I was impressed, looking forward to next year already!
Chris K
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Post by mott on Oct 18, 2005 8:02:21 GMT
I have a few pics of exhibits which you could look at though mainly Rob Roys and 14XX. Andy's link on his web site is not working when I tried it just now but if he e mails me I will send down an attachment with my pics. Mott
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