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JasonB18/09/2016 18:00:54
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Round two of todays photos, few more locos, boats and bits and bobs in this album or slideshow.

More signs about today and the weekend parking arrangements that make use of the nearby office carparks seemed better than the park & ride and the sun even put in an appearance.

Thanks to all involved with the organisation and those that showed there models.

J

Edited By JasonB on 18/09/2016 18:01:12

Watford18/09/2016 18:45:00
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Would it be possible to have a listing of the awards winners please?

Mike

Michael Gilligan18/09/2016 18:52:52
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Posted by JasonB on 18/09/2016 18:00:54:

Round two of todays photos, few more locos, boats and bits and bobs in this album or slideshow.

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Thanks again, Jason

... Much appreciated.

MichaelG.

JasonB18/09/2016 18:58:04
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As I said earlier list of awards etc usually comes out in ME about a month after the event. Diane has photos of all the award winners with their certificates, medals and metalwork. I doubt that they will all make it into the mag but maybe she could upload them to an ablum on the forum when she has recovered from her long journey home?

J

bricky18/09/2016 20:08:23
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Thank you Jason. I couldn't face the journey and the M25 to see for myself ,you have made my day. The nearest MEX to me is the new Spalding show of three years.It is better every year,so to all who moan about the Brooklands venue give it a chance to improve yearly and thank goodness that there are people prepared to put on these exhibitions.

Frank

Rik Shaw18/09/2016 20:50:11
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Jason - Thanks for todays slideshow. I don't know how we missed the loco with the cow catcher and the layout behind it on Friday. Where should we have been looking?

Rik

M25 and M1 on way back home Saturday morning were utterly clogged - what fun crook

 

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Edited By Diane Carney on 19/09/2016 15:02:47

JasonB18/09/2016 20:57:13
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Vickers room, serveral railway layouts and the larger models that were too heavy to lug upstairs.

Having been on Thursday, Friday and Today I did not find the M25 too bad, over the six trips I had a couple of 40mph variable speed limits and a few more 50/60mph ones but never came to a stop. Best run was back home tonight, don't think anything passed me and just one 60mph limit which was very short. Slowest bit of road was the bit between A3 and just south of brooklands but that was during the week, OK today.

HOWARDT18/09/2016 21:25:33
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Visited MEX today, Sunday, 120 miles 2hours 10 minutes there, 2 hours 27 back. Interesting look round, never been to Brooklands before. MEX exhibition pieces were interesting, I am sure if I had another life time to dedicate to model engineering I might get close to the quality on display. As it is I will limit myself to what I can achieve without taking all of my final years trying to achieve the impossible, and be happy.

Harry Wilkes18/09/2016 21:42:50
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Jason

Thanks for posting the photos

H

Neil Wyatt19/09/2016 09:24:16
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Posted by JasonB on 18/09/2016 20:57:13:

Vickers room, serveral railway layouts and the larger models that were too heavy to lug upstairs.

Having been on Thursday, Friday and Today I did not find the M25 too bad, over the six trips I had a couple of 40mph variable speed limits and a few more 50/60mph ones but never came to a stop. Best run was back home tonight, don't think anything passed me and just one 60mph limit which was very short. Slowest bit of road was the bit between A3 and just south of brooklands but that was during the week, OK today.

You were lucky Jason, after all the table stacking it was about 6:00 when I left, then by the time I had found a petrol station the M25 had filled up.

Funnily enough, door to door took three hours in the morning with no congestion on the M25. Going back with congestion and a fuel stop took three hours and twenty minutes. Just as with over 17 years commuting into Birmingham, the delays in congestion always feel longer than they really are.

Neil Wyatt19/09/2016 11:13:32
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I hope my experience shows it's worth entering models made by mere mortals; believe me, getting a certificate is a buzz

Neil

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SillyOldDuffer19/09/2016 11:33:35
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 19/09/2016 11:13:32:

I hope my experience shows it's worth entering models made by mere mortals; believe me, getting a certificate is a buzz

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 19/09/2016 11:13:46

Surely not a 'mere mortal' Neil - you have an Avatar!

Cheers,

Dave

John Stevenson19/09/2016 11:39:43
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Good heaven's, don't tell me the Sooper Adapt got "Best over the Hurdles" ?
Neil Wyatt19/09/2016 12:38:25
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Posted by John Stevenson on 19/09/2016 11:39:43:
Good heaven's, don't tell me the Sooper Adapt got "Best over the Hurdles" ?

It won the 'most practical piece of workshop equipment award'.

I had to smile, two lathes in the SMEE display - a Mini Lathe and another Super Adept.

Neil

John Stevenson19/09/2016 12:48:56
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So does that make a Myford, impractical ?
JasonB19/09/2016 13:18:37
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Posted by John Stevenson on 19/09/2016 12:48:56:
So does that make a Myford, impractical ?

Yes Very impractical to carry up a flight of stairs for an exhibition. For this sort of thing the Adept wins hands down.

Roderick Jenkins19/09/2016 13:23:03
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But not as impractical as an under-drive Boxford devil

Just goes to show that there isn't such a thing as a "perfect lathe"

Neil Wyatt19/09/2016 13:33:38
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'Super Adept' - the lathe you can throw at people

Neil

Frances IoM19/09/2016 14:09:39
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actually there were two lathes on SMEE's Guildford stand the same nicely painted Adept + my ex jumble sale but working Perris - I can just about carry that + baseboard + motor + tools up a short flight of steps by myself! Maybe I can add that Brookwood was I think an inspired choice of venue - obvious minor problems such as lack of signage should be easily fixed next year - I suggest that some serious consideration be given to a bus link between Weybridge station + the site - also that as the trade stands are one important draw that these not be looked on as a money making component but actively encouraged especially the smaller traders (eg my suggestion of a car-boot-sale on the Sunday) - I hope that next year's show won't have the same foul weather on opening day.

Edited By Frances IoM on 19/09/2016 14:17:26

Journeyman19/09/2016 14:40:45
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A few photos from my visit on Friday ** Here ** if anyone would like to see.

John

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