Purple-haze
Western Thunderer
Just to remind everybody that the above show is taking place on Sunday 31 January at UWE, Bristol. Details are available on the Bristol O gauge group website. Hope to see you there.
regards
Rog
regards
Rog
Bristol 2018
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Compton castle
Western Thunderer
I shall be there.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Great show, good to see friends old & new
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Home now after a lovely day at Bristol. It's a great show - well set out, room to sit, friendly, comfortable, perhaps a little warm!
I spent about 1 1/2 hours seeing the show and about 4 1/2 hours chatting....Brilliant.
My purchase was a conflat B and 2 containers with MacFisheries transfers from M&M. It might even be the next thing on the workbench when it arrives.
Richard
I spent about 1 1/2 hours seeing the show and about 4 1/2 hours chatting....Brilliant.
My purchase was a conflat B and 2 containers with MacFisheries transfers from M&M. It might even be the next thing on the workbench when it arrives.
Richard
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Just got in - though we did stop in the way home for some food. Thanks to Mr Beare for the western half of the driving relay.
A thoroughly pleasant day out. Although many of the traders were those we know and love from many other shows, it was well worth the trek to get there from our corner of Kent. I wish I'd had a chance to sit and chat with a few more than I managed.
Now to sort out the various boxes and bags.
A thoroughly pleasant day out. Although many of the traders were those we know and love from many other shows, it was well worth the trek to get there from our corner of Kent. I wish I'd had a chance to sit and chat with a few more than I managed.
Now to sort out the various boxes and bags.
farnetti
Western Thunderer
Arrived early, great show, mostly trade and only 90 minutes away, less when I have finished my house. Might stop going to Reading then.
Met members from my local S7 group, missed others from further away as I had to leave early.
Picked up some re-profiled S7 wheels for my LMS trolley wagon, bought a couple of other wagons, looked at a lot of tool solutions I didn't know I needed but then bought a lovely bedtime reading book.
Best hint of the day was from Malcolm Mitchell. Use Lidl W5 not Viakal for cleaning!
Does anyone else find that it is only when you get home from a show that you think of all of the questions you wish you had asked traders while you were there? Crikey, that was a long sentence!
Ken
Met members from my local S7 group, missed others from further away as I had to leave early.
Picked up some re-profiled S7 wheels for my LMS trolley wagon, bought a couple of other wagons, looked at a lot of tool solutions I didn't know I needed but then bought a lovely bedtime reading book.
Best hint of the day was from Malcolm Mitchell. Use Lidl W5 not Viakal for cleaning!
Does anyone else find that it is only when you get home from a show that you think of all of the questions you wish you had asked traders while you were there? Crikey, that was a long sentence!
Ken
oldravendale
Western Thunderer
I had a wonderful day out and thanks to the organisers. I actually bought very little - some washers, brass tube and a book (from Titfield Thunderbolt, so thanks). And Simon advised me that one of my photos will be in the soon-to-be-released S & D book. Sadly I didn't see everyone but had some interesting conversations. (The "K" tender is now complete. Hope to put some pictures up tomorrow).
Best of all I won the raffle so now have a £100 credit note to spend at Tower Models!!!
This is probably the first time I've ever left an O Gauge exhibition in credit.
Brian
Best of all I won the raffle so now have a £100 credit note to spend at Tower Models!!!
This is probably the first time I've ever left an O Gauge exhibition in credit.Brian
Somewhere near 81B
Member
Great show
Great to catch up with friends and have a chat.
Came away with a couple of the new air ministry tank wagons from Richard @ lionheart.
Mark.
Great to catch up with friends and have a chat.
Came away with a couple of the new air ministry tank wagons from Richard @ lionheart.
Mark.
Dan Randall
Western Thunderer
It was good to see everyone today and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. 
Purchases were few in number, some screw couplings and vacuum & steam heat pipes from CPL, but I also got this from Simon at Titfield Books....
Just need to scrape together enough pennies to flash out on the MOK kit now....
Got myself 3D scanned by Alan Buttler of Modelu as well, both in civvies and in my DB Schenker driver's garb, for those modelling the current railway scene.
Alan is planning to do scans/prints of diesel drivers (transition era onwards), in the near future and when he does, I can see the current crew of Western Rifleman (anyone remember that?), being relieved of duty for evermore.
Regards
Dan
Purchases were few in number, some screw couplings and vacuum & steam heat pipes from CPL, but I also got this from Simon at Titfield Books.... Just need to scrape together enough pennies to flash out on the MOK kit now....
Got myself 3D scanned by Alan Buttler of Modelu as well, both in civvies and in my DB Schenker driver's garb, for those modelling the current railway scene.
Alan is planning to do scans/prints of diesel drivers (transition era onwards), in the near future and when he does, I can see the current crew of Western Rifleman (anyone remember that?), being relieved of duty for evermore.
Regards
Dan
We are just back in Yorkshire and agree it was a good show, though like others not much spent. It was good to catch up with railway friends from Bristol even if I failed to arrange to meet WT members. I did drop by to say hello and admire the great work of Brian Daniels in the solid. I think I even spotted Heather, but not got around to introduce myself
What I did get from the show was a good appreciation of what is available, so now have a lot clearer view of what I do want to spend my money on and not
What I did get from the show was a good appreciation of what is available, so now have a lot clearer view of what I do want to spend my money on and not
bob savage
Member
The Bristol o gauge group would like to thank all who made the effort from close and far (Norway) for making the effort. All though yes we had a lot of regular trade we had lost some but had 10 new traders first time at Bristol they done well on the language course most traders were happy with your work you will never please them all we found a cover off of a electronic stat which may have been the problem for the heat but looking at our comments a lot of good thermals have been exchanged this week end we are hoping to get the other car park back from the builders for next year we only found out we had lost a half of 1 of them 3 weeks before the show Bob Savage BOGG
pete waterman
Western Thunderer
Dan Randall
Western Thunderer
Good to see you too Pete - I don't think I can make Kettering, but my Telford accommodation is already booked. The D600 looked excellent, but I must resist and hold out for a Class 47 instead.
Regards
Dan