Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Guild Spring Show 2024
Date: Saturday, 2nd March 2024 10:00 - 16:00 (09:30 for advanced ticket holders)
Location: The Arena. Kettering Leisure Village. Thurston drive. Kettering. NN15 6PB.
Price: £10.00 for members and £15.00 for non-members if purchased in advance. £2.00 extra on the door
On-line tickets: The Gauge O Guild
The Show Guide is now available to download in pdf format:
Layouts booked:
BOOKS BRIDGE 2ft.4in. gauge rural electric trams. c.1900
WELLAND MILLS ex-LNER branch line, 1960s
QUESTA American narrow gauge in Colorado / New Mexico. On30
PRIORY YARD Small shunting layout featuring a manufacturing plant.
STREETON WAY SIDINGS Shunting layout
THE WAGON WORKS A micro layout using wagon turntables instead of pointwork.
WEEKEND YARD The Guild's own 'Build it in a Weekend' project layout.
EAST MIDLANDS TEST TRACK
Demonstrators booked:
WEEKEND YARD The Guild layout build team
LOCO BUILDING Brian Tole
ARCHITECTURAL MODELLING Richard Ellis
SOLDERING & RIVETTING Rob Bishop
COACH BUILDING Robin Taylor
WEATHERING 'Arry Dodd
PAINTING & LINING Ian Rathbone
BUILDING DIESEL & ELECTRIC ROLLING STOCK Dick Dockerill
CAD to 3D PRINTED REALITY Nigel Paine
Demonstrators:
See above
Stands:
We have 75 confirmed traders for Kettering
1039 Models
Ace Products
AirFramed
Amberly Components
Bill Hudson Transport Books
Brushes 4 Models
Buzz Models
C & L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd
Coastal DCC
Connoisseur Models
CPL Products
CRT Kits
D & S Models
DS Smith Books
Dapol
Diane Carney
Duncan Models
Easy-Build Coaches
EBMA Hobby & Craft
Ellis Clark
Fine Scale Brass (UK)
Finney7
First Class kits
Geoff Stratford
Gladiator
Gloforce
Greenwood Railway Products
Haywood Railway
HMRS
Ian Kirk Models
Intentio
James Green Artist
Judith Edge Kits
Lanky Kits
LCUT Creative
Martin Bloxsom
Masterpiece Models
Metalsmith (Leeds) Ltd
Midland Railway Society
Minerva Model Railways
MMM (Made in Manchester Models)
MMR Models
Moorview Models
MSC Models
Nick Tozer Railway Books
Northumbrian Painting Service
P.R.Model Railway Products
Parliamentary Trains
Peartree Engineering
Peter Clark Models
Phoenix Precision Paints
PLM Cast-a-Ways
Poppy's Woodtech
Premier Components
Primo Models
Ragstone Models
Ray Heard Model Railways
SM Models
Sanspareil ICS
SBT Developments
Scorpio Models
Shamrock Trains
Simon's Sort Out
Skytrex Ltd
Slaters Plastikard
Squires Model and Craft Tools
Steamline Ltd.
The Paperchase
Tim Hughes
TMS Models
Tower Collection Blackpool
Tower Models
Walsall Model Industries
Walsworth Models
Warren Haywood
SOCIETIES x 13 are booked
MIOG
ALSRM
Great Eastern Railway Society
Great Northern Railway Society
7mm Narrow Gauge Association
Scale7 Group
Warley Model Railway Club
Great Central Railway Society
London North Western Railway Society
Northampton Sociey of Model Engineers
Severn Valley Railway
Telford Steam Railway
Nene Valley Railway
Driving:
Take Junction 8 off the A14. Head towards town. At 1st roundabout turn Rt. into Lake Ave. At next roundabout turn Rt. into Thurston Drive. Leisure Village is on Rt. Stewards will direct you to parking areas.
Transport:
By Train
Kettering Midland Mainline Station is served by trains to & from London/Nottingham/Derby/Sheffield ( East Midlands Railway Inter City, diesels), London St. Pancras/Luton/Bedford (EMR Connect, electrics) A complimentary shuttle bus will transfer visitors to and from the railway station, between 08:30 and 16:30.
Walking time to the venue is about 15 min. Exit station, turn left, left again into Northfield Avenue, left under railway bridge and left into Thurston Drive. Follow footpath until it divides, bear left past football pitches. Venue is straight ahead, across road.
Date: Saturday, 2nd March 2024 10:00 - 16:00 (09:30 for advanced ticket holders)
Location: The Arena. Kettering Leisure Village. Thurston drive. Kettering. NN15 6PB.
Price: £10.00 for members and £15.00 for non-members if purchased in advance. £2.00 extra on the door
On-line tickets: The Gauge O Guild
The Show Guide is now available to download in pdf format:
Layouts booked:
BOOKS BRIDGE 2ft.4in. gauge rural electric trams. c.1900
WELLAND MILLS ex-LNER branch line, 1960s
QUESTA American narrow gauge in Colorado / New Mexico. On30
PRIORY YARD Small shunting layout featuring a manufacturing plant.
STREETON WAY SIDINGS Shunting layout
THE WAGON WORKS A micro layout using wagon turntables instead of pointwork.
WEEKEND YARD The Guild's own 'Build it in a Weekend' project layout.
EAST MIDLANDS TEST TRACK
Demonstrators booked:
WEEKEND YARD The Guild layout build team
LOCO BUILDING Brian Tole
ARCHITECTURAL MODELLING Richard Ellis
SOLDERING & RIVETTING Rob Bishop
COACH BUILDING Robin Taylor
WEATHERING 'Arry Dodd
PAINTING & LINING Ian Rathbone
BUILDING DIESEL & ELECTRIC ROLLING STOCK Dick Dockerill
CAD to 3D PRINTED REALITY Nigel Paine
Demonstrators:
See above
Stands:
We have 75 confirmed traders for Kettering
1039 Models
Ace Products
AirFramed
Amberly Components
Bill Hudson Transport Books
Brushes 4 Models
Buzz Models
C & L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd
Coastal DCC
Connoisseur Models
CPL Products
CRT Kits
D & S Models
DS Smith Books
Dapol
Diane Carney
Duncan Models
Easy-Build Coaches
EBMA Hobby & Craft
Ellis Clark
Fine Scale Brass (UK)
Finney7
First Class kits
Geoff Stratford
Gladiator
Gloforce
Greenwood Railway Products
Haywood Railway
HMRS
Ian Kirk Models
Intentio
James Green Artist
Judith Edge Kits
Lanky Kits
LCUT Creative
Martin Bloxsom
Masterpiece Models
Metalsmith (Leeds) Ltd
Midland Railway Society
Minerva Model Railways
MMM (Made in Manchester Models)
MMR Models
Moorview Models
MSC Models
Nick Tozer Railway Books
Northumbrian Painting Service
P.R.Model Railway Products
Parliamentary Trains
Peartree Engineering
Peter Clark Models
Phoenix Precision Paints
PLM Cast-a-Ways
Poppy's Woodtech
Premier Components
Primo Models
Ragstone Models
Ray Heard Model Railways
SM Models
Sanspareil ICS
SBT Developments
Scorpio Models
Shamrock Trains
Simon's Sort Out
Skytrex Ltd
Slaters Plastikard
Squires Model and Craft Tools
Steamline Ltd.
The Paperchase
Tim Hughes
TMS Models
Tower Collection Blackpool
Tower Models
Walsall Model Industries
Walsworth Models
Warren Haywood
SOCIETIES x 13 are booked
MIOG
ALSRM
Great Eastern Railway Society
Great Northern Railway Society
7mm Narrow Gauge Association
Scale7 Group
Warley Model Railway Club
Great Central Railway Society
London North Western Railway Society
Northampton Sociey of Model Engineers
Severn Valley Railway
Telford Steam Railway
Nene Valley Railway
Driving:
Take Junction 8 off the A14. Head towards town. At 1st roundabout turn Rt. into Lake Ave. At next roundabout turn Rt. into Thurston Drive. Leisure Village is on Rt. Stewards will direct you to parking areas.
Transport:
By Train
Kettering Midland Mainline Station is served by trains to & from London/Nottingham/Derby/Sheffield ( East Midlands Railway Inter City, diesels), London St. Pancras/Luton/Bedford (EMR Connect, electrics) A complimentary shuttle bus will transfer visitors to and from the railway station, between 08:30 and 16:30.
Walking time to the venue is about 15 min. Exit station, turn left, left again into Northfield Avenue, left under railway bridge and left into Thurston Drive. Follow footpath until it divides, bear left past football pitches. Venue is straight ahead, across road.