Herb Garden
Western Thunderer
Workshop Wise is back for 2024!
The North East and Borders Area Group of the EM gauge Society invite you to join them at our open day to celebrate all forms of practical model making.
Come visit us in the picturesque village of Stannington in glorious Northumberland for a relaxed day, escaping the pressures of life, of discussion, demonstration and the sharing of skills.
Up to 14 demonstrators (covering all aspects of the hobby) will be supported by a quartet of finescale layouts, specialist traders (including the EMGS stores), David Dunn's famous slide show and the legendary Workshop Wise catering.
Free parking onsite and the very fine Ridley arms is adjacent. We are 1mins drive from the A1 so do pop in
Layouts this year are as follows:
Trowland: The beauty of the Edwardian north Norfolk coasts superbly captured in S scale. Take a trip back in time on the M&GN, in a scale where everything is scratch build with exquisite results.
Castle Caereinion: A heartfelt depiction of the much loved Welspool and Llanfair light railway. A selection of trains from trough the eras demonstrate effortlessly that finescale 009 debunks the reputation of poor running the scale can sometimes acquire.
Pit Hill: Seeing is believing! Pit hill takes you back to the 1960s. When rope worked inclines littered the Durham coal fields. With fully operational winding gear you will be blown away by the fact that this is achieved not in 7mm scale, not in 4mm scale but in 2mmfs!
Skeetsmere: Last year's layout design demonstration becomes manifest. An EM gauge snapshot of the Mid Suffolk light railway in 1912. Showing that a layout small enough for a back bedroom can be fun to construct and rewarding to operate. Presented as a work in progress to demonstrate construction techniques.
