Benhams Online Mansfield’s local model raIlway shop is offering a show special of 20% off all new items.
Also they have a great selection of secondhand stock, many of which are of new. Never been run, only tested.
You find Benhams Online upstairs at the show.
For those of your who don’t already know. Every adult entrance ticket to this years show comes with a free tea or coffee. Just take your ticket to our ‘Buffet Car’ to receive your complimentary drink of choice.
Of course there will be a choice of other refreshments to tempt you, if you feel like a bite to eat, including, bacon cobs, selection of sandwiches, and if it’s a bit cold outside, soup and a roll.
Please feel free to stay over lunch and enjoy the hospitality of our catering volunteers, which includes 2nd Mansfield Scouts.
For those of you visiting this years show, here’s some advance notification of the up and coming treats available at our buffet car  (Hatch in the wall)
This year we have a choice of hot and cold meals and drinks for you to enjoy at the show, and is staffed by volunteers and members of the 2nd mansfield scout group.
From our menu we have Jacket Potato’s from £3, Sandwiches from £2.50 and drinks including tea and coffee. Click the menu link below to download a PDF menu
Westwood Park is the Hull Miniature Railway Society ‘0′ gauge layout built by its members to replace the old three rail layout. This layout has been designed to run on two rail and three rail using stud contact to a universal scale.
So to the setting which is a LMS 1950s era with a hint of LNER influence. The place name is made up from memories of a founder member, Tom Wood, and the West being from West Park where he spent time on larger scale railways. Wood being his surname and park back to West Park.
The layout comprises of a through station with passing loops and a small loco shed and depot, it is intended that a goods yard will be added soon. The main tracks run pass a level crossing to the viaduct which becomes four tracks and the idea is for this to become a scenic fiddle yard, then the main line carries on to pass the town on the hillside and back to the station to form a ‘tail chaser’. The other line running to the edge of the board near the stone road bridge is a future plan to install a branch line to run diagonally across the centre. Scenery has been added to compliment the background.
Size: 24ft by 13ft (7.4m x 4m)(including operator space)
Summat Colliery is a fictitious east midlands colliery layout set in 1958 towards the last days of BR steam. The colliery like so many in real life has evolved over the years and features many different styles of buildings reflecting the popular style at the time they were constructed.
The name is derived from the name of a now long gone colliery at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Summit Colliery and the local pronunciation of  “somethingâ€. I like to think that it’s summat like a colliery!
Modelled in 00 gauge using Peco code 75 track throughout, the layout is totally DCC controlled. The scenic sections of the layout measure 8’ by 2’ and incorporate a hidden sector plate under/behind the main screen building allowing empty wagons to be shunted off-scene and full ones to be returned to the exchange sidings. A further 4’ non-scenic sector plate/display section allows loaded coal trains to exit off stage and empty trains to arrive ready for loading.
Points are operated by Peco solenoids controlled via the DCC handset using MERG accessory decoder boards connected to the DCC bus.
Day to day shunting duties are performed by Harry and #49 – “austerityâ€Â tank engines that despite their age are well cared for by the colliery staff. A variety of freight locomotives visit the colliery ranging from mighty 9Fs to more humble workhorses. Modernisation plan diesels also sometimes make an appearance. Watch out for the occasional surprise visitor to the colliery too!
The atmosphere at the colliery is quite relaxed, the shunter leans against his cabin drinking tea and watching the squirrels. Other workers sit round the oil drum brazier and share a joke whilst two others hose down the area under the screens.
Keen eyes will also spot the remains of someone’s bike, long since abandoned, rabbits, a badger and even a hedgehog.
Lighting is provided for the shed staff and in the main buildings which comes into it’s own in less well lit venues.
Just a quick update, but Booklaw and ‘Hatton Parkway’ will not longer be attending the show.
Unfortunately Ian had transportation problems with Hatton Parkway, and rather turn up with a layout that may not perform to expected standards, he has decided to regretfully withdraw to allow another layout to take it’s place.
We are currently working on finding another trader to take their place and also another layout. Please subscribe to the website to keep up to date with the latest information.
IDLE WAY is a 00 4mm layout, and an end to end with a simple shunting sequence.
Three sets of points all left medium code 100, operated by my usual Dowling, drilled
Through the base board width ways and fine wire passed through the rods up to the points four sets points that are operated by one rod due to being side by side, if one set requires operating you just have to push the rod gently, if both sets need to be operated you have push a little harder.
Sprat and winkle delayed couplings are used and permanent magnets glued under the board at the end of each set of points .five sidings are used, three forward and two rear, and one hidden siding. At the end of two sidings there are isolated sections so I can use two locos, one to push, and one to pull, because there is no loop shunting is made more complex.
Five trucks and a brake van are on show for the operation, ,
Operation can be carried out at the front and rear due to the point rods being drilled through both sides of the board.
The only switch fitted is to isolate the end of the sidings. Were locos can be held?
After the track was laid a mixture of paint and turpentine was brushed onto the track sleepers. Paint colours were (humbrol black/white/green and rust) then 75%of turps mixed in and left to dry. The turps seems to give it a weathered appearance.
The yard was painted with humbrol matt black and white then brushed over with talcum powder just before it dries.
After the painting of the track the base board was painted grey with wilkos child paint black and white at 80p a bottle, this is a water base paint. a word of warning, be careful when using black poster paints near trackwork,this contains carbon which can cause a conductive effect across the track, although not causing any problem with the running of the locos but can effect the operation of electronic track cleaners, personnel experience has proved this with Sutton junction.
The ballast was next and a mixture of woodland scenic grey and brown and a little green flock dust was brushed into the track, mascking tape was placed to the outside of the track leaving a margin, a solution of pva and water was mixed, 50% of each and syringed between the tape and track, so capillary action takes place, I have found in the past this method leaves a neat job and the track requires little cleansing and also washing up liquid is not required, I have found this to discolour the ballast as I don’t paint the track afterwards. The stone and brick walls are painted in matt, black for the stone, and white for the brick, and then wiped of with a paper towel.
A disused canal has been introduced to the front of the layout; this was done by painting acrylic paints and satin varnish to cover. To acquire the ripple effect, this was done by applying the varnish and dabbing it with my finger.
Pilot road is a space saving layout made from 3 box file units. The idea came from a few topic pieces on the RMWEB Model Railway forum.
The layout depicts a small industrial spur of the Midland Mainline, the industrial area is mainly run by Belfour Beatty as a storage and repair yard, which can bring in many types of locomotives and wagons from around the area.
Most of the layout and scenery has been scratch built on a budget and the layout is run on DC control.
Along with the many layouts attending, we also have a selection of the areas best businesses in attendance, who will be only to willing to offer help and advice with your model railway project. From N to O gauge, the traders below stock a full range of locos, accessories and track, so there is bound to be something for everyone.
More information about the traders will be added when available
Wold’s End is a fictitious 00 gauge micro layout set in Lincolnshire. Covering only 4ft x 3ft the layout is highly detailed and shows  the busy workings of a large warehouse connected to a terminus.
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