Bolton Model Bonanza - Sun 28-01-2018 - Macron Stadium

[The Wooksta!]

Dear lord...

Tyneside have been invited, so transport and work permitting, I may well be there.

[chrisonord]

I am going to try and get to this but looking like I will be on the bus or train as I can't drive yet. I missed it last year, don't want to miss it again.
Chris

[The Wooksta!]

I've requested the day off and Wor Club meet is th'morra neet, so I'll know if I'll be down then.

[Nick]

I've briefly considered this one but the costs are against me if I want to go Huddersfield next month as well.

Be warned if going by train - Rail Replacement Bus service between Bolton and Manchester or Preston.

National Rail website are showing a funny journey, 2 hour train London to Manchester Piccadilly, 2 minute train Piccadilly to Manchester Oxford Road, then a 1 hour bus to Bolton.

[chrisonord]

One thing is for sure I won't be able to spend much as I will be crutch bound and everything ill have to go in a small rucksack. Good thing or bad thing, bit of both really
Chris

[PR19_Kit]

National Rail website are showing a funny journey, 2 hour train London to Manchester Piccadilly, 2 minute train Piccadilly to Manchester Oxford Road, then a 1 hour bus to Bolton.

They've opened the new Ordsall Chord track that connects Manchester Piccadilly direct to Manchester Victoria via Oxford Rd. The new chord means there's lot more trains on the route now.

[Thorvic]

Its actually due to the Electrification work on the line between Bolton & Preston, they discovered that the line runs over former early mine workings so have encountered issues when placing the gantries for the overhead lines. They are closing the Bolton to Preston line at weekends to allow the work to be done without effecting the mon-fri commute.

[chrisonord]

Its actually due to the Electrification work on the line between Bolton & Preston, they discovered that the line runs over former early mine workings so have encountered issues when placing the gantries for the overhead lines. They are closing the Bolton to Preston line at weekends to allow the work to be done without effecting the mon-fri commute.

Geoff, if I can't get there early enough, can you sniff me a hobbycrap cf 105 out please if there is one, preferably a new tool one.Cheers

[The Wooksta!]

Tyneside are going, so I'll be there.  Hopefully with some kits to sell on.  I need the cash and the space, so there could well be a few larger Airfix boxes.

[Thorvic]

Its actually due to the Electrification work on the line between Bolton & Preston, they discovered that the line runs over former early mine workings so have encountered issues when placing the gantries for the overhead lines. They are closing the Bolton to Preston line at weekends to allow the work to be done without effecting the mon-fri commute.

Geoff, if I can't get there early enough, can you sniff me a hobbycrap cf 105 out please if there is one, preferably a new tool one.Cheers

You'll be lucky, they only managed one run of the new tooled kit before they went tits up again so are pretty hard to find in Canada let alone the UK.

[chrisonord]

Its actually due to the Electrification work on the line between Bolton & Preston, they discovered that the line runs over former early mine workings so have encountered issues when placing the gantries for the overhead lines. They are closing the Bolton to Preston line at weekends to allow the work to be done without effecting the mon-fri commute.

Geoff, if I can't get there early enough, can you sniff me a hobbycrap cf 105 out please if there is one, preferably a new tool one.Cheers

You'll be lucky, they only managed one run of the new tooled kit before they went tits up again so are pretty hard to find in Canada let alone the UK.

Cheers Geoff. never mind, an old one would do I suppose I could still do something with that.
Cheers,
Chris

[The Wooksta!]

Plenty of the older ones about but try to get the black boxing with the correct aileron actuators.

[chrisonord]

Plenty of the older ones about but try to get the black boxing with the correct aileron actuators.

Cheers, hopefully I will find one at some point, as I want to do another RAF one.

[Martin H]

The shows new venue worked very well indeed. 
I know the host club were over the moon with the numbers displaying, trading and visiting.

Here are the photos I took of both the What if? SIG and Project cancelled SIG displays.

CLICK HERE

[The Wooksta!]

The only other time I've been to the Bolton show was one held in August '99 and that was in a school or college, so the new venue was a definite plus.  They lost marks for the woeful canteen running out of scran early on, although that's not the club's fault.  The aisles did get somewhat crowded at times and there were far too many people wearing hats indoors for my liking (my secret police would have had a field day).  Quite a few of the attendees had serious personal hygiene issues - several I passed smelled as though they'd bathed in cowdung for a week, used urine as aftershave/deodorant and dog turds for toothpaste.

However, these gripes aside, it was a good show, some superb models on the tables - I was particularly taken with a 144th Blackburn Firecrest - and brilliant to catch up with some friends.