Poynton Model Show 2019 - now with ALL the pictures

[Weaver]

This was hugely impressive: a World War One light railway setup in 1/35th scale, which meant, because that's not a railway modelling scale, that they had to scratchbuild all the rolling stock on modified model railway chassis. The lady on the right is the owner's wife, and, far from being 'dragged along', she's every bit as enthusiastic about it as he is, knows all the history and technicalities and gave me and several others an excellent talk on it all:

IMG_8314 (1280x502) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8312 (1280x948) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8317 (1280x873) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8320 (1280x1080) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8321 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8322 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr

[Weaver]

Another unusual layout represented the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey, Essex. The guy who built this used to work there: the buildings are accurate, but he's re-arranged them into a line to make a practical railway layout:

IMG_8357 (1280x640) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8355 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8356 (1280x932) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8359 (1280x783) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8360 (1280x813) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8361 (1280x758) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8362 (1280x732) by Harold Smith, on Flickr

[zenrat]

Armoured Trains.   

[Weaver]

Armoured Trains.   

Armoured garden-sized mini-trains...

[Weaver]

This was just gobsmaking. A 1/100th scale Bismark, made from CAD-produced etched nickel silver. Can you imagine even starting a project like this?

IMG_8384 (1280x570) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8383 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8380 (978x1280) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8385 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8381 (908x1280) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8386 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8382 (895x1280) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8387 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8393 (1280x840) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8394 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr

Supporting models:

IMG_8392 (1280x1026) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8389 (1280x960) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8390 (1280x1127) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8391 (1280x851) by Harold Smith, on Flickr

[NARSES2]

This was just gobsmaking. A 1/100th scale Bismark, made from CAD-produced etched nickel silver. Can you imagine even starting a project like this?

I certainly couldn't imagine finishing it 

No seriously, as you say it's absolutely gobsmaking.  You can see a t.v. series here somewhere ?

Cheers for the pics mate

[Nick]

That Waltham Abbey layout is very good, I've been round the actual place and recognise those buildings. As you say they are not in that line up but still are well done.

The building with the small tower is a mill used for grinding gunpowder and on our tour we were shown the mill wheel.
https://www.royalgunpowdermills.com/

[Weaver]

More pics to come folks.

[zenrat]

It's a real shame that the Big Bismark is going to be painted.

[Rick Lowe]

It's a real shame that the Big Bismark is going to be painted.

I think some US shows now have a category for unpainted scratchbuilds?

There's certainly someone who exhibits his 1/35 scratchbuilds unpainted, I remember seeing his Marder II on the cover of FSM back in the 90s maybe?

[Weaver]

There were only a few plastic modelling tables, but there was some nice stuff on them. Who says you never see a Nimrod kit built up, eh?

IMG_8417 (1280x903) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8402 (1280x669) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8403 (1280x1110) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8404 (1046x1280) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8414 (1280x864) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8415 (1280x840) by Harold Smith, on Flickr

[Weaver]

This N-gauge layout showed one advantage of the small scale: massive trains!

IMG_8363 (1280x594) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8364 (977x1280) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8365 (645x1280) by Harold Smith, on Flickr


This T-shaped layout had some really nice detail. I particularly liked the curved street: with a suitable sky backdrop, that photo would have looked greeat!

IMG_8349 (1280x675) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8352 (1280x993) by Harold Smith, on Flickr
IMG_8353 (1280x811) by Harold Smith, on Flickr

[NARSES2]

That Bermuda Road layout is tremendous. What scale is it H ?

The Great Model Railway Challenge is back on the telly by the way

[PR19_Kit]

This N-gauge layout showed one advantage of the small scale: massive trains!

Pah, that's nothing!

On my N Gauge American layout we always close the running session with 'The Long Freight', which uses almost every box car, tanker, flat and spine car we have, and the caboose runs about 1/2" in front of the lead loco as it goes all the way round the entire layout. 

[Weaver]

That Bermuda Road layout is tremendous. What scale is it H ?

The Great Model Railway Challenge is back on the telly by the way

HO/OO I think.

To be honest, the trains themselves don't interest me half as much as the diorama and scenic work.