..........What, exactly, is "TINGS"?
Keep reading that you're all going (without me!) and I feel left out of the clique. Could someone please enlighten me?
I hate to miss things I dont know about; I need to know so that I can miss it with full knowledge :no:
It's an annual event for N gaugers, The International N Gauge Show, held in September atavenue neaqr Leamington, as its name suggests it is all N gauge, layouts and traders.
Thanks Mike
...........missed it anyway; saved me thinking up a 'dodge' :o
That one I do know; some news does get this far north ;)
Quote from: Only Me on October 29, 2013, 12:59:50 PM
Another word for you then .. "Warley" :-[
That's the one where you don't get to see any layouts, walk for miles to get in from the car park, and pay for the privilege of being able to park your car nowhere near the venue ;)
Paul
Quote from: Sprintex on October 29, 2013, 01:06:25 PM
Quote from: Only Me on October 29, 2013, 12:59:50 PM
Another word for you then .. "Warley" :-[
That's the one where you don't get to see any layouts, walk for miles to get in from the car park, and pay for the privilege of being able to park your car nowhere near the venue ;)
Paul
That's a very good reason not to go then!
I'll wait for TINGS to come round in the hope that I'll get there next time.
Dave G
Quote from: Sprintex on October 29, 2013, 01:06:25 PM
That's the one where you don't get to see any layouts, walk for miles to get in from the car park, and pay for the privilege of being able to park your car nowhere near the venue ;)
Ah - sounds like you don't know where to park then ! Let alone how to ensure you see the layouts that interest you ... ;)
Warley & TINGS tend to be the only big shows I attend these days.
The last time I went to the NEC I took the train - off the train and straight into the exhibition center :thumbsup:
Not sure exactly which station, but I've heard there is one only a few minutes by train from NEC and it has a free car park close by.
Quote from: Dorsetmike on October 29, 2013, 07:26:56 PM
Not sure exactly which station, but I've heard there is one only a few minutes by train from NEC and it has a free car park close by.
It is Birmingham International.
Quote from: Only Me on October 29, 2013, 01:35:55 PM
Indeedy... So if you would like to come see a great amount of layouts and don't fancy Warley that weekend, come forth to the 31st Annual Festival of Model Railways & Hobbies
23rd & 24th November 2013
A shamless Plug :-
http://www.shoeburynessmrc.co.uk/about-the-exhibition.html (http://www.shoeburynessmrc.co.uk/about-the-exhibition.html)
Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre,
Garon Park,
Eastern Avenue,
Southend on Sea,
Essex.
SS2 4FA.
Hmm... colour me interested, that's quite local. And I've already traded any possibility of going to Warley this year for financial approval of my 4CEP with sound.
Quote from: Malc on October 29, 2013, 07:45:50 PM
Quote from: Dorsetmike on October 29, 2013, 07:26:56 PM
Not sure exactly which station, but I've heard there is one only a few minutes by train from NEC and it has a free car park close by.
It is Birmingham International.
Nope, they charge ;)
There is another one down the tracks that Mike is referring to - and I can't recall what it's called either :-[
Last time I went to the NEC the Maglev was still there...
I can't remember what we were there for, I was only wee...
Quote from: Luke Piewalker on October 29, 2013, 09:19:18 PM
Last time I went to the NEC the Maglev was still there...
I can't remember what we were there for, I was only wee...
The track is still there, but the car that runs on it is now just a monorail, the MAGLEV is no more.
I seem to remember the Maglev car ending up being sold on e-bay.
Quote from: Dorsetmike on October 29, 2013, 07:26:56 PM
Not sure exactly which station, but I've heard there is one only a few minutes by train from NEC and it has a free car park close by.
Marston Green - it's a bit of a faff to get to from the motorway but free parking and only a couple of quid for a return ticket to Birmingham International. The other option is Hampton-In-Arden.
Alternatively, last year on Sunday it was less expensive to park in the centre of Birmingham and get the train from New Street than park at the NEC!
Happy modelling.
Steven B.
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on October 31, 2013, 12:24:07 PM
I seem to remember the Maglev car ending up being sold on e-bay.
I thought it was in the National Collection ? Something from there is ... I saw it in York last I was in.
A quick google suggests you are all right. One is at York, one went on eBay.
All i remember is one of them was broken, as we stood in it for a while to no avail but we had a go on the other one...