[modeleng] Re: Ally Pally
- From: "Clifton" <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:59:24 -0000
Hi Andy,
As I said for a club show it is very good.
One interesting fact is before Myfords went bust they stopped going to the
Midlands show but still went to Bristol.
Due to the fact that there is a part of Rolls Royce at Bristol some of the
models on display tend to be unusual and of a very high standard.
Well worth a visit in my opinion.
Clif
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 4:29 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Ally Pally
> Clif
>
> I keep meaning to go to Bristol with distaff side for a long week-end
> a,nod visit the ME .show. So far, never made it, so couldn't include as
> no first-hand experience.
>
> Perhaps this year !
>
> Andy
>
> There is no limit to the good you can do in the World - - - so long as you
> don't mind who gets the credit.
>
> On 19 Jan 2014, at 15:53, "Clifton" <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Andy , you have forgotten to include the Bristol ME Show. For a Model
> Engineering club show which takes up three halls in the Sports Centre it
> is
> a pretty good day out .
>
> As I live in deepest Cornwall, I stopped going to the London show and the
> East Midlands show some years ago but still make the trek to Harrogate
> which
> I rate as the best.
>
> Regards
>
> Clif
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 3:00 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Ally Pally
>
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I went on Friday with the "Zimmer-frame brigade" from Welling MES. We
>> treat
>> it as a fun day out with the lads and an opportunity to buy a few goodies
>> and save some postage cost.
>>
>> I agree that many of the models on club stands were the same as last year
>> and it was a bit crowded early on. We got there - most of us using our
>> Freedom Passes - at 11am and left at 2pm, to miss the "schools rush".
>>
>> Yes. A lot of Traders weren't there like Reeves, Maidstone
>> Engineering/Maxtrak & Chronos for the first time, but EKP and Arc-Euro
>> Trading haven't exhibited for a number of years. Arc Euro, as far as I
>> can
>> tell, don't now attend any ME shows.
>>
>> What is worrying is that Axminster and Chester - who usually have large
>> stands selling a good selection of their products - only had small areas
>> showing their machine tools. Looks like the cost may have risen to
>> warrant
>> the reduction in area and, maybe they will drop-out next year.
>>
>> I think that in order of "value" and models, it's looking like 1.
>> Harrogate. 2. Midlands. 3. London. 4. ME at Sandown. Unfortunately,
>> for
>> us "Southerners" Harrogate is "a once every few years" trip. W&DMES run
>> a
>> coach to the Midlands each year. London is easy to get to and only cost
>> most of us the advance entry fee of £8.00 less 10% for bulk order - ie
>> £7.20. Sandown is a "dead loss" for traders and the Competition Models
>> don't compensate for the travel costs and higher entry fee.
>>
>> I did buy two QC tool-holders on Friday (Chinese ?) from RDG for my
>> genuine
>> Dixon, S1 size, QC tool posts (said to be "Boxford size"). Unfortunately
>> they need a little modification to fit on to either of the two Dixon
>> posts
>> I
>> own. I bought two similar holders from Chronos, last year, with the same
>> result. The results of Optimism vs Experience - I should know better.
>> Anyone else had problems with these ?
>>
>> Keep Modelling !
>> Andy
>>
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