[modeleng] Re: Ally Pally
- From: "Clifton" <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 15:25:16 -0000
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From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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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