North Eastern Meccano Society
Darlington Exhibition 1992 (Page 1)
Here are a number of photos taken at the 1992 Darlington Exhibition held in the Arts Centre on 14th November.
If anyone spots any errors/corrections, please let the webmaster (Timothy Edwards) know.
These photos were all taken by Paul Smith
Pictures from Darlington 1992
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Charlie Archer's models of a 4-2-2 Locomotive and Tender along with a Showman's Traction Engine, with a Windmill in the background (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Charlie Archer's models of a 4-2-2 Locomotive and Tender along with a Showman's Traction Engine, with a Windmill in the background (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - John Bader 3 1/2" gauge model of a 0-4-0 tank engine (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Frank Beadle's version of the 1915 F. Gordon Crosby Car Chassis (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Mike Beadman's model of a Western Class diesel hydraulic locomotive able to run on 3-rail Hornby track (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Geoff Brown displayed the Meccano Dealers model - 'The Skiffle Group' (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Geoff Brown's model of a Butters 75 Ton Level Luffing Crane as built for the Odense Shipyard, with a steam locomotive load (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bill Butterfield's scale model of a machine as used in factories for stacking 40 bags on a standard pallet (8 layers of 5) and driven by six PDUs. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bill Butterfield's model for making a fence out of small slats of wood (lollipop sticks) (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bill Butterfield's model for making a fence out of small slats of wood (lollipop sticks) (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bill Butterfield's full size model of a spinning wheel. The rim of the main driving wheel is formed by 120 double angle brackets. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Daniel Cassidy's model of an Ore Unloader in French Yellow based on the working prototype at the British Steel ore terminal. All movements are motorised and the model is designed for computer control either by the joysticks or automatic sequencing. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - David Dalton's 1/20 scale articulated site dumper in yellow. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Christopher Dunning's model of a Land Rover chassis with four wheel drive (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Grasshopper type Beam Engine (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Joe Etheridge's model of a large (14ft high) Level Luffing Crane with a bulk material grab on the rope end (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Nick Forth's partially built model of the Eric Taylor crawler tracto built by (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Nick Forth's heavy duty steering wheels assembly (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Michael Gray's two speed and reverse gearbox and an American 'Buckeye' six-wheel articulated bogie as used on heavy freight cars in the United States (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Michael Gray's model of a Combine Harvester from the No.10 set model leaflets (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Alan Grimshaw's model of a Maudsley Table Engine (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Alan Grimshaw's model of an Overhead type steam engine (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Alan Grimshaw's model of a freelance Skyride fairground (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - The Guisborough Full Gospel Church Meccano Club's display of Meccano models (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barry Harker's models of a large scale model of a tractor unit for an articulated lorry and a motorised Gantry Crane built from the Crane Set Multikit (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Brian Harper's Sleeping Meccanoman (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bert Hutchings' display of several Meccano models -
A small crane in nickel.
Small scale 4-2-2 loco and tender.
Articulated low-loader lorry.
A 'Meccangaroo' which hopped its way down a sloping board.
Also two plastic Meccano models built by Susan Hutchings (Age 6 1/2) (14/11/1992)Click here to see higher resolution photo
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bert Hutchings' model of a 4-2-2 locomotive and tende built by (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Bert Hutchings' model of a large Hammerhead crane for children to play with (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Susan Hutchings' (Age 6 1/2) chair-o-plane fairground ride made from Plastic Meccano (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - John Linder's slightly modified and 'improved' version of the Mike Cuff designed Ball Bouncer (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - John Martin Konkoly designed Overhead type steam engine (A No.10 set model) (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Ken McDonald's fairground Big Wheel in red and green. It is driven by an ex-gramophone motor and stands approx 2'6" high with a wheel diameter of 2'3". (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barrie and Iain McKenzie's model of a Watt's Beam Engine in nickel Meccano (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barrie and Iain McKenzie's model of an 'Aerial Steam Carriage' powered by a Meccano steam Engine (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barrie and Iain McKenzie's model of an 'Aerial Steam Carriage' in red and green powered by a Meccano steam engine. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barrie and Iain McKenzie's display of the Hornby Speedboat range (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Rob Mitchell's model of a single-stand triple roll auto-reversing steel Rolling Mill (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Rob Mitchell's Ping Pong Ball Roller (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Rob Mitchell's model of a Coke Oven Door Extractor based on a JM Henderson prototype at the Llanwern No.5 battery in South Wales (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Rob Mitchell's model of the 'Mole' crawler tunneller from the Thunderbirds television programme. Built mainly in yellow, with a zinc cutting cone and a red/green tracked transporter. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Ian Mordue's model of the Ruston-Bucyrus steam excavator as preserved at the Beamish Museum here in the North-East. A lot of detail is packed in. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Jim Mortimer's model of the Blackpool Tower (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Terry Pope's 2" to 2 foot scale model of Stephenson's 'Rocket' locomotive and tender (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Terry Pope's 2" to 2 foot scale model of Stephenson's 'Rocket' locomotive and tender (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Terry Pope's model of the metre gauge 0-4-0 locomotive J.D. Ellis. The prototype was used to transport ore at the Loddington ironstone Quarried near Kettering (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - George Pratt's model of the 'Schools' Class 4-4-0 locomotive and tender built by Philip Pratt along with a model of a sea-going suction dredger based on the 'Sand Swift' (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barry Richardson's model road vehicles to show differences in Meccano construction over a sixty year time span a modern tipping lorry in 1970s blue/yellow along with a very early model of a van in 1920s nickel (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barry Richardson's model of an unusual design of Road Locomotive as sold in the 1920s by Aveling modelled in yellow/zinc/red. It is an American type with an underslung engine, Barry has detailed working pistons, drive to the rear wheels and working steering. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barry Richardson's large-scale model of German 'DOLL' engine from circa 1920. It features twin flywheels and cylinders with working boiler feed pump. Mains motor driven and built in red and green Meccano. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Albert Rowe's model of a Fairground Carousel (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Geoff Rowlinson's working loom in yellow, blue and zinc. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - George Roy's model of a Marshall Traction Engine with a Belt Drive to a Ransomes Baler (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - George Roy's model of a Showman's engine in red and green powered by an M5 motor. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - George Roy's modified version of a 1916 design Meccanograph (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - The Schoolar Family's model of the Schwebebahn monorail system based on the prototype in Wuppertal, Germany (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - The Schoolar Family's model of the Schwebebahn monorail system based on the prototype in Wuppertal, Germany (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Paul Smith's model of a gantry (bridge) type crane built from a photograph in the Cowans Sheldon crane brochure. (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Michael Whitting's display of several models -
The Konkoly designed Pierrot & Harlequin clock.
A 'Revolutionary Visual Illusion' which uses rotating black and white disks to give an illusion of varying colours.
A Jovilabe (an orrery of Jupiter and its four moons) and the Konkoly designed 'Cyclic Colour Mix'. (14/11/1992)Click here to see higher resolution photo
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - John Woolatt's miniature 1/120 scale model of a Midland Railway 'Spinner' 4-2-2 Locomotive on a short length of curved track (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - John Woollatt's Punch and Judy Show (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Prizegiving - Ian Mordue being presented with his 1st Prize trophy and prize by Frank Beadle (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Prizegiving - Robin Schoolar (on behalf of the Schoolar family) being presented with Second Prize by Frank Beadle (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Barry Harker bring present with his Junior 1st prize by Frank Beadle (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Prizegiving - Barry Harker has been presented with his Junior Trophy and First Prize by Frank Beadle (14/11/1992)
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Darlington Exhibition 1992 - Prizegiving - Mr Millburn accepting Second (Junior) Prize on behalf of his daughter Clair Milburn from Frank Beadle (14/11/1992)
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