North Eastern Meccano Society
Chester Le Street - March 2010
We attended the Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair on March 13th 2010. Here is a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Chester Le Street - March 2010
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Barry Richardson (on left) with his model 'Wally the Wizard'. (Brian Chaffer is on the right)
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts ujp the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Barry Richardson (on left) with his model 'Wally the Wizard'. (Brian Chaffer is on the right)
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts ujp the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Barry Richardson's model 'Wally the Wizard'.
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts up the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Barry Richardson's model 'Wally the Wizard'.
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts up the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Close up of Barry Richardson's model 'Wally the Wizard'.
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts up the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Close up of Barry Richardson's model 'Wally the Wizard'.
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts up the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Close up of Barry Richardson's model 'Wally the Wizard'.
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts up the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Close up of Barry Richardson's model 'Wally the Wizard'.
Watch in amazement as Wally performs his favourite trick. He lifts up the cloth to reveal a card standing on his magic table. Then he drops the cloth over the card to cover it, and with a wave of his wand he again raises the cloth to reveal a completely different card. (13/03/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Brian Chaffer's model - 'The Juggler'. It picks up a ball at the bottom right and them puts it in the top left. At the same time it uses its other hand to pick up a ball from the bottom left which will go to top right. It then repeats the process ad infinitum. Quite intricate and timing is critical to prevent balls falling onto the floor. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Dennis Edward (On the right) with his model of the first steam turbine ship 'Turbinia'. Other NEMS members from left to right are Brian Chaffer, Barry Richardson and Tim Roylance. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Mexican Wood Burning 0-6-6-0 Locomotive from 1890. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Mexican Wood Burning 0-6-6-0 Locomotive from 1890. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Joe Etheridge's model of a gantry crane that used to feature in early 1950s Meccano literature. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - A model car on a Meccano radio controlled chassis by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - A model car on a Meccano radio controlled chassis by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - A model car on a Meccano radio controlled chassis by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - A model car on a Meccano radio controlled chassis by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - A model car on a Meccano radio controlled chassis by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - A model car on a Meccano radio controlled chassis by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Three vehicle from modern sets by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Three vehicle from modern sets by Joe Etheridge (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Tim Roylance's model of Penguins Skating on Ice. They actually move around as though they were skating. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Tim Roylance's model of Penguins Skating on Ice. They actually move around as though they were skating. (13/03/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Tim Roylance's model of an agricultural Steam Cultivator of the 1850s (10/04/2010) (13/03/2010)
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Chester Le Street Toy & Train Fair March 2010 - Tim Roylance's model of an agricultural Steam Cultivator of the 1850s (10/04/2010) (13/03/2010)
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