North Eastern Meccano Society
Darlington 2010
As usual we held our main annual exhibition at Darlington on October 23rd 2010. Here is part 2 of a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Darlington 2010 (Part 2)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue with his model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue with his model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue's model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue's model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue's model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue's model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action. (23/10/2010)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue's model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action. (23/10/2010)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ian Mordue's model of a Leibheir Double Girder Grab Crane featuring double ball bearing pivots and a differential controlled grabbing/lifting action. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Joe Etheridge's model of the Marion Shovel (The Captain). It was a unique machine and one of the largest ever mobile land machines ever built. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Joe Etheridge's model of the Marion Shovel (The Captain). It was a unique machine and one of the largest ever mobile land machines ever built. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Mexican Wood Burning 0-6-6-0 Locomotive from 1890 (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Joe Etheridge's Push Button Designing Machine (a type of Meccanograph). It is from a design by Dr Keith Cameron. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - John Bader's model of a Windmill. This model was based on the dealer display version (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - John Bader's model of a 4-2-2 Stirling Single Great Northern Locomotive. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - John Bader's Ding-a-Ling Fire Engine. A development of a model from the 1934 manual, it rings as it runs along (23/10/2010)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - John Herdman's 21st century bus models showing the Mercedes Benz 'Citaro' in Go-North East 'Red Arrows' livery in the front. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - John Herdman's 21st century bus models of-
A Mercedes Benz 'Citaro' in Go-North East 'Red Arrows' livery.
A Designline Olympus Hybrid bus in Newcastle/Gateshead Quaylink livery.
An Optare Versa in Newcastle/Gateshead Quaylink livery (the prototype vehicle replaced the above hybrid in July 2010). (23/10/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - John Mitchell's models of an Overhead Railway with remote control and a Farmer with a Bucking Donkey. (23/10/2010)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ken McDonald's demonstration model of Walschaerts Valve Gear. This model is based on a model published in the April 1928 Meccano Magazine incorporating variation by Michael Denny. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Ken McDonald's demonstration model of Walschaerts Valve Gear. This model is based on a model published in the April 1928 Meccano Magazine incorporating variation by Michael Denny. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Martin Hanson's re-creation of a 1964 Meccano box lid scene. From 1964 to 1979 Meccano sets had a theme name and No.7 was the Mountain Engineer's set. It shows the following models -
Cable Car (No.7 set).
Minibus, Helicopter and Funicular Railway (No.6 set)
Shooting Brake (Estate Car) and Bus (No.5 set). (23/10/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Martin Hanson's re-creation of a 1964 Meccano box lid scene. From 1964 to 1979 Meccano sets had a theme name and No.7 was the Mountain Engineer's set. It shows the following models -
Cable Car (No.7 set).
Minibus, Helicopter and Funicular Railway (No.6 set)
Shooting Brake (Estate Car) and Bus (No.5 set). (23/10/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Norman Brown's model of a Leyland 'Tiger' bus. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Norman Brown had a Pontoon Crane with all operations motorised. This model was from a 1950s Märklin manual. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Norman Brown had a Pontoon Crane with all operations motorised. This model was from a 1950s Märklin manual. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Norman Brown had a Pontoon Crane with all operations motorised. This model was from a 1950s Märklin manual. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Rob Mitchell with his version of Servetti's Trolley Factory. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Rob Mitchell's version of Servetti's Trolley Factory. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Close up of Rob Mitchell's version of Servetti's Trolley Factory. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Close up of Rob Mitchell's version of Servetti's Trolley Factory. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Close up of Rob Mitchell's version of Servetti's Trolley Factory. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Close up of Rob Mitchell's version of Servetti's Trolley Factory. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Rob Mitchell's Epicyclic Bevels. Humpage's Gear (left mechanism) built with contrates and plain gears. The mesmerising little chap on the right is the end result of much fiddling (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Rob Mitchell's Epicyclic Bevels. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Rob Mitchell's explanation of Epicyclic Bevels. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Tim Roylance sitting beside Barry Richardson's Windmill. Unsure whose the plane model is. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - A model of a transport plane. Uncertain whose it is. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - A model of a Wheeled Robot. Builder unknown. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - An Aeroplane Constructor aircraft. Builder unknown. (23/10/2010)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Several models (Builder unknown) -
A Charabanc
Three different Sports Cars
A Naval Ship (23/10/2010)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - Joe Etheridge displayed these three modern radio controled vehicles. (23/10/2010)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2010 - A simple 4-2-0 locomotive. Builder unknown. (23/10/2010)
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