North Eastern Meccano Society
Darlington 2012
As usual we held our main exhibition at Darlington on October 27th 2012. Here is a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Darlington 2012
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Barry Richardson's model of a vintage car. It follows the general outlines of an 1908 Panhard Voiture de Maitre. It also bears a resemblance to a Fiat Taxicab, also of 1908. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Barry Richardson's model of a vintage car. It follows the general outlines of an 1908 Panhard Voiture de Maitre. It also bears a resemblance to a Fiat Taxicab, also of 1908. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Barry Richardson's model of a vintage car. It follows the general outlines of an 1908 Panhard Voiture de Maitre. It also bears a resemblance to a Fiat Taxicab, also of 1908. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Barry Richardson's model of the Fishguard Titan Blocksetting Crane. Large model to scale in medium red and green, with all working movements, driven by a single 12 volt motor. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Bob Ord's model of Richard Trevithicks Wylam Colliery Locomotive (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Bob Seaton's model of the LMS 4-6-0 0-6-4 Beyer Garratt locomotive and the LMS 4-6-2 locomotive 'City of Sheffield'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Bob Seaton's model of the LMS 4-6-0 0-6-4 Beyer Garratt locomotive and the LMS 4-6-2 locomotive 'City of Sheffield'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Bob Watson's model of Blackpool Tower (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer with his highly complex ping pong ball roller and Scammell Scarab Dust Cart (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's model of a Scammell Scarab Dust Cart, motorized and with tipping body, in yellow & zinc (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's model of a Scammell Scarab Dust Cart, motorized and with tipping body, in yellow & zinc (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's model of a Scammell Scarab Dust Cart, motorized and with tipping body, in yellow & zinc (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's highly complex ping pong ball roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's highly complex ping pong ball roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's highly complex ping pong ball roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Chaffer's highly complex ping pong ball roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Harper's model of an Automated Fantasy Factory - This was originally designed by Sr Giuseppe Servetti of Italy and was later redesigned by Dr Keith Cameron of the USA (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Harper's model of an Automated Fantasy Factory - This was originally designed by Sr Giuseppe Servetti of Italy and was later redesigned by Dr Keith Cameron of the USA (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Brian Harper's model of an Automated Fantasy Factory - This was originally designed by Sr Giuseppe Servetti of Italy and was later redesigned by Dr Keith Cameron of the USA (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Fred Thompson's model of a Twin Cylinder tumbling-beam Engine (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Fred Thompson's model of a Twin Cylinder tumbling-beam Engine (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Fred Thompson's 'Voiture de Maitre' - This is a model of a typical gentleman's car of about 1905/8 (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Fred Thompson's 'Voiture de Maitre' - This is a model of a typical gentleman's car of about 1905/8 (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - George Roy's model of a Bray side rod engine (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - George Roy's model of Tin-Tin's seaplane with B Perier's modifications to five correct anhedral aspect to wings (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - George Roy's model of a Beam Engine with working governer (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - George Roy's model of a Beam Engine with working governer (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Harry Harker's model of a 1910 Girling Cyclecar Fire Engine (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the head of Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Close up of the knitting needles showing their various positions in Ian Mordue's French Knitting Machine. this is an automated version of the cotton reel and four nails that we used at school to create miles of wool 'tube'. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Joe Etheridge's model of the Middlesbrough Lifting Bridge (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Joe Etheridge's model of the Middlesbrough Lifting Bridge (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Locomotive built in zinc and red powered by a PDU and operated by a light sensor to start and stop it. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Locomotive built in zinc and red powered by a PDU and operated by a light sensor to start and stop it. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - John Bader had a large 4-2-2 locomotive and tender (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - John Herdman's models of a Blackpool articulated tram and a single decker tram of Darlington Corporation Light Railways (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - John Thorpe's model of a rather clever idea (not his) featuring a second hand movement for a clock i.e. shaft down a Meccano diameter rod with the latter down a larger tube (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - John Thorpe's model of a Spitfire (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Norman Brown's model of a Printing Press (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Norman Brown's model of a Printing Press (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Norman Brown's model of a Printing Press (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Mike Gough's model of a Rope Making Machine (27/10/2012)
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Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Mike Gough's model of an 'Old' Meccano car circa. 1934-45 in red & blue, copy of original as seen at Preston Park Museum. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Norman Brown's model of Watt’s Beam Engine, featuring parallel linkage mechanism and built in 70’s dark blue and mid Red. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Norman Brown's model of Watt’s Beam Engine, featuring parallel linkage mechanism and built in 70’s dark blue and mid Red. (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Part of Rob Mitchell's display showing models of the Weatherhill winding engine, a Meccanograph and a Ping Pong Ball Roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Rob Mitchell's version of Colin Cohen’s Eccentric Meccanograph from CQ 64 (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Rob Mitchell's fairly straightforward Ping Pong Ball Roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Rob Mitchell's very complex Ping Pong Ball Roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Rob Mitchell's very complex Ping Pong Ball Roller (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - A model of a 250 Ton and 20 Ton Hammerhead Electric Cantilever Crane built by the late Barry H. Wilkinson (past member of NEMS) and exhibited by Mike Johnson (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - A model of a 250 Ton and 20 Ton Hammerhead Electric Cantilever Crane built by the late Barry H. Wilkinson (past member of NEMS) and exhibited by Mike Johnson (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - A model of a 250 Ton and 20 Ton Hammerhead Electric Cantilever Crane built by the late Barry H. Wilkinson (past member of NEMS) and exhibited by Mike Johnson (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - A model of a 250 Ton and 20 Ton Hammerhead Electric Cantilever Crane built by the late Barry H. Wilkinson (past member of NEMS) and exhibited by Mike Johnson (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - A model of a 250 Ton and 20 Ton Hammerhead Electric Cantilever Crane built by the late Barry H. Wilkinson (past member of NEMS) and exhibited by Mike Johnson (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Tim Roylance's model of an American river steamboat from the 19th century (27/10/2012)
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Photo - John Witchard
Darlington Exhibition October 2012 - Tim Roylance's model of an American river steamboat from the 19th century (27/10/2012)
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