North Eastern Meccano Society
Beamish - April 2016
As usual we held an exhibition at Beamish Museum on April 16/17th 2016. Here is a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Beamish - April 2016
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Andy Knox's large Gantry Crane (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Andy Knox's large Gantry Crane (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Andy Knox's large Gantry Crane (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - A close up of Andy Knox's large Gantry Crane (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's fairground ride - The Tumblers. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's fairground ride - The Tumblers. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's fairground ride - The Tumblers. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's fairground ride - The Tumblers. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Close up of Barry Richardson's fairground ride - The Tumblers. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's model of a Hungarian Steam Engine - The unusual feature of this steam engine is that the twin flywheels revolve in opposite directions and perpendicular to the piston rods and cylinders unlike most steam engines in which the cylinder, cranks and flywheels are all on the same shaft (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's model of a Fire-Fighting Tug Boat. it is based on a No.8 manual model from the 1970s (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Barry Richardson's model of the fairground ride - Rising Swingers. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Bob Ord's model of Locomotion No.1 (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Bob Ord's model of Robert Stevenson's 'Rocket' locomotive (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson's model of a rope operated dragline (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Closeup of Brian Robinson's model of a rope operated dragline (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson brought a powered model of a heavy duty rear axle assembly with differential. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson brought a powered model of a heavy duty rear axle assembly with differential. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson's model of a gravel grading machine. Fine stuff is separated and sent off on a conveyer belt. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson's model of a gravel grading machine. Fine stuff is separated and sent off on a conveyer belt. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson's model of a industrial hopper and conveyer system used in places like sand and gravel extraction quarries or similar uses. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Brian Robinson's model of a industrial hopper and conveyer system used in places like sand and gravel extraction quarries or similar uses. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - A model of the Tim Burton character from the film by Samuel Scott of Deaf Hill Primary School. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - A model of a spitfire by William Scott (aged 9) of Deaf Hill Primary School. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson with his model of the Middlesbrough Transporter bridge (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of the Middlesbrough Transporter bridge (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of the Middlesbrough Transporter bridge (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of the Middlesbrough Transporter bridge (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of an early beam engine (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of James Coombes Table Engine. The original worked in a Bristol Colliery from the early 1800s for over a century. (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of a Twin Cylinder tumbling-beam Engine (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Fred Thompson's model of a navvy. It moves at the touch of a button (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Harry Harker's model of an early saloon car (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Harry Harker's model of a 1910 Girling Cyclecar Fire Engine (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Harry Harker's model of a 1896 Ford Quadricycle (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Harry Harker's ping-pong ball roller (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Ian Mordue's model of a gantry crane (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - A closeup of Ian Mordue's model of a gantry crane (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - A closeup of Ian Mordue's model of a gantry crane (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - A closeup of Ian Mordue's model of a gantry crane (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Tower Wagon and Breakdown Tender. it would be used to maintain a tram or trolleybus system (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Tower Wagon and Breakdown Tender. it would be used to maintain a tram or trolleybus system (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Closeup of Joe Etheridge's model of a Tower Wagon and Breakdown Tender. it would be used to maintain a tram or trolleybus system (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Joe Etheridge's model of a London General 'NS' bus (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Joe Etheridge's model of a fairground Swingboat (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Joe Etheridge's model of a ping-pong ball lifter and roller (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Joe Etheridge's model of a ping-pong ball lifter and roller (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman with his modified Meccanoid robot (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman showing off his modified Meccanoid robot (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's modified Meccanoid robot being closely examined by a visitor (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's modified Meccanoid robot (16/04/2016)
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's modified Meccanoid robot (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's model of the Eiffel Tower (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's model of the Arch de Triomphe (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's model of a Newcastle Open Topped 'Combination' tram (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's model of a Newcastle Open Topped 'Combination' tram (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's model of a single decker tram (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - John Herdman's model of a single decker tram (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Kira Wells (aged 5 with some of her models together with a F1 Ranault racing car of Harry Harker's (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Tim Roylance with his display of model Meccano steam engines (16/04/2016)
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Beamish Exhibition April 2016 - Tim Roylance's Meccanograph (16/04/2016)
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