North Eastern Meccano Society Photos

North Eastern Meccano Society

Darlington 2019

As usual we held our main exhibition at Darlington on October 26^th 2019. Here is part 2 of a selection of photos from that show.

Pictures from Darlington 2019 (2)

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2019 Darlington Exhibition - George Roy displayed a John Deere 8R wheeled tractor built using a current set with added improvements including steerable front wheels and improved hydraulics and several race cars from the five and twenty five model sets. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - George Roy displayed a John Deere 8R wheeled tractor built using a current set with added improvements including steerable front wheels and improved hydraulics and several race cars from the five and twenty five model sets. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - George Roy had a dock-side level luffing crane built in red/green. This was based on MP158 with a complete redesign of the gearbox with all movements driven by MO motors. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - George Roy had a model of a mobile stone crusher built to approximately 1/12 scale in red and green. The original was manufactured in the USA in the 1950's by the Iowa Manufacturing Co. to crush rock and gravel into sizes suitable for general construction and road building. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - The Harker’s have had an incredibly busy year this year with their continuing efforts to promote the hobby through their involvement in the Great Engineers School Challenge. The finale of this competition was held at Shildon during the week preceding school half term and was an incredible success. As well as being pivotal in the organisation of this event Harry has also found time to turn his attention to ’reworking’ and improving the model instructions for the standard No. 3 set models which form the foundation for the building sessions held in the local schools. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - The Harker’s have had an incredibly busy year this year with their continuing efforts to promote the hobby through their involvement in the Great Engineers School Challenge. The finale of this competition was held at Shildon during the week preceding school half term and was an incredible success. As well as being pivotal in the organisation of this event Harry has also found time to turn his attention to ’reworking’ and improving the model instructions for the standard No. 3 set models which form the foundation for the building sessions held in the local schools. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Brennand exhibited a beautifully restored 1970’s Binns Rd. shop display model, this looked superb following all his hard work. Following a good clean-up he rebuilt the main bearing and replaced the large sprocket wheel. He replaced the 240v mains motor with a low voltage one and fitted strengthening parts to the main frame and finally he replaced the original filament bulbs with LED’s. Time had not been kind to the wooden base which had been painted with a horrible gloss black paint which took three coats of paint stripper to remove. Once rubbed down and repainted he feels that the model has now been brought back to life. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson's display were the four buses, one built using Chinese replica parts, two different VW's in Eitech and another one built using Tronico Micro parts, which all looked great on the day. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson's display were the four buses, one built using Chinese replica parts, two different VW's in Eitech and another one built using Tronico Micro parts, which all looked great on the day. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson showed two Tronico Micro tractors - these really are miniature and use 2mm nuts and bolts with 5mm spacing between holes. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson showed this Imperial War Museum model of HMS Belfast. This is a hybrid model, with both Meccano-like imperial parts and Eitech-like metric parts. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson showed a motor chassis built using Eitech parts. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson showed this Tronico model of a Junkers JU52 aircraft (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson showed this model of a police helicopter. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Grayson with his display of models. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Mordue with his model of a hammerhead crane. The crane is based on the real prototype which can be found on the river Tyne in Wallsend. As to be expected the crane is fully functional, including the small service crane mounted on the main boom. In order to minimise wiring and to ensure maximum operability the service crane is radio controlled. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Ian Mordue's model of a hammerhead crane. The crane is based on the real prototype which can be found on the river Tyne in Wallsend. As to be expected the crane is fully functional, including the small service crane mounted on the main boom. In order to minimise wiring and to ensure maximum operability the service crane is radio controlled. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Joe Etheridge with his display of models (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Joe Etheridge had a novel ball lifter which incorporated a pair of circular bouncing cradles onto which the elevated balls would drop and bounce off as they travelled on their way. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Joe Etheridge had a novel ball lifter which incorporated a pair of circular bouncing cradles onto which the elevated balls would drop and bounce off as they travelled on their way. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Joe Etheridge had a novel ball lifter which incorporated a pair of circular bouncing cradles onto which the elevated balls would drop and bounce off as they travelled on their way. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Joe Etheridge with a Burrell Showmans Traction Engine, built in mainly yellow and zinc together with red parts where appropriate. Following a traditional use of parts Joe had used the large Flanged Ring for the rear wheels which produced a model of substantial proportions. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - John Bader built mainly in 1920’s nickel and French yellow entitled ‘Blackpool Weekend Display’ were beautifully presented. At the centre stood a model of the Blackpool Tower based on the Meccano Dealer’s Display model, complete with lights and working lifts all running on 12v. His Carousel was based on a design by Keith Cameron which was published in an early CQ magazine. The ‘Big Wheel’ was based on a 1960’s set 5 manual model (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - John Herdman with his model of a 1902 petrol / Electric Railcar. These were operated by the North Eastern Railway and a preserved version can be seen at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway. The model is built to 1/16th scale operating on 3 1/2” track and is driven by two 6v motors, one in each truck, the model being controlled using an infra red remote control unit. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - John Herdman had a model of a 1902 petrol / Electric Railcar. These were operated by the North Eastern Railway and a preserved version can be seen at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway. The model is built to 1/16th scale operating on 3 1/2” track and is driven by two 6v motors, one in each truck, the model being controlled using an infra red remote control unit. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - John Herdman had a model of a 1902 petrol / Electric Railcar. These were operated by the North Eastern Railway and a preserved version can be seen at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway. The model is built to 1/16th scale operating on 3 1/2” track and is driven by two 6v motors, one in each truck, the model being controlled using an infra red remote control unit. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - John Herdman had a model of a 1902 petrol / Electric Railcar. These were operated by the North Eastern Railway and a preserved version can be seen at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway. The model is built to 1/16th scale operating on 3 1/2” track and is driven by two 6v motors, one in each truck, the model being controlled using an infra red remote control unit. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Matthew Shaw had his version of a Van Mounted Cherry Picker built in French yellow/ zinc to ModelPlan 199. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Matthew Shaw had his version of a Van Mounted Cherry Picker built in French yellow/ zinc to ModelPlan 199. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Matthew Shaw displayed two machines of the type that you would find in a sawmill, both constructed to the Supermodel plans, a log saw and a planing machine. In the middle a model that Matthew has updated, a miniature mechanical workshop, built on a base plate no bigger than 9 1/2” x 4 1/2”. The model features no less than six independent machines all powered by a line shaft hidden under the top plate. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Norman Brown had replicated a model of a gantry crane produced by Binns Road as a promotion model. It first appeared in the early 50’s on the back page of MM, however no building instructions were ever published. No one seems to know where the original crane was located either, or indeed what its purpose was. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Norman Brown had replicated a model of a gantry crane produced by Binns Road as a promotion model. It first appeared in the early 50’s on the back page of MM, however no building instructions were ever published. No one seems to know where the original crane was located either, or indeed what its purpose was. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Paul Robertshaw displayed two small, but highly detailed sports cars. One built using Meccano and X Series parts and one built using Trix. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Richard Bingham with an Aircraft Constructor model plane (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Rob Mitchell had a pre-war Mill Engine model No. 6.37. Built mainly in medium red & green rather than the contemporary dark red & green. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Rob Mitchell With a display of an orrery based on Saturn, a Knife Grinder, an articulated Caterpillar and a machine for grinding rocks down to make a paste. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Rob Mitchell's Knife Grinder model (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Rob Mitchell with a model of a machine that would grind rocks down to powder. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Rob Mitchell had a very clever model of an articulated creeping caterpillar. The original of this was conceived by Bob Seaton, however Rob’s version contains a number of upgrades, which Bob concedes makes the model ’much improved’. It’s fascinating to see this compact articulated model move along just like the real thing! (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Roger Marriot built in light red/green this 1/12 scale model of a cement truck with an ERF cab is packed with features including: three speed/reverse gearbox, working clutch, rotating drum and in addition the cab and the drum are removable to reveal the chassis. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Russell Carr's model of the robotic version of the popular puzzle The Tower of Hanoi continues to mesmerise and delight as ever. Built in dark blue/yellow and driven by only two MO motors, this compact model controlled by an Arduino controller faultlessly solves the puzzle in a series of quick and precise moves of the robotically controlled arm. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Russell Carr's model of the robotic version of the popular puzzle The Tower of Hanoi continues to mesmerise and delight as ever. Built in dark blue/yellow and driven by only two MO motors, this compact model controlled by an Arduino controller faultlessly solves the puzzle in a series of quick and precise moves of the robotically controlled arm. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Timothy Edwards with his display of models (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Timothy Edwards version of a braiding machine. It was based on a model from a 1960s MM but the operating mechanism had been totally redesigned (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Timothy Edwards had this Crawler Crane, although quite compact in nature this model was full of motors and gearing to enable it to replicate the movements of the real thing. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Timothy Edwards displayed a Meccano Gear Cutting Machine. This particular model featured in a Meccano magazine and will cut gear wheels accurately from material such as thin brass plate, sheet aluminium or plastic. The principle of operation being, having placed a Meccano gear of the type you would like to copy in a carrier the machine forces a cut into the blank material using a 9/16” BSW tap, a technique called hob cutting. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Timothy Edwards displayed a Meccano Gear Cutting Machine. This particular model featured in a Meccano magazine and will cut gear wheels accurately from material such as thin brass plate, sheet aluminium or plastic. The principle of operation being, having placed a Meccano gear of the type you would like to copy in a carrier the machine forces a cut into the blank material using a 9/16” BSW tap, a technique called hob cutting. (26/10/2019)
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2019 Darlington Exhibition - Timothy Edwards displayed a wide array of subjects including military aircraft and tractors, the latter being constructed using Tronico. Also a large Big Wheel, (26/10/2019)
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