North Eastern Meccano Society
Beamish - May 2023
As usual we held an exhibition at Beamish Museum on May 14/15th 2023. Here is a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Beamish - May 2023
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - SML16 Meccanograph built by Alex Robson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - SML16 Meccanograph built by Alex Robson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Close up of Meccanograph pen drawing a pattern built by Alex Robson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Patterns produced by SML16 Meccanograph built by Alex Robson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Combine Harvester (1970's set 10 model) built by Alex Robson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - New Anfield Clock. Built from a Micheal Adler modelplan by Alex Robson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Meccanograph built by Barry Richardson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Robot Dog built by Barry Richardson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Musical Fox built by Barry Richardson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - 'Pick and Drop' built by Barry Richardson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - 'OWLD Car' built by Barry Richardson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - American WW2 Jeep. Designed by Bernard Périer and built by Barry Richardson (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - 'Hole In One' - Ping pong ball hitting machine built by Robert Miller (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Close up of the 'Hole In One' - Ping pong ball hitting machine built by Robert Miller (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Wilesco Steam Power Plant built by Fred Thompson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - 'Sans Pareil' locomotive built by Fred Thompson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - General view of part of Fred Thompson's display (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - General view of more of Fred Thompson's display (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - A Yellow Rolls Royce built by Fred Thompson (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Vintage Coaches (the real ones transport visitors around Beamish) built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Tram, Newcastle No.114 (Original is currently at Beamish) built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - New Tyne and Wear 'Metro' train built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 -A Simplex 40hp Protected Type train used in WW1 built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Great North Air Ambulance - helicopter built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Citroën Delivery Van with 'Torsion Bar Suspension' built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Beamish Exhibition May 2022 - Showing the underside of the Citroën Delivery Van with 'Torsion Bar Suspension' built by John Herdman (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - The 'Millenium Bug' built by John Herdman (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Programmable Meccano Robot built by James Wetherall (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - General view of James Wetherall's display (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - General view of James Wetherall's display (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Two cars (James Wetherall built the one on the left on the 1st day of this exhibition) (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Meccano 'Automaton' Magician built by Joe Etheridge (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - A second Meccano 'Automaton' Magician built by Joe Etheridge (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Butterfly built by Joe Etheridge (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Artillery Tractor (Scammell) and tank transporter built by Joe Etheridge (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Artillery Tractor (Scammell) built by Joe Etheridge (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - A tank on a transporter built by Joe Etheridge (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - 'Fell' 2-D-2 Diesel Mechanical Locomotive built by Joe Etheridge (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Helicopter built by John Bader (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Steam Lorry built by John Bader (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - A 'Fleet' of Ships built by John Bader (13/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Sans Pareil locomotive built by Ian Brennand (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Details about Meccano Vehicles on Scalextric track by David Dalton (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Meccano Vehicles on Scalextric track by David Dalton (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Vintage Racing Cars and Vintage Bus built by Paul Robertshaw (14/05/2023)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Beamish Exhibition May 2023 - Vintage Racing Cars built by Paul Robertshaw (14/05/2023)
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Video of our Beamish Exhibition
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