Society Shows
Scalefour North 2012
Wakefield CollegeThornes Park
Wakefield
WF2 8QZ
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Saturday 21st April 10:00 to 17:00
Sunday 22nd April 10:00 to 16:00
Admission:
Members £4.00
Concessions £5.00
Non Members £6.00
Partners admitted free of charge.
Tickets are valid on both days.
Refreshments
A range of hot and cold food and drinks will be available in the College refrectory over lunchtime on both days.
Layouts
Calderside - West Scotland 4mm Group - Caledonian Railway 1900
Ecleston - Martin Nield - LYR pre Grouping.
Fish Dock Road - Gordon Luck - BR (NER) 1950s.
Kitehouses - Tony Sullivan - BR (NER) 1950s.
Ravenscroft Sidings - Simon Bendall - BR 1988
Rolvenden - Robin Gay - K&ESR 1920s.
Witton - David Fenney - NER 1910
Traders Confirmed :
Ambis Engineering
Dave Bradwell
Brassmasters Scale Models
Cambrian Models
Comet Models
Digitrains
Judith Edge Kits
Eileen's Emporium
Elmet Images
Exactoscale & P4 Track Co.
David Geen
Alan Gibson
High Level Models
HMRS
Hobby Holidays
Bill Hudson Books
London Road Models
Parkside Dundas
Scalefour Stores
Shawplan
Mike Thorp Photographs
Wizard Models
Visiting Societies
The Historical Model Railway Society
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Society
Lectures
Saturday 11.00
TEMPLOT Tony Wilkins
Tony will explain how to make the most of this most useful track design and template printing computer software system.
Saturday 14.00
Building etched coach kits Dave Carter
When Dave Carter set out to build a rake of Lancashire and Yorkshire coaches, no suitable pre-grouping transfers were available, so with the cooperation of the L&Y Society and the HMRS he set about producing them. Dave will be talking through the stages involved in building 4mm scale coaches from etched kits including the process of painting and finishing.
Sunday 11.00
Making model railways seem to earn their living Jim Summers
A railway exists to convey traffic and make money doing so. Jim looks at operating practices and oddities on the real railway, the whys and wherefores, and how to reproduce them in 4mm scale.
Demonstrations
DCC - Graham Seed
Graham will be on hand to show how he obtains such wonderful smooth running with DCC equipped P4 locos, and if you are thinking of changing to DCC he will answer your questions on how to get started.
Painting and Lining - Adrian Prescott
Adrian Prescott is a full time professional model builder and painter and will reveal some of the 'tricks of the trade' to help you produce models that you are proud of, work properly and also look the part. Whether you model the elegance of the pre-grouping companies at their height or the all too sad, filthy days of the 1960s, he will help you capture that all elusive feel for the prototype. He will be showing you how to add that all-important lining, using a bow pen and fine brush. Examples of previous work can be seen on www.moseleycottage.com
Loco Construction - Dave Holt
Dave will be showing a selection of his model locomotives built with the aid of kits, the emphasis being on the larger prototypes of mostly LMS and BR standard origin with outside valve gear. David's chassis are compensated, with the bogies and pony trucks taking their share of the weight distribution.
Modelling Buildings for Dewsbury - Geoff Tiffany
Geoff will be explaining his approach to modelling the buildings that surrounded the Great Northern Railway station in Dewsbury in the pre-grouping period. This has involved research, site surveys of surviving buildings, and the creation of AutoCAD drawings followed by the actual construction of the model buildings.
Modelling Trees - Charles Shearn
Locally based Charles will be demonstrating how he creates amazingly realistic trees, which are surprisingly tall when modelled to scale height in 4 mm scale.
Track Construction - Tony Wilkins
Tony will be demonstrating the art of track construction using the traditional soldered ply and rivet method generally known as the Joe Brook-Smith system. He has been using this system for more years than he cares to remember and finds its inherent flexibility and adjustability still takes a lot of beating. At the time of writing, he cannot say exactly what he will be building, but
is sure it will be of interest. Feel free to ask questions.
