009 Convention 2013.

[Crichworkshop2000]

To Mick T, Avyn-A-Llyin will be at the model weekend at the Crich Tramway Village, Home of the National Tramway Museum on the 19th/20th October. Only confirmed this week. Over the last 2 years the scenery has been revamped a bit to make it look fresher and over the winter it'll have a new fiddle yard to help with operations as some of the newer locos couldn't get round the tight curves. Also at the East Anglian Model rail Exhibition at Huntingdon Race Course 8th/9th March 2014
Regards

Andy

[clayliner]

As someone else who didn't make it to the convention thanks to Julien, Ted et al for all the pics of what I missed. I'm impressed that the word which keeps cropping up in the comments of those who did attend is 'friendly' and I am honoured to belong to be part of what is clearly such a warm and welcoming community.

Such a reputation is not easily earned but can be all too easily lost, so I hope we can all take care to maintain this enviable reputation in the future!

David.

[MickT]

To Mick T, Avyn-A-Llyin will be at the model weekend at the Crich Tramway Village, Home of the National Tramway Museum on the 19th/20th October. Only confirmed this week. Over the last 2 years the scenery has been revamped a bit to make it look fresher and over the winter it'll have a new fiddle yard to help with operations as some of the newer locos couldn't get round the tight curves. Also at the East Anglian Model rail Exhibition at Huntingdon Race Course 8th/9th March 2014
Regards

Andy

Thanks Andy. I don't think I'll be able to get to Crich due to it being a heavy exhibition month but will certainly make a diary entry to try for Huntingdon in March

Mick

[tedp]

I've just uploaded my photos to my Flikr account...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/julien_webb/sets/72157636150229744/

I've also found a moment to upload the photos I took during the weekend to Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fairlightworks/sets/72157636195124255/

Just uploaded my photos from the Convention to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16967289@N02/sets/72157636162090104

Julien, Steve, Tom - would you mind me borrowing a few of your photos for the Dutch Group website? Duly recognised, of course.

[invercloy]

No problem at all, Ted. If you want any emailing let me know.

[Sven]

Did I miss the result of the Minitrains competition? I was a bit disappointed with the limited amount of submissions, but I guess others were like me, really lack of time.

[Elmgate]

Have there been any pictures of the Minitrains entries - or is this restricted for Andreas to use?

[invercloy]

I will add them to my flick page when I'm back from Devon. As soon as I've done that I'll post them here. I didn't get all of them, only the ones that were in the case on Saturday night so think I'm missing 2 or 3 of them.

[MickT]

At last the job is done and I have just finished uploading a massive photo report (300+ photo) in 4 instalments via my blogsite at:

http://micksrovingreporter.blogspot.com/

I've done a bit of a rush job on the captions in order to get it online without further delay and am currently wading through a number of typos I've found already, so these will be found and corrected in due course. I any of you find any description horrors, howlers or inaccuracies then I will appreciate if you can please let me know - and if would help if you could identify where the error is with something like - PART 2 (etc) PHOTO 123 (etc).

I will also be putting a notice up on NGRM-Online shortly.

I hope that you feel that I have managed to give a reasonably comprehensive coverage of at least most of what was there over the weekend.

[garrywhiting]

Well done Mick, excellent photo coverage as always,

After a marathon envelope stuffing session this evening, the 009 News Convention Report Special 32 page issue ( Vol 41 no.2 November 2013 ) will be in the post by Thursday.  UK based members should have it delivered by Saturday 19 October. Overseas members will of course have to wait a little longer.

Garry

[MickT]

Well done to all in the Stuffing Team. I will double the guard and get the approach path cleared of brambles for possible safe arrival of Post Person Patricia on Saturday morning. Let's hope Mail Inc (previously by Royal Appointment) or whatever they are going to call themselves don't start their protest strike before the issue has arrived in everyone's letterboxes.

Mick

[tedp]

Well done to all in the Stuffing Team. ...

Hear, hear! I think Garry (or was it Roger?) once showed me photos of such a session. Piles upon piles of magazines and envelopes.

[invercloy]

An excellent photo report, Mick, very thorough!  :)

The Dundreich set is particularly good.

[Martin Collins]

Well done Mick - excellent coverage - didn't realise what I had missed despite being there all three days!  Also congrats to "New" team.  Only glanced through it so far, but looking forward to reading bumper issue.

Martin

[Tigger]

To echo Mick -

An excellent 009 News, both in production and stuffing terms!  Many thanks all!

David.