MIDLANDS MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION
THURSDAY 13TH- SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2016
WARWICKSHIRE EXHIBITION CENTRE
The 39th Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition will be taking place next week from the 13th to 16th October
at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre.
This event attracts over 11,000 visitors who can see nearly 100 companies and club displays in one place!
There will be over 1,000 superb models on display and a full lecture programme is presented together with
workshop demonstrations.
The exhibition this year will also feature;
The Bi Centenary of Robert Stirling: A special display presented by The Stirling Engine Society to celebrate the
bicentennial anniversary of Robert Stirlings Heat Economiser.
The Spitfires 80th Anniversary: The Supermarine Spitfire prototype Spitfire K5054 first took to the skies in 1936
from Southampton Airport. To celebrate its 80th anniversary this year, David Glen will be exhibiting with us and
will bring some components of his 1:5 scale Spitfire Mk IX model, including the full instrument panel, control column,
pilots seat, tail wheel assembly, etc.
Outside, the popular 5 gauge outdoor track operated by the Coventry Society of Model Engineers and the Polly
Owners Group will return along with the magnificent Fosse Way Steamers.
The workshop and lecture programme is complete and includes something for all model engineers. We see the
welcome return of Phil Abbott, Keith Hale, Mike Haughton, Noel Shelley and Peter Stevenson. We also welcome
new lecturers to our programme including; Mark Brockley who will be covering Tooling and Horology, David Glen
who will be explain about the construction of a museum model masterpiece of the Spitfire and Gary Wooding who
will be talking about the interesting properties of precious metals.
There have been many entries this year for the display and competition, in which modellers are encouraged to
exhibit their work. There are 32 classes of which 16 are competition and 16 are display, including: Locomotives,
Rolling Stock, Stationary and Internal Combustion Engines. A commemorative plaque and exhibitors certificate
will be presented to every entrant, with trophies and cash prizes awarded to winners.
Tickets are still available at discounted prices and all the latest exhibition information, including showguide and
lecture programme, is available online at
www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk.
Clubs & Associations Confirmed:
10 1/4 Gauge Society
7 1/4'' Gauge Society
Birmingham Society of Model Engineers Ltd
Blackheath Model Power Boat Club
Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers
Burton on Trent Model Engineering Society
Cheltenham Society of Model Engineers
City of Oxford Society of Model Engineers
Coventry Model Engineering Society
David Glen - 80th Anniversary of the Spitfire
Echills Wood Railway
Erewash Valley Model Engineering Society
Gas Turbine Builders Association
Gauge 1 Model Railway Society
Guild of Model Wheelwrights
Hereford Society of Model Engineers
Kingsbury Water Park Model Boat Club
Knightcote Model Boat Club
Leicester Society of Model Engineers
London & North Western Railway Society
Melton Mowbray & District Model Engineering Society
Midlands Federation of Model Engineers
Midlands Meccano Guild
Milton Keynes Clock Club
Miniature Farm Machinery Demonstration
Model Steam Road Vehicle Society
National 2 1/2 Gauge Society
National Traction Engine Trust (NTET)
North West Leicestershire Society of Model Engineers
Northampton Society of Model Engineers
Northern Association of Model Engineers
Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Ltd
REMAP (Coventry and Warwickshire)
Rugby Model Engineering Society
Rugeley Power Station Model Engineering Society
Society of Model & Experimental Engineers
Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies
Steam Boat Association
Stirling Engine Society - Club stand & Bicentennial Anniversary Display
Swindon Model Boat and Engineering Club
Tyddyn Bach
Wolverhampton & District Model Engineering Society
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