The club's Modelling and Photographic competition was held on Monday 13 December 2021. In total, there were 23 Modelling and 9 Photographic Entries, a very good turnout. Voting in a couple of categories was very close, with only 1 or 2 points separating the top 3
The winners and runners-up in each category were:
Locomotives
1st - 92023 Crosti-boilered BR 9F - Mark Pollard
2nd - Adams Radial 4-4-2T - Chris Pye
3rd - Peckett 'Gamecock' 0-4-0 narrow gauge - Julian Saxton
Rolling Stock
1st - LNER 1930's 4-coach parcel rake - David Good
2nd - 'Winkle' and 'Prawn' S&T wagons - Alan Monk
3rd - Rake of 16 ton mineral wagons - Chris Richardson
Structures
1st - Narrow Gauge loco shed - Julian Saxton
2nd - Hister Junction Station Building - Chris Pye
3rd - Church - Dave Smith
Dioramas
1st - Quarry View - Mark Pollard
2nd - Dounreay Station - Alan Monk
The winner of the Shield for Best Overall Entry was Mark Pollard's Crosti-boilered 9F
Photographs
1st - Bahamas on the Berks & Hants - Chris Richardson
2nd - Yorkshire Coast StTeam - Chris Richardson
3rd - Cockwood Crossing - Chris Richardson
Congratulations to all winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered a model or photograph and to those who voted.
The winners and runners-up in each category were:
Locomotives
1st - 92023 Crosti-boilered BR 9F - Mark Pollard
2nd - Adams Radial 4-4-2T - Chris Pye
3rd - Peckett 'Gamecock' 0-4-0 narrow gauge - Julian Saxton
Rolling Stock
1st - LNER 1930's 4-coach parcel rake - David Good
2nd - 'Winkle' and 'Prawn' S&T wagons - Alan Monk
3rd - Rake of 16 ton mineral wagons - Chris Richardson
Structures
1st - Narrow Gauge loco shed - Julian Saxton
2nd - Hister Junction Station Building - Chris Pye
3rd - Church - Dave Smith
Dioramas
1st - Quarry View - Mark Pollard
2nd - Dounreay Station - Alan Monk
The winner of the Shield for Best Overall Entry was Mark Pollard's Crosti-boilered 9F
Photographs
1st - Bahamas on the Berks & Hants - Chris Richardson
2nd - Yorkshire Coast StTeam - Chris Richardson
3rd - Cockwood Crossing - Chris Richardson
Congratulations to all winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered a model or photograph and to those who voted.
Mark Pollard's Old Elm Park Yard is featured in the Hornby Magazine Issue 164 February 2021
Maidenhead '0' 2019: Exhibition Report
Our first specialist '0' gauge exhibition was held on 19th October 2019 at Knowl Hill Village Hall. On view were: the club layout "Cromwell Road Bridge", members layouts "Old Elm Park" and "Pollcombe" by Mark Pollard, "Little Hister" by Chris Pye and guest layout "Barton Hall" by Andrew Wren Hilton. Traders were: Connoisseur Models, CPL and Buzz Models. With so many layouts to operate, the cafe to service and tickets to sell all club members were kept very busy; but it was all worth it for the enjoyable day that we, and the visitors, had. Attendance was good and we are very pleased with the number of parents and children who came.
Our now dismantled OO layout Southwick was the subject of an article in the May 2018 Hornby Magazine.
https://hornbymagazine.keypublishing.com/2018/04/12/may-issue-out-now/
https://hornbymagazine.keypublishing.com/2018/04/12/may-issue-out-now/