London Model Engineering Exhibition

[RacingPete]

I have a spare day away from the kids as the wife is shopping and the mother in law has offered to have the kids, so while scouting what to do I saw this was on.

Anyone been? Worth going to? And like all general shows what does it actually focus on (or have more of) in modelling?

Link - http://www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk

[SydneyBridge]

Went a couple of years ago and it was OK, wouldn't go again though. Would say more more engineering than modelling, but a great view from ally pally.

[Eric Mc]

Better off going to Scalemodelworld at Telford these days.

[Nickyboy]

Is this the one that used to be at Olympia on New Years day many years ago? Used to go with my Dad and loved it, may have to go again.

[Yertis]

Eric Mc said:

Better off going to Scalemodelworld at Telford these days.

[my dad]

Not proper modelling though, is it son.

[/my dad]

[RacingPete]

I didn't go in the end - decided to go to ASCOT model railway exhibition in Guildford instead - smaller, cheaper and closer!

[Eric Mc]

Yertis said:

[my dad]

Not proper modelling though, is it son.

[/my dad]

It's different - that's why it's called Model Engineering.

[silverfoxcc]

There is a magazine called Engineering in Miniature, The Model Engineer was first published in 1897!
Just check out the various forums for eyeball popping stuff you can do at home, with just a bit of thought

[Yertis]

Eric Mc said:

It's different - that's why it's called Model Engineering.

It's still modelling though Eric. For my father's generation making a model started with a set of plans and pile of balsa or engineering drawings and a pile of metal.