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29th May - Railex Virtual Show
The Railex Model Ralway Exhibition will be a virtual show this year, and will take place on Saturday 29th May from 10.00 to 16.30. The show will feature a selection of zoom sessions from some of the layout owners, as well as demonstration videos, showing 3D printing, laser cutting, DCC techniques. There will also be a display of lockdown models. One of the presentations will be from Peter and Bryan, who will be presenting about the construction of Grindley Brook. For more information and to access the show, visit: http://www.railex.org.uk
Competition Time! Win a Trainsporters box of your choice
This easter weekend we’re running a competition on Facebook - on 1st April at 10am we'll be publishing a post for you to comment on with a photo of the ugliest locomotive in your collection; one that only its engineer could love, or one which rightly deserves to be in a box! Deadline is 23.59 on Monday 5th April 2021. The “Box Boys” - Mark, Carl and Tony - will then decide which locomotive they judge to be the ugliest. Make sure you tell your friends about our competition so they don’t miss out. Also, why not give our Facebook page...
Excalibur Auction - Vintage Toys & Model Railways - 27th March
On 27th March, Excalibur Auctions will be holding a virtual Vintage Toys and Model Railways Auction, with some absolutely fantastic lots listed in their catalogue. When? 27th March, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Where? Online event - see the Excalibur Auctions online catalogue for full details of all lots and for online bidding: https://bid.excaliburauctions.com/auctions/7759/excali10040
Join us at the 2021 Gauge O Guild Show
We are delighted to once again be exhibiting at the Gauge O Guild Virtual Show, which will be taking place on Saturday 6th March 2021 09:30-17:00. We will be giving live demonstrations of our product range and we will also be hosting Q&A sessions at the following times: 11.30 15.00 For more information about the Show, head over to the Gauge O Guild website. We look forward to seeing you, virtually, on 6th March!
2020 in Review
As we ponder the events of 2020 and look forward to 2021, it is difficult to recognize the differences now, compared to this time last year! Here at Trainsporters we have to pinch ourselves to remind us how lucky we have been in starting our new company and the success we have had so far. Our saving grace has been launching our online sales website. Little did we know that when we attended our first exhibition at Kettering in March this year, that would be our last for quite some time. We are still not entirely sure when we will...