Welcome to the home of the Mercury Bay Model Railway Club. If you're interested in modelling and you live in - or are visiting - Whitianga on the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula, then please get in touch. Our members are primarily interested in railway modelling, particularly NZR, but are happy to chat about military, planes, or … Continue reading Welcome!
Mercury Bay MODEL SHOW 2023
The Mercury Bay Model Railway Club is Pleased to announce that it has the use of the Whitianga Town Hall for its Annual Show for 2023 at the start of the winter school holidays on the 1st and 2nd of July. Doors will Open at 10 am till 4pm both Saturday and Sunday Colour Competition, … Continue reading Mercury Bay MODEL SHOW 2023
Monthly May Meet
Hi thanks to Damon hosting the meet 7 May 2023, small workshop on Electrical wiring for home layouts Next meet will be Ken's Place, 4 June 1pm - 2pm
Morrinville Model Railway Show
Thanks to the Hamilton Model Railroaders who organized the show The NZR s scale Toi Toi line came through on Thursday to Waihi then to Set up on Friday, Lucky because another downpour of rain meant the Whitianga area was again flooded. It was great to see the crowds to view the layout's, Children and … Continue reading Morrinville Model Railway Show
Monthly Meet – March
Thanks to Lindsay up centennial drive, The group of us loved looking at his fold-a-way layout and slot car track on the floor next April - combined effort to go to Morrinsville Model Show 15th -16th April.
Toi Toi Line
Have been working on my own Locomotive power this week in lead up to the Mornisville Model Show in middle April Have power and DCC chipped an NZR DSC shutter which is 3d resin printed that I bought of trade me some months back with the LED headlamp and tail lamps ready to wire. Mechanism … Continue reading Toi Toi Line
St Andrews by the Sea Community Church
St Andrews by the Sea Community Church celebrates 125th anniversary, A Model of the church in 1898 was the cake topper, Model in Evergreen at 1:160 then a Model of the existing building to the scale of 1:160 " n scale" to be on display in the church building later next month. Other building getting … Continue reading St Andrews by the Sea Community Church
Monthly Meeting February 2023
Thanks to Damon Christensen for opening his garage up to the viewing of His NZR Toitoi line 1977. Next at Lindsay up centennial drive 5th March 2023
Monthly Meetings
New Year, first meeting of the year is this Sunday 3pn to 4pm, at my address have set up the layout so its running use the contact page to get in contact if interested
4th December Monthly Meet
Thanks to Murray Christensen Hosting this months get together, great lay out all your plans to view even with no track yet
7 November 2022 Monthly Meet
Thanks to Ken for opening his garage, 7 people attended