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 Railway 5th Annual Show
The Show in the Ray White Auction Room was great even if the weather was rain & wind out side. We had a great turnout of 266 + people. The voting in the first Peoples Chose "Best Exhibit" Award and COLIN STUART With his Timber NZR Locos won with 82 votes. A BIG thank you … Continue reading Mercury Bay Model Railway 5th Annual Show
Whitianga Town in 1:160
Have be asked by the Mercury Bay Museum to make a model of Whitianga base of a picture on display. The year will be 1943, I have chosen January, Its very interesting that we would pick an year that world war two was taking place so the picture of people at the beach was possibly … Continue reading Whitianga Town in 1:160
Kauri Dam and Bush camp
Just putting on the finishing touches to the Kauri Dam and bush camp diorama going to the Mercury Bay Museum at the end of June. It has be great to work in with the Museum and find pictures of a kauri dam in the area and then model that. the Sean is built to 1: … Continue reading Kauri Dam and Bush camp
Mercury Bay Model Railway Annual Show 2020
With regret to announce the annual show is canceled again due to covid-19 in 2020. We Like to thank our Diode Electrical Services Ltd, AR & J Builders, St Andrews By the sea Op Shop, Harcourt's Whitianga, Richardson's Whitianga, Paper Plus, All About Whitianga,And we look forward in see every one in July 2021. here … Continue reading Mercury Bay Model Railway Annual Show 2020
Progress over winter
Have been thinking over lock down while looking after kids what next to do, hand layed track on bends and tunnel and a another bridge, so in June I decided to set up the layout for two months and work on it as best I could as well as test run my new Locomotive that … Continue reading Progress over winter
Next Generation
Running some trains under covid-19 lock down in the garage Duplo, Lego. LBG , plastic G scale
Annual Show July 2020
Yep you guessed it, The Annual Show for 2020 has been Cancelled due to covid-19 I was planing to have in the town hall this year but it will have to be next year instead. please if you want to exhibit please drop me a line through the contacts page
Tauranga Model Train Show
My Layout at the Tauranga Model show 18th - 19th Jan 2020 had a great time meeting other groups and seeing how my layout compared to other modelers. Great time thanks Tauranga Model railway club
Hamilton Model Show 2019
Visit to Hamilton Model Show 5 October 2019 Traveled through to Hamilton on Saturday to visit their Show running at the Hamilton Gardens. I made some contacts for the Whitianga 2020 Show, and took a few photos of the layouts I saw. From the top: Tin Plate Layout American Layout Lego Layout NZR S Gauge … Continue reading Hamilton Model Show 2019
Progress over Winter
Be working over the winter in front of the fire getting my to do list done for showing my layout in Tauranga show Jan 2020. Fences - picket and 5 wire, Cattle / Sheep yard, Skirt for the bottom of the layout, Power poles, Station Water tank, Track points working correctly from the MBMRC show, … Continue reading Progress over Winter
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