Thanks to Roy for opening his Garage to a under construction layout in OO/HO 4m x 4m Two separate loops with bridges and stations sidings, Engine facilities, running DC. It was nice to see your collection of 7 different locomotive running around both loops. Next Meet 6th November @ Ken's Layout
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11th September Monthly Meet
Thanks to Damon for opening his NZR 1977 Makatote viaduct Layout A modular layout comprising of Maakatote viaduct on one side and a small station [ Tokomau ] opposite 5m x 3m in size running ho track with NZR prototype Locos and rolling stock, manual points on a DCC Digitrax system. Next meet 2nd October … Continue reading 11th September Monthly Meet
7th August Month meet
Thanks to Ken for opening his Garage on the first Sunday and showing his wonderful 4x8 HO layout, Hand built buildings, running a DCC - NEC controller, Layout consisted in a double loop track with interconnecting electrical points. Running a steam locomotive pulling a rack of passenger coaches was great an a bit trickier around … Continue reading 7th August Month meet
Monthly Meets
As of July 2022 the MBMRC will be meeting regularly to trade ideas and knowledge. If your interested in coming along please get in touch via web site contact page for the next date & time.
Mercury Bay Model Show 2022
We will be looking at a local show July 2023 Will keep informed
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