The Phillip Island and District Railway Modellers will be holding their annual exhibition on January 21 and 22 at the Senior Citizens Hall in Lions Court, Cowes.

On Saturday the exhibition will be open to the public from 10am until 5pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

There will be models large and small, old and new, simple and sophisticated. Some exhibits will delight the meticulous, while others should offer encouragement to those with two left thumbs. The important thing is to enjoy yourself.

There will be 13 exhibits with all but two having been constructed by club members.

The ever-popular U-drive layout for the kids will feature Thomas and Percy. Whilst David will bring back fond memories of running a model railway on the dining room table with his vintage trains.

Prototypes modelled cover Australia, USA and the UK. Exhibits have been constructed in a range of scales ranging from very small to large.

The two visiting exhibits comprise a Victorian Railways shunting layout and a larger scale British narrow gauge railway.

New and second-hand models and accessories will be for sale to suit rank beginners and experts, the rich and the poor, and those of us who get along somewhere in the middle.

Whatever the weather, kids of all ages can look forward to enjoying time at the show. And please talk to the exhibitors; they never tire of talking to anyone who takes an interest.

The crew from the Seniors Club will be there on Saturday, to see if you can resist the smells and sounds of a sausage sizzle – so come hungry.

And in a first for the club, exhibition attendees will be able to choose from a hard copy exhibition guide or a digital version obtained via a QR code.

Further information can be obtained from Martin Murden on 0416 186 589.

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