2027 Expo, Saturday 8th May 2027

The annual Expo will take place on Saturday 8th May 2027, at Derby Conference Centre (Stephenson-Euston Suite), London Road, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8UX
www.thederbyconferencecentre.com

There will be layouts and demonstrations, the 2mm travelling shop, and the annual model competitions. Further details will be announced closer to the date.

 

Past Events:

2026 AGM, Online, Sunday September 13th.

The 2026 AGM of the Association will take place online via "Zoom" online video conference on Sunday 13th September 2026 at 11.00am BST.

Details of how to participate in the meeting will be published in the Magazine and on the website in due course.

The online model competition is also open for viewing, and voting: 2026 Online Competition Entries.

The minutes of the 2025 AGM are included in the AGM Suppliment to the August 2mm Magazine, and are available on the website alongside the Magazine download (members only, password required).

 

2nd Autumn Workshop, October 10-11th

Beckingham, near Doncaster

There will be a 2-day Autumn Workshop on 10th/11th October 2026, organised by the Association’s events team with local coordination via Laurie Adams
and his North Mercia Area Group (NMAG). It will follow similar lines to the successful East Midlands Workshop held in October 2024 at the same venue. This is an event for
actually making stuff at and hopefully improving your modelling skills: any aspect of 2mm scale modelling (2FS or NFine) will be welcome.

Full details, including how to book a place, are in the PDF download for the event (required member's area password to access the file).

 

Major Association Event Weekend - Derby - 9th & 10th May 2026

The Association has committed significant additional funds to enable a full weekend suite hire at Derby Conference Centre (DCC) in May. There will be two linked-but-separate events that weekend, our usual formal public annual Expo2mm on the Saturday, and a less formal Members Workshop Day on the Sunday.

Expo2mm 2026 - Saturday 9th May 2026,

1000-1700 at The Derby Conference Centre (Stephenson-Euston Suite), London Road, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8UX
www.thederbyconferencecentre.com

Day admission: £10 on the door, cash or card.

Layouts invited:

Additionally, the Central Shop will be present along with the annual members Bring & Buy stand. The ‘live’ annual Mode Competitions will take place (most award categories decided by an independent guest judge). There will also be static displays of non-competition models and several modelling demo tables.

Ample free carparking and onsite EV chargers, full bistro & bar service, and a large central lounge social breakout area. There is a regular bus service from Derby Station that stops very nearby.

We have negotiated a special Bed & Breakfast rate with DCC for the event, which should be booked directly with the Centre (01332 861842)

Double Room (Single Occupancy) B&B: £89.95 per room per night

Double Room (Double Occupancy) B&B: £99.95 per room per night

There are also many less expensive accommodation options available within 2-3 miles of the venue. The nearby Premier Inn hotels are usually very good value if booked well in advance.

Members Workshop Day 2026 - Sunday 10th May 2026

Sunday 10th May 2026, 0900 -1600 (venue details and facilities as above).
Day admission: £10 on the door, cash or card , (non-members welcome)

The Expo anchor layout 'Dunallander' will remain in situ for the 2nd day but will be operated on a much more casual basis. Visting locos (DC only) and rolling stock will be welcome to have a run out.

The Central Shop will also remain in place but will likely only be open in 45-minute sessions, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon.

The remainder of the space is being given over to a selection of face-to-facemodelling demonstration table staffed by experienced members. The aim is for free and easy circulation of the room by all present, much conversation, knowledge & skills transfer and generally to make it a fun, friendly and informative day.

As of early March the following demonstrators and topics have been arranged:

Track & P-Way

Steam Loco Chassis
Diesel Loco Chassis
Rolling Stock
Backscene Design Integration
CAD/CAM/3DP etc

Buildings & Structures

Pre-Group Modelling

N-Fine Code 40 Modelling

We hope to add a few more as well !