Our 2026 Exhibition is scheduled for 11th & 12th April at Pool Academy, with a great line up of layouts and modelling talent. Make a date in your diaries now!

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The Great Cornish Model Show

A celebration of modelmaking talent in Cornwall!

Featuring:  working model train layouts; model aircraft – radio controlled and miniature – model boats and ships; radio controlled trucks and cars; military modelling; model engineers; miniature figure painting; paper modelling; plastic kit modelling; Wargamers; miniature roomsets and dolls houses; modelling demonstrations; Full Trade support.

April 11 & 12 2026

Sat 10.00 – 5.00  Sun 10.00 – 4.00

 

Pool Academy

Church Road

Pool

TR15 3PZ

Adults £9.00:  U-16s £6.00;  Family £18.00; u-5s free

Free parking, easy access, Hot food and refreshments all day

Great Cornish Model Show April 11 & 12 2026

Exhibits so far confirmed:

Layouts

Cornwall 0 Gauge Test track

Bethesda Sidings 00

Midhurst Crescent 00

Looe 00

Matthew’s Sidings 00

Shunter’s Enigma 00

Navy Port 00

Thomas & Friends 00

Trenance 00 (Sunday)

Alte Umberg H0

Tucking Mill 2mm Finescale

Newvadden Parkway N

Blackberry Hill N

Mike Hatton N (tbc)

Lower Treluswell Viaduct N

Moor Boxes N

Nansmerrow N

Cornish Garden Railway/G Scale Modellers

 

Other Exhibits

Camborne Pond Hoppers model boats

Marion’s Dolls Houses (Saturday only)

CSM/IPMS West Cornwall

Mick French’s lifeboats

Karen’s Miniatures

Mike Carne Vintage Tinplate

RC Truckers

Perranporth Model Engineers

Cornwall 0 Gauge Society Modelling in 0 Scale

Lego Technic

Paddy’s Corgi Fairground & Traction Engines

Helston Scale Modellers

Cornwall RC Flyers

Redruth & District Model Flying Club

Helston Railway Society

Helston & Falmouth MRC

 

Traders

Harvey’s Trains

Chris’s Crafts

Andy Lynch Pre-Loved Models

Angus Mansfield  Aeronautical Books

Nick Smith Model Bases & Scenics

Fred Elton Railway Books

Pandora’s Box

 

More details to follow when we have them

 We are grateful to UKModelshops Directory for their support in promoting this event

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