morcus
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 06:48 PM |
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How much money will I need for Detling?
As per title. This'll be my first show and I've no idea what kind of money I'll need so any ideas?
I'm not planing on buying anything other than refreshment/sovenir type stuff.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 06:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
I'm not planing on buying anything other than refreshment/sovenir type stuff.
Best leave your card at home then!! Refreshments aren't generally cheap at these shows - £3.50+ for a pint, £5 for a dog burger and chips etc.
£25 for essentials inc. ticket i guess?? More for toys and shiny bits really
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 06:56 PM |
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£ 0.
packed lunched and thermos flask with hot lemon drink. sorted.
if you arrive in a kit, usually the admission is free.
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morcus
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 07:04 PM |
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I won't be arriving in a Kit, thats for sure, and I know how dear the food can be, but its part of going to the show ground. So £25 is the
minimum I'll need to get in and have a burger and a drink and have a little for a keep sake?
I'm hoping to see enough to make a reasonable decision about what I want to build.
Do they have any kind of auto testing or anything like that?
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ashg
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 08:58 PM |
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normaly £5 for a rat burger £2.50 for a cup of tea.
they usually have someone on a bizarre motorbike doing tricks in the field thats about it for detling.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
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Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Hugh_
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 09:54 PM |
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Is the westy autotest thing not going to be there this year, it was the last 2?
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eddie99
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 09:58 PM |
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Didnt have the westy thing at Detling last year. Just had the bike stunt guy
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RK
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 10:49 PM |
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and the radio controlled cars...
10 q to get in remember. There were very few great deals in general I found, so I didn't buy a lot of stuff: just mirrors from GBS and some
rubber trim. If you know what you're looking for, though, you can get some good No-VAT parts. Trouble is, once you're in there, you forget
everything you wanted, since you get distracted. Sort of like shopping for LP's used to be.
I wish I could go again.
[Edited on 24/3/10 by RK]
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eddie99
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 10:53 PM |
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Just a thought, make sure you take a suitable car where you can transport parts back in.
I buy stuff at shows just to save the postage which is quite significant in some cases.....
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yellow melos
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 10:58 PM |
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Oh and don't forget to take your umberella.....pissed down and hail stoned last year... or was that the year before ??
normally a good day out to be honest...
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 06:58 AM |
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Save your cash up and come to Stoneleigh......
Bit more effort but well worth it
If you are out to decide about what kit you want Stoney is the place......make a weekend out of it..
great fun......just got to reassemble my car....to get there
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morcus
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 06:28 PM |
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I've been at the show ground in rain and hail before and I'm fully expecting it to wee down like it has done today. Thanks for the tips.
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