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Saturday, May 9, 2026

The Norwegian Model Railway Association's 'Spring Exhibition'

MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads

The Model Railway Club where I'm a member, Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb, was invited by The Norwegian Model Railway Association to participate in their small 'Spring Exhibition' at the old textile factory at Heggedal.

MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads

Since several the members of our club are 3D-printing loads, wagons and locomotives in G-scale we were asked to focus our displays on 3D-printing for Garden Railways. We got an own room at the exhibition premises to show our work and Heine's winter layout in H0 scale:

MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads

MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
3D-printed locomotive, wagons and loads

MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
My collection of LGB wagons with 3D-printed loads, and a revelation of what to come in this blog at a later stage

MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads


The local Model Railway Club at Heggedal also displayed a portable H0 layout based on the local railway station, industries a scenic features like it would have looked like around 1920-ish. It was made to high standards, and not too overloaded with details and it was a really pleasant layout.
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads


This little tram layout in H0 scale I've covered in 2 earlier exhibition reports on this blog (which you can see here and here). It's built to very high standard, and most of the items on the layout is scratch-built. I was curious to see if there were any new details added since last:
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
...Which is was; The layout builder and his wife in 1:87 scale (!)

The Norwegian Model Railway Association (MjF) also exhibited a small modular layout built after the FREMO-standards. There are many railway modellers building modules to this standard so they can bring their modules and come together for operating sessions. MjF also sold kits to make own modules if you don't have the carpentry skill to make one for your self:
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads


The Model Railway Association had also mad a G-scale layout kid could run on their own:
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
-And on this 'layout' I saw a LGB wagons similar to one of mine. -Before it was repainted, detailed and weathered.

The local Model Railway Club at Heggedal also had a permanent H0 layout under construction:
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads


Fana Model Railway Club had come all the way from Bergen to display their large, portable G-scale layout:
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads

Our club was invited by the kind fellows from Fana Model Railway Club to run our displayed models on their layout. -And so we did:
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads
MJF, Model Railway Exhibition in Norway 2026. Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are displaying 3D-printed G-scale locomotives, wagons and loads



6 comments:

  1. Enjoyable post thanks for sharing.
    Alan Tradgardland

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    1. Thank you Alan. I'm delighted you found it enjoyable.

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  2. Thanks for sharing more of your pics and videos Roger. The tram layout is very nice.

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    1. Thank you very much Maudlin Jack Tar. The builder of the tram layout is one of the most skilled I know. He always keeps scratchbuilding unusual prototypes. One of the streets on this layout is the same one I used to walk on my way to and from work in the 90ies. He nailed it!

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  3. That’s some very impressive model railway layouts!

    Bob

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    1. Indeed Bob. Thanks for reading and commenting.

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