Most exhibitors turn up at a show with a layout. I arrived at The International N Gauge Show (TINGS) with a pile of materials - and left at the end of two days with a working, if not finished model railway.
Building for a crowd was good fun. People certainly seemed to enjoy polystyrene cutting and static grass puffing. Every so often I'd become engrossed in a job, look up, and there would be a big crowd watching me. All I needed to do was keep talking, not something I have a problem with!
An hour before the show closed, we had a train running around the circuit and looking pretty good. Work had to stop at this point, partly because I needed to tidy up a bit but mostly because I'd run out of hair spray for scenic work!
2 comments:
I wasn't sure if you'd manage to complete it or not, but I think the simple oval with siding approach was the right one to go with. Bolstered by your success, would you possibly be considering something bigger for Doncaster next year?
Nick, I don't think there would be any point in trying a bigger layout in a weekend. Working on my own, i only just brought this one to completion in two days. Anthing more complex would just be less succesful.
However, I have ideas for a future N gauge project. Not sure if or when this will come to fruition, but if it does, I'd like the chance to do it really weel, so no time scales!
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