Seven days ago, I was half way through a busy weekend in Doncaster. Numbers were up, the trade seemed happy, and our new stand looked magnificent. All the panels light up so it really catches the eye, which might have helped sell more subscriptions than normal. Well, that and the free rucksack on offer.
I am particually pleased with the seven foot square shot of St John's I took last year for a feature. OK, the camera could really do with more pixels for this sort of thing, but viewd from the aisle, it looks cracking.
My little NG7 found a space in the corner, and I spent the weekend chatting about the model, how and why I built it, and generally waffling about the hobby. James Finister commented on his blog that it attracted loads of children, and maybe this is partly the size of the models. I'll admit that kitbashing the station is a project I've really enjoyed, and the result is very pretty.
Being a top celebrity type, it fell to me to be interviewed by The Yorkshire Post - you can see the results here.
I shot four layouts, but didn't have much time for other picture taking, but here's a few.
Tony Wright had a few O gauge bits to sell off for charity.
The Hornby Live Steam club showed an interesting cutaway model.
And the owner of Llanfair Caereinion was away from the layout for a few minutes.
But what about cake? To be honest, I didn't find any at the show. There was probably some in the food court, but I didn't look properly. Not to worry, Saturday night involved a trip to Whitby's Fish and Chip restaurant, organsied by Elaine's Trains for a select gathering.
Dinner started with haddock, chips and Yorkshire guacamole.
Followed by knickerbocker glory.
Delicious! The only trouble was that the 13 of us used up all thier large ice cream glasses!
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