Time for the tweed, and a trip up north for the annual G1 extravaganza. This year, I had a good reason to go, other than just "networking" with the 10mm/1:32nd scale folk. The society layout "Ridings" was the main feature, and as it will be at the NEC in November for the National Festival of Railway Modelling, I felt it would be useful to gather some photos of the model.
Photographing G1 layouts like this isn't easy. There's a lot of background clutter, and not that much model. In real life, you just focus on the trains, and ignore the rest. Photos don't work like that, sadly.
Anyway, I set my DSLR to sport mode, and took a lot of pictures, hoping to find enough when back at the big screen, to be useful.
I also enjoyed a lot of chat with pretty much all the trade present. For a minority scale, there is a lot available, including some very tasty RTR diesels and a very interesting Manning Wardle kit from Slaters. I'll do my best to get all these into a future issue of Garden Rail.
One benefit of the show being held in an agricultural hall, is that the catering is impressive. I opted for a sausage batch for lunch, but wished I'd chosen one of the bigger meals, which looked fantastic.
Still, Bakewell was but a five-minute stroll away, so I did manage a snack before heading home...
1 comment:
Missed it again! And Bakewell is only down the road.
I went once, years ago, and quite enjoyed it although I wasn't tempted to try the scale.
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