Our annual visit to this show. About 47 layouts and traders to peruse. Traders impressed having bountiful stock of new and preloved items. I came away with a brake van and brass tube!
Having been spoilt by the massive Southampton show recently, few layouts appealed at this one.
Here are my top three.
I choose this crowded scene not so much for the subject or era but for the sheer complexity and heavy dependence on technology that was used to create it.
There is much animation of cranes, boats and trains controlled by computer and electronics. Nearly everything is made using 3D resin printing and it took 3 years to build.
This layout is one of at least four on show that featured a harbour or dock scene, each with as many boats as trains!
This is a look behind the scenes at the electronics.
The builder has taken railway modelling to another level!
NEWTON HEATH WORKS (7mm scale)
The layout is very small for 7mm scale and questions its operating potential. That is solved by the narrow gauge workings where loaded balls of clay are unloaded into standard gauge wagons at the flick of a switch.
I was also told that loaded narrow gauge wagons entering the warehouse come out unloaded!
A small layout such as this lends itself to detailed modelling. Looking closely at the engine shed at the rear and a clutter of internal artefacts are seen, though not visible in this photo.
FAIRWOOD JUNCTION Westbury (00) 15 feet long
It is just a four track railway in open countryside. It is closely modelled on a prototype, which is my preference. Even the backscenes are photographs of the real location. The landscaping is attractive and very well modelled.
This is one for the train spotters
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