Bakewell Model Railway Show time again. Regular readers will know that this is always a 'must visit' in my social calendar.
It was wet. Very wet. In fact, the most it had rained for quite some time. It certainly didn't seem to be affecting the footfall though. If anything, given the inside nature of the show, quite a few excursionists in the coach park seemed to making the most of it as a means of staying dry!
As always, not a complete show guide, just some highlights.
Bessie Bulls (OO) David Wright - Always nice to see David's modelling demo stand putting in appearance, and this time the subject was the pub on part of the Trent & Mersery Canal near Burton on Trent. Fear not, it's not a simple diorama! A train was happily shuttling along the short stretch at the back of the scene. Some after show research tells me that the site is no more, having been flattened when the railway was expanded.
Forge Island (OO) - No makers name for this one, but a really nice cameo layout clearly influenced by the likes of Iain Rice. It certainly had a lot of attention during my time at the show - This was the closest I could get to it for a photo! At it's core it appeared to be an almost inglenook style layout with a three way point leading into the factory/warehouse. Some really clever bashing of the Scalescene industrial boxfile kit buildings there.
And that's all the pictures I actually took during the show! I'm still trying to work out if that's a good thing or a bad thing. True, there were a few layouts that I'd seen a few times before, but I was also busy talking to people which generally means I forget. It's been quite a while since I last went to a show (Last July according to the blog!).
There was money spent though - Mainly on books! A few local railway interest books, and the Keswick railway book is mainly for some further reading on the railways. Snailbeach is one of those railways I keep meaning to look into but always forget about so stumbling upon the small Eric Tonks book in a second hand bucket seemed a good starting point. The tractor kit is a little bit of fun from a rummage box on the same stall that bought the total up to a nice round number that could be payed with a pound note.
A tiny little weekend project for a rainy day, no doubt.
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