Well its Sunday, and I'm relaxing with a nice coffee, slowly getting over the exploits of Saturday, and Foster Street's exhibition debut at the Weston on Trent exhibition.

Despite having a many, many outstanding jobs left to do, the layout was packed into the car on Friday night, god knows what the neighbours think and it just about fit, so with my six foot seven frame scrunched up behind the wheel of the car the Domestic overlord and I set off into the early morning darkness.

Having arrived at the venue, and being made very welcome by Andy the exhibition host/organiser and RMweb contributor we managed to get the layout set up and not needing as much fettling as I originally thought it might, I even managed to solder back in place a power feed I managed to stand on, and a cross baseboard joint on the branch I had forgotten at home.

The good news came when Phil (he of the incorrect belief that any Railway other than the Southern is inferior, I'm sure when the concussion wears off he will be okay) he soon set to work rectifying my soldering and despite the protests of them not being proper engines helped to stock the fiddle yard.

I think once the layout bedded in to the hall temperature running improved and various typical LMS trains could be seen, at certain points even a Bullied West Country could be seen, well I had to try and keep Phil happy,

I did learn a lot of things over the day, mostly an ever increasing list of things that need improvement/finishing/adding to the layout (Thanks Phil and Tim), but also that I'm not alone in thinking that my Elephant train is cool..............

Oh and that I think I may have taken too much stock to the show, its a good job the lads did not know I had a couple more boxes hidden behind the back seats that I forgot to take into the hall, but be honest can you ever have too much stock?

Well before I end this entry, I hope that anyone out there who viewed the layout at the exhibition enjoyed what they saw, and thanks for all the very kind comments and to the little Girl who asked where the model Bee's where near the hives, I'm still working on it trust me......

But the big thanks must go to the Domestic Overlord - Tim, and Phil (aka LankyPhil) for their excellent operating, and for putting up with my the biggest most excitable kid at the exhibition.. Oh and the excellent photo a first for my blogs is the work of Phil, thanks for making the layout look passable

Until next time Happy Modelling