I spent a good part of today at Guildex, Telford, a superb exhibition dedicated to 0 Gauge. I received lots of good information and many answers to my newcomer's questions. 0 Gauge has an interesting following with the usual demographics (i.e. we're mostly retired) but the variety of offerings is quite amazing, particularly if you are up to building kits, etc.

Of particular interest were:

Connoisseur Models (Jim McGeown) from whom I purchased an LMS Jinty kit (as well as the extras needed from Slaters)

Sidelines (Malcolm Binns) who makes very nice LMS coach kits

C&L Finescale (Pete Llewellyn) who sold me some track components before the show (I haven't mentioned this before, but part of the 0 Gauge trial run was to build two C&L 0 Gauge point kits, successfully)

Lee Marsh, with whom I am doing some business at the moment but I will keep that under wraps for the time being

Alan Buttler, who owns Modelu, a new entry that provides 3D scanning and printing services

And I stopped by many other stands as well. The halls were humming and not everyone was available to chat to. Next year I think I will attend both days.

My wife was thrilled to meet members of the Hillingdon Model Railway Club as that West London village is her birthplace. We had agreed that we should fit in a visit to Ironbridge and we were both very impressed with what we saw at this genuine World Heritage Site. So much so that we will be returning later in the year.