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Kyle - St Neots

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Evening all,

 

Kyle was invited to the one day St Neots show yesterday. Jackie and I had been trying to find a date when there were no clashes after a few email exchanges and 2023 was when the planets aligned!

 

Set up the layout Friday night to test run and very glad I did as two roads in the FY were dead - turned out to be dry joints after some detective work. Soldering iron administered with the England footie game on in the background 🫣

 

Once sorted, car loaded that night for a 06:00am start. Good trip and arrived just after set up doors open time. Staff were on hand to manage deliveries and even helped me unload which was very kind.

 

Layout behaved itself most of the day…aside from a few multi tasking incidents of talking to the audience once driving trains 😵‍💫 😅 Some nice conversations with people and received some very nice comments on the layout - a lot regarding the size…thought it would be bigger than this! That’s testament to Chris Nevard’s photography 👌🏼

 

A big thanks to Mark Branson (46444) for driving down from Leeds to lend a hand. Was able to grab lunch, comfort breaks and quick look around the show. Mark quickly grasped how to run the layout although questioned his varifocal glasses on any future 2mm projects

 

 Thanks again to the St Neot’s team for their hospitality, including helping me load the car and tell me where EV charging points were located.

 

Show closed at 16:30pm, loaded and on the road 25 minutes later and home around 7pm - A very enjoyable day out.

 

Attached is a pic I took of the layout with my camera phone that I was pleased with as well as the guest operator in action! 
 

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Right, 7mm mode now as I try to complete works on Wenford Dries as it makes it’s show debut at Uckfield next weekend…

 

Thanks,

 

Pete

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Hi Pete. Sounds like a good weekend. The layout does look small in that first photo -  but I'd say the sense of space and size in close-up is also due to your design.

 

Good luck with the Uckfield show.

 

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Thanks Pete,

 

It was a brilliant show and good to catch up with you and other peeps. 

 

First time I'd seen Kylie in the flesh so to speak. Brilliant design and easy to operate. It captures the essence of Kyle nicely.

 

Looking forwards to the proposed 7mm version eventually.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

*Agreed. Varifocal glasses and 2mmFS is the work of the devil..😉

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LBRJ

Wot Mikkel said! :)

 

It may well be small, but it is presented so well as a whole; not one part appears to  have been tacked on as an afterthought.

You could say the same of the Mona Lisa really.

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15 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Hi Pete. Sounds like a good weekend. The layout does look small in that first photo -  but I'd say the sense of space and size in close-up is also due to your design.

 

Good luck with the Uckfield show.

 


Thanks for your kind comments Mikkel.

 

I will do a blog post for Wenford on Friday after set up! 
 

13 hours ago, 46444 said:

Thanks Pete,

 

It was a brilliant show and good to catch up with you and other peeps. 

 

First time I'd seen Kylie in the flesh so to speak. Brilliant design and easy to operate. It captures the essence of Kyle nicely.

 

Looking forwards to the proposed 7mm version eventually.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

*Agreed. Varifocal glasses and 2mmFS is the work of the devil..😉

 

Many thanks Mark - Kylie in the flesh is a different forum I think 🤭

 

There were a few Karate kid moments - Glasses on, Glasses off 😂

 

7mm in Kyle will only start when I have the space for it…really do need to find a home where I can put a shipping container in the garden as a modelling den…

 

9 hours ago, LBRJ said:

Wot Mikkel said! :)

 

It may well be small, but it is presented so well as a whole; not one part appears to  have been tacked on as an afterthought.

You could say the same of the Mona Lisa really.

 

Many thanks also LBRJ!
 

Blimey, not sure I can live up to that comparison 😳

 

But as you know with my layouts I do like to consider presentation as a whole. Infact I had some interesting discussions on this topic at the show with a theatre designer and also some graphic designers…

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Jackie K

Thank you so much for coming to St Neots MRC Exhibition.

We had over 800 visitors which is really good for a one day show and the feedback was very positive.

Your layout was very popular and I look forward to seeing Wenford Dries soon.

Good luck at Uckfield.

 

Jackie

 

 

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21 hours ago, Jackie K said:

Thank you so much for coming to St Neots MRC Exhibition.

We had over 800 visitors which is really good for a one day show and the feedback was very positive.

Your layout was very popular and I look forward to seeing Wenford Dries soon.

Good luck at Uckfield.

 

Jackie

 

 


Many thanks for your kind comments Jackie.

 

Glad you had a good turnout - it seemed busy throughout the whole day. Hopefully some new recruits to the hobby!

 

Will report back on the 7mm…

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