Mansfield 2013
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If you are free tomorrow (Sunday 3rd March) I recommend you get over to Mansfield for the second day of this show. I am sure you will not be disappointed!
I first visited the Mansfield show last year and found it to be a very friendly show. This year's visit was the same. I only expected to stay for about an hour, but ended up staying for over three. So many of the exhibitors and visitors to this show are friendly and are willing to chat. Of course it helps that many are RMWeb members.
I have only been a member of this site for about a year or so, so still consider myself a "newbie", but there were so many fellow users who said hello and wanted to chat that I was made to feel very welcome. Even one of the stallholders asked my name and conducted business on first name terms - it is just those little touches!
As for the layouts there were some very impressive ones on display too. Several familiar models were present - Jim Read with his excellent "Moxley Heath" and "Dava" with his new layout "Coney Hill" which is coming along a treat. It was great to see the Ixion O gauge tank engine running on this layout. What a nice model and very smooth runner too.
Redgate Models "Fourgig East" was on display again. It is still a work in progress, but is looking a very nice model. It was nice to watch Ian at work with tooth brush and ballast.
I saw Andy Peters' "Glen Roy" for a second week in a row. This time there were a few steam interlopers on this B.R blue era layout - these had DCC sound too. The Black 5 was an excellent model - wish I had the cash for one! Oh well I can't be greedy. I did pick up a lovely Bachmann D11 today. Not sure what to tell the wife!!
Upon visiting the show I expected to be voting for Kirkby Stephen West as the best in show. A truely impressive 00 gauge model of the S & C. I did watch this for quite a while. The scenics and the procession of trains never disappoint. There is always something new to see, and to raise a smile. The "Rivet Counter detector van" was still doing its rounds, and has been joined by a builders van - neatly belonging to Bob!
However "Mozzers" Coombe Rock layout gave me a dilema! Now I am not usually a fan of U.S layouts. Nothing against them, they are just not my thing. But the detail in this was superb right down to the details inside the buildings including the card game in the saloon bar and the drunk slumped outside. So much to see - this really is a fantastic layout and it made choosing which to vote for very tricky!
I could mention all the layouts as they were all great. I enjoyed the two modern image layouts Dudley Road and Peter's Street and one or both could be winging their way to Weston at the end of the year. In fact there could be a couple of other layouts being added to the show from today. That was completely unexpected - but I will tell more when I update the Weston show blog.
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