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7mm Narrow Gauge event, Mickleover

andyram

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My blogs of my 2015 show visits never really got off the ground last year. Although I visited many events throughout the year I often did not get around to writing my comments. Perhaps some people are quite pleased about that!

Anyway I am hoping to be a bit more consistent with my blogging this year.

 

 

My show visits got off to an early start this year as I made my first ever visit to the 7mm Narrow Gauge event at the Mickleover Community Centre. Although this is advertised more as a club get together, it is open to all and on payment of a reasonable £3 entry fee. The event was held in the three rooms of the community centre that is also used for the October club show. It featured plenty of trade - although it was naturally geared towards 7mm NG modellers. For those looking for a bargain there was plenty of boxes to rummage in for bargains.

Amongst the layouts there were a few gems including Port Wynstay Quay, Up the Line and Coxheath Sidings. Without doubt "Up the Line" was the stand out model. It is becoming an exhibition regular, winning best in show at our Weston 2014 event and being a close runner up the following year. I know Kevin has collected plenty of other awards along the way and they are well deserved. The quality of modelling is excellent with the bomb damaged buildings and excellent photo back scene being especially impressive. The scenics are supported by the sound fitted locos and the WW1 sound effects in the background. That being said, I did not hear much of the background sounds today - I wonder if they had been turned off.

If you have not seen Up the Line yet, you should check out the layout blog here on RMWeb.

 

It was also good to see another RMWeb featured layout - Dava's "Coxheath Sidings". This minimum space 0 gauge model uses a foam board baseboard. It has plenty of nice cameo scenes and shows you do not have to have lots of space to model in this scale.

 

I didn't spend long at the show due to other commitments, but thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Congrats to the organisers. Here are my "light hearted" awards.

 

BEST LAYOUT - "Up the Line" - without doubt the stand out model in the entire show.

BEST MODEL - 0 gauge Terrier "Bodium" on Coxheath Sidings - excellently detailed and weathered by Dava!

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Thanks for the kind words and a virtual trophy for my cabinet! The sound was there but you are right it was not as loud (although never too loud I hope), as it has been but not sure why this was as everything was turned up full as usual. Another thing to add to the to do list before the next outing at Narrow Gauge North at the start of March.

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