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Some fine modelling on show, and as a bonus I must have lost about 1kg on the walk there and back from the station. They should do a Scaleforum every weekend - it would beat going to the gym.

Actually that could be my mistake rather than Cambrian’s - they were the spare parts that came with the aforementioned D1666 (and for the Parkside, spare parts that came with an LMS cattle wagon). I’d forgotten that Cambrian did RCH PO wagons too, and assumed they must be for a shorter LMS wagon from their range.

Two solebars that are nominally the same (LMS wooden, 9’ wheelbase) - one is from a Cambrian kit, the other from a Parkside kit. Guess which is which.

Wouldn’t they have gone by hopper? sorry! I’ll get my coat.

the change in brickwork is quite interesting - someone must have had a ‘gonna need a bigger shed’ moment.

Grrr, not only did I come home with some bags full of goodies, but I seem to have acquired a case full of covid too 🤢 All vaxxed up though and it’s just a bit of an annoyance (just a scratchy throat) rather than making me particularly ill.

I can see I really missed out by only going on Sunday! Seriously though, thoroughly excellent modelling on all the exhibits.

FWIW, I thought the show guide was fine at doing its intended job. The last Ally Pally show I went to was pre-pandemic so my memory might be a bit hazy, but did it used to be on glossy paper? I can quite understand the economics of it being on cheaper paper now though, and actually more convenient as it rolled up more easily to stick in my pocket than a glossy one would!

with everyone staring at their phones to navigate around the show you might also need a motion detector in the style of the one in the movie Alien to prevent collisions with other visitors. Pulse rifles and flamethrowers an optional extra.

But I bet when the Midland received their wagon ‘kits’, they didn’t come with rudimentary tension lock couplings that were instantly thrown away.

And loading bricks the Bedford way - Stewartby circa 1936. taken from: http://www.ampthill.tv/archive/ZZ/Brickmaking 1938/Bricks Cine 1938.mp4

Thanks! Having been away from the modelling bench for a few months (had to put things aside for a while in the run-up to getting married!) it was great to get back into the swing of things by seeing some excellent modelling. However, not sure what the sign on the right was trying to say about the girth of modellers! 🤣

Hope you only got it lightly and are better soon.

Expecting a nice pleasant walk from the station. Didn’t expect to need my crampons! That’s quite a climb coming out of town! Might need a bit of a sit-down when I get there! 😁

Yes - unless they ever change their philosophy.