RMweb Gold queensquare Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, Tim V said: 11 operators for a layout 10' square Its not unreasonable to have one spare operator! Jerry 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 On 29/01/2021 at 13:21, Jol Wilkinson said: Setting up and testing London Road on Friday evening at the Warley Show, 2016. Hywel Rees and Tony Montgomery (Ambergate) dressed to cope with the temperature in the hall. Colin McCallum introducing a young man to operating the layout. He was there with his grandfather and had been back three times to look at London Road. I managed to find a spare London Road badge for him. It is interesting to see how many young people were in the 1980 Leeds MRS show in 1980, quite different nowadays. Perhaps we were better at finding them. We ran a painting competition in the local schools and distributed complementary tickets to attract young families. That said, there was more genuine interest among teenagers and there was debate about small groups of unaccompanied lads visiting the show, often on both days. They were never any bother and perhaps returned to modelling in later years. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 You can tell it’s an Rmweb layout when, James of Planet Industrials with one of his micros Not just shows but modular meets started via Rmweb! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just as you go for a decent shot of your favourite layout someone always has to get in the way ! 3 2 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 hours ago, bgman said: Just as you go for a decent shot of your favourite layout someone always has to get in the way ! Did that signal survive the Canopy Nudger? Alisdair 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 Was Andy standing on a box ? Rob. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Found this in an old folder, Cheltenham April 2012, Steve Harrod and Andi Dell (Dagworth) were doing the demo slots. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 The photographer of this one was Neil @Calnefoxile when we were at Cirencester in September in 2009 with Pallet Lane and he managed to sneak a picture of me without a donut in my hand (I have since virtually given up eating cakes and lost 25kg). My wiring and control panel building skills have improved (marginally) since as well. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, 37114 said: Found this in an old folder, Cheltenham April 2012, Steve Harrod and Andi Dell (Dagworth) were doing the demo slots. Me building OLE portals for Ravensclyffe (again!) Andi 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Dagworth said: Me building OLE portals for Ravensclyffe (again!) Andi Was the liquorice allsort class 85 in build as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, 37114 said: Was the liquorice allsort class 85 in build as well? It still is!!! Andi 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy Ross Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 NEC 2001 with some very familiar faces 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy Ross Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 York 1999 - Barry O - we were there with Herculaneum Dock 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) Running through my layouts- the first one was Furtwangen Ost. Seen here at its final show, Loughborough (just to prove I can spell it sometimes....) A difficult layout to photograph with people in front of it as it is only five feet long. Now in happy retirement near Swindon. And at a show that some may even remember- The Ricoh Arena, with Mr Simon and Jim Ross operating. Easier to get a pic or two as sadly there weren't a lot of punters to what was actually a very good show. Happy days. Les Edited January 31, 2021 by Les1952 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calnefoxile Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 19 hours ago, 37114 said: The photographer of this one was Neil @Calnefoxile when we were at Cirencester in September in 2009 with Pallet Lane and he managed to sneak a picture of me without a donut in my hand (I have since virtually given up eating cakes and lost 25kg). My wiring and control panel building skills have improved (marginally) since as well. @37114 Rob now there's a challenge, to see if I can find one of you with a cake in your hand, I'm sure I've got one somewhere Cheers Neal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Calnefoxile said: @37114 Rob now there's a challenge, to see if I can find one of you with a cake in your hand, I'm sure I've got one somewhere Cheers Neal. I am pretty sure the offending photo did appear in the club room some years ago, it was when I was demo-ing at Cheltenham and wasn't particularly flattering if I recall! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 Here are a couple of crowd shots from Larkrail 2016, taken by my friend Steve Cook. The venue has a couple of useful balcony bits that are conducive to looking over the proceedings as Steve has done here. Although I never really plugged this show very hard, and didn't advertise it locally, it always attracted a nice mixture, including local families and their children. Lots of characters in these shots, quite a few RMwebbers I think, plus the Bristol S4 massive (sorry Rich!) Iain Rice is in there too, Lexie* was under the layout! *Iain's Jack Russell 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Not Jeremy said: Lexie I took her outside for a wee ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 70000 Britannia Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2021 Here's a picture of a relatively new exhibition by Sheffield Neepsend MRC, showing part of the gathering at their 2nd show at a former swimming baths - in 2019. I was on the 'spectator' balcony, just checking that my other half, lower right, was not having a problem with a two-engined Alco RS-1 that we were testing at the time. Lovely show, very freindly atmosphere, and well worth a visit when it next appears. Dave 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 70000 Britannia Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2021 I am on a roll, I don't think there is any need to name this excellent show! I am sure that many will readily recognise this Friday afternoon setup scene at a 'northerly' location in Summer, 2018? Dave 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 70000 Britannia Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2021 Finally, more locally, on the western edge of the Pennines, some dear freinds who have been forced to smile (only joking), whilst enjoying a really interesting presentation of wagon movements at an ICI works. No prizes for identifying the characters! Dave 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 Going back to cake, at some shows the distribution of such delights is strictly rationed. Here we see none other than Jerry the Clifford with his "cake police" at Warminster in June 2019. I think he was momentarily distracted by those bottles... 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 And some six years earlier (can it really be that long ago?) here is "Il Duce" himself starting off the raffle at the Taunton members day as only he can.... 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) York 2019. A great show and my "Best in Show" - Black Lion Crossing. A hard day at the front I think. Edited February 3, 2021 by Gilbert 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) York 2019 again. Roger Nichols actually operating his own layout. Edited February 3, 2021 by Gilbert 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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