JohnBS Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Simon and all exhibitors/demonstrators, A lovely show - where else could we have met so many of the great and the good of railway modelling at such a small venue. Excellent stuff. Thank you all, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2015 Excellent day Simon, thanks again for such an excellent event - well it would be rude to call it 'a show' (and tell Lesley that her sandwiches are just as good as he whose name need not be mentioned) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 A few more phone snaps. Plaxtol Road 7mm 'Col Stephens' railway. Loved the lightweight spiked track in the sidings. Heybridge Wharf. Mike Corp's new delightfully presented, 3mm layout. Valencia Harbour. A lovely rendition of a bleak and remote railway in the far southwest of Eire. Indeed, where would anybody find so many of the 'great and good' in the hobby assembled/demonstrating for one day in a small hall? Not an exhibition, more a friendly gathering in such a relaxed atmosphere. To anybody who hasn't been before, do come next year. The wallet didn't take quite such a battering this time, although 'Branchlines' was present with a huge range of all those 'must get' parts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 A huge thank you to all exhibitors and visitors yesterday. Lesley and I enjoyed ourselves very much and as ever I was humbled by the good humour, skill, and fellowship that was evident throughout the event. After a day of frenetic activity we are looking forward to doing not very much at all today. Our friend Steve Cook is happily staying with us for a few days and we are going down to the shed later to see if I can't use my lathe to turn down the wheels on my G1MCo coaches..... All the displays were of great interest and quality, but Yns Gwntog is something special and Bob Barlow was fondly remembered and recalled by many visitors over the day. A thank you also for the comments here and to all the posters providing pictures of the event, Steve Cook kindly did the photographic honours for me and we'll endeavour to add some more pictures here later. Simon PS I am storing Yns Gwntog for the few weeks before its appearance at "Railwells" and it is until then on public display in the Titfield Thunderbolt Bookshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 19, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 Well there's two opportunities so I will have to try and get to one in time Thanks for sharing the photos much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 Shame I couldn't get there yesterday - my son's 18th birthday. Would like to try and get there next year, happy to bring Acacia Ave ????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 Excellent day Simon, thanks again for such an excellent event - well it would be rude to call it 'a show' (and tell Lesley that her sandwiches are just as good as he whose name need not be mentioned) I take it that the three that agree with Mike are agreeing on the quality of the sandwiches...! Well, I'm not surprised, I was only ever really 'The Apprentice'. Glad everyone all had a good time and really sorry that I wasn't there to be rude to the usual suspects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 I take it that the three that agree with Mike are agreeing on the quality of the sandwiches...! Well, I'm not surprised, I was only ever really 'The Apprentice'. Glad everyone all had a good time and really sorry that I wasn't there to be rude to the usual suspects. Well I did see one of those three partaking of the catering so you might, or might not, be right - or wrong. Anyway sorry to miss your presence but my spy from the west did give me some information about the way your day was going and I hope it wasn't all spent slaving away at a hot computer screen (lest others get the wrong impression it was I understand a computer screen relating to matters of the Captain's day job). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P. Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Well I don't know whether to call it a show, a gathering, a convention or a very good social event! Perhaps all these things and more. A most excellent day out. Thank you very much Simon and all the helpers and exhibitors. I don't think Simon can raise the bar higher, I hope he doesn't do himself a mischief trying! John P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2015 Well I did see one of those three partaking of the catering so you might, or might not, be right - or wrong. Anyway sorry to miss your presence but my spy from the west did give me some information about the way your day was going and I hope it wasn't all spent slaving away at a hot computer screen (lest others get the wrong impression it was I understand a computer screen relating to matters of the Captain's day job). Thanks Mike, so far it all seems to be going OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Someone said, if a nuclear bomb had gone off in the hall, it would have set back the hobby 20 years! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 This was the first one I've missed for a while, due to an unavoidable scheduling clash, but glad to hear it was the usual excellent day out for all concerned, and thanks for those who took pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I had intended to go, but we ended up minding our two grandsons while their baby sister was being born. Perhaps next year and there is the Wells show next month! Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2015 Well I don't know whether to call it a show, a gathering, a convention or a very good social event! Perhaps all these things and more. A most excellent day out. Thank you very much Simon and all the helpers and exhibitors. I don't think Simon can raise the bar higher, I hope he doesn't do himself a mischief trying! John P. Agree absolutely. Worth the trip from Manchester despite Cross Country Trains seemingly carrying a higher proportion of this country's loons than the average train company. Expect to visit again next year but perhaps not using aforesaid TOC! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Is there a date for next year yet Simon, I want to get it in the diary now so I don't miss next years one?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Next year's Larkrail will be on Saturday 16th July at the same venue. In the meantime thank you very much to everyone for the nice comments. Steve and I are still in relax mode here in Bath, some success already with the lathe and another day of running trains in the garden today. Back to work tomorrow, but right now breakfast is calling - it's still the weekend here! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2015 Next year's Larkrail will be on Saturday 16th July at the same venue. Yay! Once again, thank you Simon et al. If you have time to post some more photo's I would be extremely grateful, I will bring a camera next time! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Fantastic to see the photos of Ynys Gwyntog. In due course, Bob's version will join the original in the "whatever happened to..." conversations. It would be nice to see it at ExpoNG if possible. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 A fabulous day was had by all, many thanks to Simon and his team. John Greenwood and I flew the 2mm flag and my own little layout played host to a number of illustrious, improbable as well as out of scale visitors. John's quite beautiful, almost complete, scratch built Arthur Three little Bodmin's (and a Pioneer) all in a row! The two 4mm locos posed on the Wharf are from Iain Rice's seminal North Cornwall Mineral railway which spent much of the day posed on the loading bank where they proved a real talking point. Roll on next year. More pictures on my Tucking Mill thread. Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Back to work today, but I'm still on a high from the weekend and last few days. Not exactly to do with the show, but I can't resist it; here are the fruits of Steve's labours in the shed and about 6 years in the garden... Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Looking nicely established now Simon. Soon you won't know that it's there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 Looking nicely established now Simon. Soon you won't know that it's there! Can't see it on Google Earth (yet). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Copleston Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yay! Heyyy Martin... that's Tim Dubya's catch-phrase! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2015 Heyyy Martin... that's Tim Dubya's catch-phrase! Hey way hey and a yay yay yay! if you want a sausage, you must pay! Not tomorrow, you pay today, Otherwise Tim Dubya will come along and shout yay yay yay in yer ear 'ole all night! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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