PenrithBeacon Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 not a class 66 in sight !! good show , well done everyone... more diesel next year please !!... ;-]There was one on the RTR loco conversion demonstration this afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted May 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 20, 2018 I need to go back tomorrow with my "office" varifocals; with my "driving" variofocals I'm having to get down and squint at the wagons too much. Immensely enjoyable. Some superb pre-Grouping layouts: Benfieldside, Lee-on-Solent, Valleyfields and of course for me Midland Sidings with Midland wagons galore. BR period layouts need to have some really distinctive character to work for me (personal tast - of course the modelling is first rate): Clutton this time looking fresher and making a better impression than at Scaleforum at Stoke Mandeville where it seemed to me to be looking a bit tired. I think I need to look for longer at Black Lion Crossing to work out what's going on. Flintcombe very nice to look at but a bit let down by the passenger stock - converted RTR vehicles. Surrey Arms I felt could do with more intensive operation - the track layout has scope for simultaneous comings and goings. Tucking Mill would be impressive in any scale. Back again today. (it's only 15 min drive from home!) Clutton has quite a substantial lighting rig but I think the reason it made a better impression than when I saw it at Stoke Mandeville is that the Bracknell hall has much more natural light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Back again today. (it's only 15 min drive from home!) Clutton has quite a substantial lighting rig but I think the reason it made a better impression than when I saw it at Stoke Mandeville is that the Bracknell hall has much more natural light. Thanks for the comment. Spot on about the hall lighting, but I didn't notice any real natural light, just the roof tubes. The layout is no different to when you saw it at Stoke Mandeville, just some routine maintenance on the track has been done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 In the style of Victor Kiam - I liked it so much, I joined the society. I have been a member in the past...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted May 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2018 Dinghams - that's what I came away with (figuratively not physically - there weren't any for sale). Couplings that actually use the drawbar hook for its intended purpose rather than doubling it up with a duplicate hook in the wrong plane. That and some other interesting items that will be on my wagon-building thread in a little while (half-term looms). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I have been a member in the past...... ... I'll forgo on the obvious reply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted May 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 22, 2018 Great show, the wallet came away more or less intact, due to David Geen being unable to attend, but I knew that his wife's health had gone downhill again. I hope she recovers soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Any photos? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 does anyone know what the difference is between Expo EM and Scaleforum?, apart from you will be hard pressed to find an EM layout at Scaleforum. question asked with total respect for both EM and Scalefour. I mean no offence in any way. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted May 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2018 does anyone know what the difference is between Expo EM and Scaleforum?, apart from you will be hard pressed to find an EM layout at Scaleforum. question asked with total respect for both EM and Scalefour. I mean no offence in any way. Pete 0.63 mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 does anyone know what the difference is between Expo EM and Scaleforum?, apart from you will be hard pressed to find an EM layout at Scaleforum. question asked with total respect for both EM and Scalefour. I mean no offence in any way. Pete Several differences, mainly date and location. The most obvious is that the EMGS covers both EM and P4, while the S4 Society restricts itself to P4. Other wise the shows are fairly comparable with most of the traders being the same at both. The locations and dates give a fairly good geographical coverage across the year for those that want to get personal contact with the 4mm finescale suppliers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Several differences, mainly date and location. The most obvious is that the EMGS covers both EM and P4, while the S4 Society restricts itself to P4. Other wise the shows are fairly comparable with most of the traders being the same at both. The locations and dates give a fairly good geographical coverage across the year for those that want to get personal contact with the 4mm finescale suppliers. ha ha, I fell for that, its the imbalance, more P4 than EM layouts and yet its Expo EM, perhaps a name change for the Exhibition, Expo EM/P4?, it will be quality, that's guaranteed. thank you for the kind replies :-) Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted May 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2018 ha ha, I fell for that, its the imbalance, more P4 than EM layouts and yet its Expo EM, perhaps a name change for the Exhibition, Expo EM/P4?, it will be quality, that's guaranteed. thank you for the kind replies :-) Pete Well, there's scope for ambiguity in Scale-four-um... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonafide Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Well, there's scope for ambiguity in Scale-four-um... Except that the event organised by the Scalefour Society is called Scaleforum, and always has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted May 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2018 Except that the event organised by the Scalefour Society is called Scaleforum, and always has been. Sorry if you're missing my feeble attempt at humour. The scope for ambiguity is in the "um" - implying 4 mm/ft but which standard? My experience of Scaleforum at Stoke Mandeville and ExpoEM at Bracknell, which, along with Railex at Stoke Mandeville and Warley at the NEC are the large exhibitions I get to, is that there is more emphasis on the "exhibition" aspect at ExpoEM - more layouts, more demonstrators, possibly. Scaleforum is, I suspect, more of a get-together for Society members. I'm not a member of either Society but I enjoy and spend money at both shows - though the range of specialist traders and quality of modelling is just as high at Railex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 ....perhaps a name change for the Exhibition, Expo EM/P4?..... ExpoPM? ExpoM4? Would a 1:220 exhibition be called ExpoZed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted May 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2018 ExpoPM? ExpoM4? Would a 1:220 exhibition be called ExpoZed? The Gauge O Guild will be renaming its shows Expoo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 The Gauge O Guild will be renaming its shows Expoo. Beats all the old "Gay Joe" jokes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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