One of the things you will all need to bear in mind is that last nights show wasn't the first to be filmed. It was, in fact, the last heat filmed. They are being aired in the heat order: 5, 2, 3, 1, 4. So last nights show is the most polished in terms of production and judging. Decisions made in what you saw on Friday night were based on the experience of 12 or so days of doing other heats and the production company learning what needs to be done, what to shoot, what to ask, how things work. So much stuff that was actually filmed has been left out and they were really cramming in the bits of the programme to make it all fit. But as with all things commercial television based, you have 48ish minutes
Most of the questions asked have had an answer. But a few notes I'll add as a competitor; The layouts were taken away after filming.
I would imagine that the winning layout will be exhibited at Warley as it is two weeks after the final airs, but that is an assumption. Mattford (our layout from the heats) will be appearing at the CMRA show in Stevenage January next year, along with Ealing from Missenden (as seen last night).
If you think Missenden interpreted the rules well you wait until you see some of the other scratch build offerings! It's not cheating as I can state the rules did not specify the size of the scratch build items.
I went on the show to try and portray modelling in a favourable light. It's all very well saying they will make a mockery of us and it will ruin the hobby. But unless you do something to try and change that view.... The layout we completed looks very much like a layout 5 people took 3 x 8 hour days building with a very small amount of prep work before hand and I am quite proud of what we achieved. I will properly stand by that in January,
Well done to all three teams on Ep 1, good luck to the rest of us.