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    TINGS 2017

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    All being well, Meg, Simon and I will be there with our new layout, "St Combs". Canadian National, 1970s (ish!!) depending on whether Meg buys any more stock! DCC operation with Touchcab. Come and chat and have a play.

    Pickering 2017

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    Klinkerhofen set up and seems to work apart from the lighting rig because I forgot to bring the mains lead! Should be remedied for the start of the Show. Come and have a chat and a play.

    G.C.R. Model Event June 2017?

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    As one of the beleaguered operators on Klinkerhofen (three of us all weekend on a 22' O gauge layout) I can vouch for it being a tiring weekend - not helped by the hotel being extremely hot overnight as well. We stuck it out until the end but I agree with the earlier contributor that at the end of three days having to join a long queue to access your relevant loading door was not welcome. Difficult to see what the organisers could do to change this, though - not helped by a van being apparently allowed to load across the access path and blocking in four transit vans trying to leave and others trying to gain access. The plan was to break down the layout etc. then seek permission to get the vehicle in. That's fine if everyone adheres to the plan but on my way out to get my vehicle I noticed one van parked ready to load when the layout still had most of the stock on it!

     

    We've done this Show for its four years and it is an enjoyable event in the main with friendly, helpful organisers and a wide range of traders and layouts. However, the combination of a largely unventilated marquee and a June date always has the potential for a weekend like this and I don't know if I'd want to take the risk again.

    Perth Model Railway Show 24 and 25 June 2017

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    Hi all,

     

    Only a few more sleeps before the show....

     

    Once again it appears that Scotland will be having a heat wave on the show weekend!

     

    Don't know how Stan manages this - seems to be a constant.

     

    Time to add spare shirts to the boxes, water bottles to the ready bag, sun screen to the pnb bag.

     

    See you at the weekend......

     

    Thanks

     

    ps - the show looks like it will be even better than last year.

     

    If it's going to be a heatwave I'm not coming!! I've just spent three days at the Great Central Event where the temperature in the marquee was 41 degrees and I've no desire to repeat that experience!

    G.C.R. Model Event June 2017?

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    My only disappointment was that I didn't get to ride on the big railway having spent so much time in the exhibition marquees where I had the opportunity to have a play on Klinkerhofen on invitation by the very friendly husband and wife team.

     

     

    You were very welcome. Glad you enjoyed driving a train on the layout and thanks for your comment.

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    G.C.R. Model Event June 2017?

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    I went today. A most enjoyable event with plenty of good layouts. Well worth a visit, well organised, plenty of real train services.

    Whilst this event is fine for us visitors I have to say I would not want to be an exhibitor stuck in one of those marquees for three days solid in this heat. Well done to all of the exhibitors.

    As one of the exhibitors, it is very hot inside the marquees. Purgatory!

     

    You know it's hot when the chocolate biscuits you left in the hotel never solidify!!

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