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On 31/03/2022 at 17:36, Ian Morgan said:

Ally Pally has come and gone, so I can show a couple of the newly completed bits of scenery. Not much of it, but it does mark the completion of the goods yard area.

 

Note, I did a bit more work on the greenery since the photos were taken.

 

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That's very nice, but I note that your penny is not only out of scale, but out of era too. Heavens! 😆

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On 03/04/2022 at 11:46, Yorkshire Square said:

 

That's very nice, but I note that your penny is not only out of scale, but out of era too. Heavens! 😆

 

Surely "Rule 1 Penny" applies here :)

 

 

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25 minutes ago, fezza said:

Couple more of Wadebridge. Sorry if three posts is a bit much but going to this show is like visiting the Uffizi for me as a mere N gauger...

 

 

Only 3 posts?

I'm not able to visit so please share as much as you want to!

 

Any pics of the DJLC layouts?

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1 hour ago, Jan W said:

Only 3 posts?

I'm not able to visit so please share as much as you want to!

 

Any pics of the DJLC layouts?

Sorry I don't have too many more mate as I had to leave for work.

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Some layouts seemed to have decided that scenic sections are a lot of effort to produce, and so put most of the track out of sight. Here we have Ivybridge at the front, Alton towers at the back... The elusive Peter Kirmond is seen on the left.

 

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After persuading Tim to get Mons Meg out of the box, it drew a set of of quiet whispers on its appearance ("It's the P2"). Which is as it should be. I learnt that my phone camera does not do moving shots in low light very well.

 

Late in the day our foremost 2mm modeller was demonstrating his precision skills by applying a large hammer to the baseboards on CF. Our antipodean visitors were visibly shocked, At least it had a plastic head... 

 

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Copenhagen Fields was its usual superlative self, and nice to be able to get up close without a barrier in between. Like Pendon it always seems to be more about the buildings than the trains, and that is not the only thing they share in common.

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In other news, it appears Network Rail have given up on trying to build their signals with the overscale LEDs in, and just resorted to making the heads bigger. And if you were wondering where the stock of Midland Railway bufferstops went, I think I found out.

 

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On 18/06/2022 at 16:53, Jan W said:

Any pics of the DJLC layouts?

 

I have a few which I took before opening the Sunday morning to shamelessly steal ideas from give me some inspiration on presentation techniques, so unfortunately they're distance shots with little detail. I only did Gakunan, Callington Road and The Coal Hole (before Nick arrived to populate it with his works of art) but do wish I'd done them all. I think I was distracted by one of the Groves locos trundling across CF...

 

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48 minutes ago, queensquare said:

I didnt take many DJLC pictures either but here is Port Jubilee which I particularly liked. I intend to shamelessly rob ideas from this one - and move it several hundred miles south!!

 

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This one was still in its box when I was there: it's a thing of beauty.  It does encourage me to make a much smaller layout than I originally planned before moving on to bigger things.  If I remember rightly this was in the same room as CF, although my aspirations are more towards this end of the spectrum.

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As others have said it was a great weekend. There was some stunning modelling on display but I always think that what really makes these events is the chance to meet up with friends, old and new- particularly enjoyable this time as we hadnt been allowed out to play for so long. Because of that, here are just a handful of people pictures from the weekend.

 

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Myself, Kevin Knight and John Greenwood

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John with our Saturday boy, Will Powell

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Cake time at Padstow and Wadebridge. L to R, myself, Paula Martin, Kevin Knight, John G, Laurie Adams and Ian (the cake man) Smeeton. Chocolate and Lemon drizzle - they tasted as good as they looked - superb!

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Lots of chatter at Alan Smith and Keith Gloster's Evercreech Junction

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The Australian contingent look happy to be in the far south west at Wadebridge. Kevin Knight and Michael McLaughin

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Edna Greenwood and Laurie Adams catching up by the Wadebridge fiddle yard.

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One man and his shirt - the leg end that is John Greenwood

 

 

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1 hour ago, queensquare said:

I always think that what really makes these events is the chance to meet up with friends, old and new- particularly enjoyable this time as we hadnt been allowed out to play for so long.

 

I find that 2mm events seem less like an exhibition and more like a family reunion (but without the fighting). 🙂

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2 hours ago, queensquare said:

Because of that, here are just a handful of people pictures from the weekend.

 

Some captions with names would be appreciated.

 

Nice to see that John still has the edge when it comes to shirts!

 

David

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