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I got "back packed" a couple of times and I don't normally. It was just after I arrived on Saturday about lunchtime, so maybe I wasn't quite up to speed with my "dodges". Actually thinking more about it, it was in the aisle with the Heljan stand. We passed through there about an hour later and it did seem markedly more crowded than other parts.

Peter's done a great job on the photos, but, and I don't mean this as criticism, there were a lot more layouts than those he has featured. It really was a _big_ show.

I also agree that the first impression on walking through the doors was "Where is it?" and "Why do that?" but on reflection inside, I think it was the right thing to do.

Note to Neil: Those fishing boats in the third photo after the Fleischmann layout in the first set were very nice. If I remember correctly the layout was 7mm scale at least.

David

 

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QUOTE wrong rolling stock with wrong locos etc, etc

You don't suppose they "clocked" that LNER BoBo electric crossing the Dutch river crossing?

I agree with Wiggy. There were good layouts there and great ones. I was particularly taken by "Keighpatt Bay" an American HO layout of the Camden & Delaware set in Spring 1838. The ship tied up at the dock was rather good too.

As Brendan Behan famously remarked
"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves"

David

 

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QUOTE Actually there is at least one alternative, & for the life of me I cannot remember the name of it but it's in the old London Docklands, near Beckton.

You're not thinking of that eXcel place are you? Nigh on impossible to get to from west of London by any means.

David