Broithe Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) A bit late to 'announce' it, as I only got back on Thursday to find out that the February show was really going to happen at last this weekend. It was in the main hall this time - much better with room to get about easily, it was getting quite congested in the side halls. My usual plan is to have a quick walk past everything and then take a methodical route to scrutinise things properly. This slightly fell apart as the first layout I saw was Castlefinn. There were many other interesting layouts, British, Continental and North American. Edited September 25, 2022 by Broithe 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Broithe Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 It's hard to give an indication of the size, this view covers around a quarter of the exhibits and traders. Prior to the opening of the NEC, this was the major music venue in the Midlands - all sorts played there - Abba, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Eagles - anybody who could attract a crowd. The only thing I saw there was Thin Lizzy and the sound was so dreadful that I swore I would never part with money for anything else there - when ZZ Top came, we had a picnic in the field at the back and were treated to excellent audio, and no ticket fee... Also, there is a somewhat larger scale outdoor railway there - 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 And I did'nt go because I thought It would be very crowded! Looks like you had a good day Jim with plenty of very good layouts. Those little Heywood locos are brilliant . Sorry I missed you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mike 84C said: And I did'nt go because I thought It would be very crowded! Looks like you had a good day Jim with plenty of very good layouts. Those little Heywood locos are brilliant . Sorry I missed you. I didn't realise it would be in the main hall - much, much better - and it looks like they will keep to September now, at least for the next one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Great selection of layouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 15 hours ago, Bob229 said: Great selection of layouts The layout situation was probably in line with previous years, but traders may have been down a little in number, hard to be sure - there could be conflict with other exhibitions, the February schedule benefitted from being in the quietest part of the year. I don't 'need' to buy much these days - this is all I got, from Nick Tozer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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