Uckfield Show

[David Holman]

Spent a very pleasant morning there today [once I'd dried out from getting soaked just walking from the car park that it is], with the usual mix of very high standard layouts.

 All manner of scales, gauges, prototypes and periods, with a great selection of traders too. Stand out for me was a new, 16mm scale working diorama from Giles Favell, of radio control road vehicles fame. Giles has not been on the scene since Covid, so it was great to see him back.

 A large, but simple display involved an electric powered, live steam, quarry Hunslet, with a couple of side tipping chalk wagons. These were unloaded, via a basic [but prototypical] ramp [far left on the photo], while the loco's driver was able to look around as it progressed across the scene. Giles had another animated figure which could wave its arm too. All rather splendid and very engaging.

 A large 2mm scale layout also caught my eye. Called St Ruth, it featured some very clever compressed & half/low relief back scenes.