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Hi,

For the last couple of days I have been getting my model railway ready for an exhibition at the end of the month.



It might be found interesting.

Regards Tony.

Now that is dedication, love how it all goes together, all to often we go to these shows and have no idea how much effort went into the displays.

Interesting indeed.

The Greenberg train show comes to the next town a couple times a year and I've wondered how much work it takes for the local clubs to put their large modular layouts together. Now I know! (No steam at Greenberg though...)

Hi Scott,

And very apparent you've developed the packing system from years of experience.

I suppose so; in my early years of modelling I built 5" gauge steam locomotives but after constructing a couple I went on to help making the Highfield Electric Tramway which now operates on the CMES site.  I started making 16 mm scale steam models in 1984 and by 1987 we had our own portable exhibition layout.  I say we because I am very fortunate in having a wife who supports me in still playing with trains (it must be terrible to grow up) on top of which she is a very good modeller in her own right. The photograph was taking in 1987 as a promotional one for a model railway exhibition in Cardiff, it was to be the first time the layout was displayed.  At least my hair is consistent in all being the same colour: albeit a different colour but you cannot have everything.  Our Grandchildren are now about the same age as our children in the photographs. This first layout over the next 18 years attended more than a 100 exhibitions of which several were in Mainland Europe: Nantes and Paris; in the Netherlands: Utrecht, Leek and Valkenburg.
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Th next two day exhibition with our 'New' layout as we still know it is in Llanfair, North Wales at the end of this month, it is about a 300 mile round trip going up and down many hills.  We will probably make a break of it and take time to visit some of North Wales's narrow gauge railways.  So if anyone is passing Llanfair..........

Take care.

Tony.

Hi,

Well tomorrow we depart for our North Wales adventure, not an adventure really we have visited Llanfair Ceredigion at least once a year for the last 30+ years.  It is where the first 16 mm scale exhibition opened in the early 1980's.  The trailer is now completely packed.
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With the hills of Wales we will be lucky to get 15/16 mph from our small motor home.

We will break the 150 mile journey at Ludlow and continue to Llanfair on Friday setting the layout up in the afternoon.  After knocking down the layout on Sunday afternoon given reasonable weather we hope to stay in North Wales for a few days and maybe visit a few railways.

Regards Tony.

Hi Larry,

Yes I meant 15/16 miles per gallon though on many of the hills 15/16 MPH will be the case.

Take care Tony.

Hi,

Our very recent journey with the layout edited while away.



Regards Tony.

Take the well deserved break Tony and we'll see you and your touring layout, or it's replacement, again next year. Thanks for a very interesting and informative thread!