Basingstoke 2013 Show - Feedback invited.

Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Details of Exhibition dates, times, venue and the free Heritage Bus service are available on the Club website, see here.

Following is a summary of layouts which have accepted an invitation to our 2013 show. I shall update this thread with photographs of the exhibits as and when available.

N Gauge
Norgate
Neunbruckenbahn
West Brent
Kidmore Cutting
Horsted Keynes

HO Scale
The Dan Patch Line

OO Gauge
East Grinsted Town
Orestone Quay
Thornbury Hill
Fisherton Sarum
Empingham
Pallet Lane
Ropley

EM Gauge
Alkham
Cusworth's Yard
Exchange Sidings

S4 4mm gauge 18.83mm gauge
Ogden Fold

OO9 Gauge
Lyndon 1870
Corris 1930

5.5mm scale 16.5mm gauge
Idiot Creek and Crazy Anna Mine

O Gauge
Stodmarsh

S7 7mm scale 33mm gauge
Hemyock

regards, Graham
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
The work which goes into getting a show to the point when we all hear the announcement "The Exhibition is now open" is tiring, mundane, frustrating, demanding and often too much for the time available. Our show is put together by a team of six people and work on the next show starts even before the doors are open for the current exhibition. Apart from being Treasurer I take on the responsibility for the advertising in the show guide and for the internet publicity... a task which I enjoy very much for this is an opportunity to look at some really good modelling and equally good photography. When the two topics come together then the pleasure is more than doubled. Here is a case in point.

Esat Grinstaed Town-1.jpg

I appreciate that the railway presence is limited, the street modelling makes up for that deficit. The roof line is engaging, the pathway is understated, the period of a quieter time. And the scale?

East Grinstead Town is L&BSCR, Victorian period, 4mm, photo courtesy of Ian White.

regards, Graham
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
only wish I could get down to see it - and the rest of the exhibition, in the flesh.

Hope all goes well.

cheers

Mike
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Dog Star said:
Apart from being Treasurer I take on the responsibility for ... the internet publicity... a task which I enjoy very much for this is an opportunity to look at some really good modelling and equally good photography. When the two topics come together then the pleasure is more than doubled. Here is a case in point...
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And another case in point... whilst perusing the photos of East Grinstead Town (zoom in of course) I spotted a lovely detail and an interesting comment on how railway people view some of the events of the past. Fate is being kind to you for I thought that I would share that detail before moving on to another layout.

So enjoy this cameo, almost a candidate for a WT-caption theme. And in case you decide to look, no, this detail is not in the photo above!

Esat Grinstaed Town-2.jpg

regards, Graham
 
Jon Gwinnett

Jon Gwinnett

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Always strange to see references to Aldworth Science College or whatever its called now. Although these days I'm in Scotland, I went to The Richard Aldworth School back in the 1980s - wish I could get down for the show but a bit too far to come, sorry!
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
And now for a real stunner. MRJ is known for presenting articles with an introduction that reads something like "generally we get a whisper, a rumour... this time nothing... onto the stage unannounced...". I recall such sentiments being applied to the Gerry Hall show, to Hursley, to Bucks Hill - the next photo shows a layout which is new to me and one which delivers, ticks all the boxes, shall please the most fastidious... I do hope that you see this layout in the same way that I do and that you add your comments to this thread. Here is the first photo of Alkham, courtesy of British Railway Modelling, provided by Ian Hollis.

BRM Alkham 010.jpg

Hands up those who thought "where is the railway?" I did and then decided to use the zoom facility. Look for the broken railing under the tree on the RHS... and the dog inspecting the water in the garden pond... and the air vent in the base of the chimney flue of the centre flint cottage.

OK, ok, here is a photo of Alkham which includes the railway.

BRM Alkham 004.jpg

Love the TK.

And the people discussing the impact of Beeching on their railway.

Did I mention the fences in the previous photo? Five styles of fencing, all appropriate to location and use... especially the sleepers for the coal space.

Go on, use the zoom, you will enjoy the modelling.

I have about six photos more of Alkham so just keep coming back, regards, Graham
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Dog Star said:
Please add any pointers to any details which catch you eye.

thanks, Graham
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our posts must have crossed - the less is more is certainly evident here, thank goodness that there are the two people and the dog in the picture - really caught the sleepy village theme

cheers

Mike
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Ressaldar said:
... there are the two people and the dog in the (lower)picture...
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Ressaldar said:
... not to mention the little girl next to the dog in the second one...
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Well, I did not wish to make any comment.

Actually, Mike's comments here prompt me to add a note. The images posted on this forum are of less than 1MB per image whilst I am looking at the original files that are in excess of 20MB - there is always a chance that the forum images are not as clean and clear as the originals.

regards, Graham
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
it was just to let you know that I did go back and have yet another look:thumbs::thumbs: - while I'm waiting for the varnish to dry on the Inspection Saloons

cheers

Mike
 
Locomodels

Locomodels

Western Thunderer
Absolutely stunning. The weeds round the coal stage are amazing. A real gem. My better half, at first sight, did not believe that it was a model.
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Locomodels said:
The weeds round the coal stage are amazing. A real gem. My better half, at first sight, did not believe that it was a model.
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Paul, use the zoom on that shot and then get the heebie-jeebies wondering when the big and nasty is going to come crashing through the pampas / savannah / undergrowth. As yet I cannot see any chair indents in the sleepers nor any holes for fastening the chairs... lose some brownie points there then.

regards, Graham
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
When I did the internet advertising for our 2011 show the most frequent request was for track / layout plans to be included in the show guide. We did not manage to sort anything for 2011, so when I started the internet advertising for the 2012 show - together with assuming responsibility for the cost-price strategy of the show guide - I took note of the request for information on the track plans. Unfortunately, in order to provide the show guide as free to every ticket holder - we printed and gave away 1300 A6 booklets of 32 pp each - the plans could not be included in the guide. Another method of providing information on the layouts was required to meet the demand.

For the 2012 show I created a thread on RMWeb which contained nothing other than track plans and that seemed to go down well with the readers of that forum. I do not intend to include a similar thread here, unless requested, so you can find track plans for the 2013 exhibition layouts here .

regards, Graham
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Lyndon is an impression of Victorian London with buildings which are described in the novels of Charles Dickens, this layout is appearing at the Basingstoke 2013 Show, photo courtesy of Lyn and Jim Owers. And yes, there is a railway in there somewhere!

Lyndon 1.jpg

regards, Graham
 
Caggers

Caggers

Western Thunderer
Hi Graham,

Looks like the line up is going to be up to the usual standard...

Any shorty's this year???:rolleyes:

Cheers
Simon
 
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