When I arrived at the show there were no signs to the second room, and a lot people were still expecting to see stands on the stage in the pavilion, which has alway been used before.
Fortunately, that had all been dealt with by the time I went in search of the extra display space.
There were some excellent layouts in it, and a lot of other layouts.
In S gauge, Emswell was very attractive.
Dent reminded me of a Railway Modeller cover from April 1970, of David Jenkinson's Garsdale Road.
Middleton Top was a stunning model of a location I know on the Cromford and Highpeak
And, perhaps my favourite layout of the show was Bessie Bulls. Not least, because of how well the canal was modelled.
And that was it. Nothing else appealed to me, although the other layouts did have people taking an avid interest in them, so perhaps it is just me.
I was in a hurry, because Issy was sat outside with the dogs, but I was in and out in under an hour.
Was it a good show? On balance yes, because of the layouts that were very impressive, though possibly over-exposed in some cases.
What I'm a lot less sure of is whether it was worth spending £15 to get in, and, in contrast to Macclesfield, whether best use was made of the extra space this year.
And that was it. Nothing else appealed to me, although the other layouts did have people taking an avid interest in them, so perhaps it is just me.
I was in a hurry, because Issy was sat outside with the dogs, but I was in and out in under an hour.
Was it a good show? On balance yes, because of the layouts that were very impressive, though possibly over-exposed in some cases.
What I'm a lot less sure of is whether it was worth spending £15 to get in, and, in contrast to Macclesfield, whether best use was made of the extra space this year.
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