Dodge1965 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, Moccasin said: Also mentioned that they were in discussions on possible exclusive TT120 models. That was mentioned last year.. Lets hope they do something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 (edited) Hi. Missed Elocoloco and Mocassin! If you guys are still around how about we meet at the 12millbridge layout at 2pm? im in a red top, glasses and small backpack Edited February 23 by GMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Sure, should be able to stick around until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Nice to run into you @GMD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaffsTT Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Great you are all meeting, etc. Show good?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman On The Rails Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 6 hours ago, Moccasin said: I’m from Yorkshire originally, so yes a red rose is just wrong! White Rose all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Moccasin said: Also mentioned that they were in discussions on possible exclusive TT120 models. I presume it would only be a livery change to an existing model, it would be expensive just to make a TT:120 club stand alone loco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) That was my assumption too. Was wondering whether it might be Locomotion Models. Edited February 23 by Moccasin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 31 minutes ago, Taff TT said: Great you are all meeting, etc. Show good?? Good to chat to @GMD, sorry to miss @Dave the Busker & @ellocoloco show is/was very busy (and warm) but a decent cross section of modellers there and some great layouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaffsTT Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 46 minutes ago, Moccasin said: Good to chat to @GMD, sorry to miss @Dave the Busker & @ellocoloco show is/was very busy (and warm) but a decent cross section of modellers there and some great layouts. Excellent. Worth going then us entry fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 37 minutes ago, Taff TT said: Excellent. Worth going then us entry fee? £15 entry. Really don’t think you can complain at that at all. Will try and get a few photos up tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Should have said, that it includes a courtesy bus to and from the city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 (edited) Some photos from today. Just TT stuff. Had to remove some photos - they upload as a pure black block of colour Edited February 23 by GMD Some photos not loading properly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 A little bit of video from this morning: Model Rail Scotland on YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox 17 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Those dates are interesting, LMS 57' May and BR 57' March yet Hornby's list that they have on the stand says May for all the Stanier coaches to go along with the Duchess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Also says the exec liveried HST is available, whereas others are saying March. They must be … imminent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I was told today that the exec HSTs have just arrived in England and should be going on to the website this week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Dave the Busker said: I was told today that the exec HSTs have just arrived in England and should be going on to the website this week Great! didn’t get round to asking as Martyn needed to chat to other customers. Unless I win the lottery this weekend, it’ll be a while before I get one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I ordered one when I got home. Busking had better go well this weeked! 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 While I enjoyed today and it was good chatting to @GMD, Martyn Weaver & others, it reminded me of the problem with some exhibition layouts that I recall when I used to go to these events as a child. There were a lot of children there (of all ages!) and quite a few layouts just had very little going on. Sometimes there were 5 minutes or so between anything moving. It seems a shame when all that work had gone into the layout but many people barely stayed a few minutes because there was nothing going on. Movement and anticipation keeps the interest. Some layouts seemed to take the length of anticipation to the extreme! The layouts themselves were fantastic, but some just seemed to misunderstand that many (most?) visitors were there to see trains move. If I sound like a philistine, I’m sorry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc4946 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Looking forward to receiving my ex-LMS carriages in crimson/cream soon according to their release dates in those photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman On The Rails Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, GMD said: Some photos from today. Just TT stuff. Had to remove some photos - they upload as a pure black block of colour Some of them Hornby dates are interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox 17 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 27 minutes ago, Moccasin said: While I enjoyed today and it was good chatting to @GMD, Martyn Weaver & others, it reminded me of the problem with some exhibition layouts that I recall when I used to go to these events as a child. There were a lot of children there (of all ages!) and quite a few layouts just had very little going on. Sometimes there were 5 minutes or so between anything moving. It seems a shame when all that work had gone into the layout but many people barely stayed a few minutes because there was nothing going on. Movement and anticipation keeps the interest. Some layouts seemed to take the length of anticipation to the extreme! The layouts themselves were fantastic, but some just seemed to misunderstand that many (most?) visitors were there to see trains move. If I sound like a philistine, I’m sorry! That is a very big problem with many layouts, they tend to run trains far too slow for the general public. There is nothing wrong running trains slow in their clubrooms or at home but when the public have limited time with lots of layouts to look at it is just ridiculous. These days I walk away from them at shows as a fiddle yard could have 20 odd trains which would take over an hour to see them all and there is just not enough time. Layout operators should realise the paying public are the ones that allow them to show off the models and if we did not attend there would be no shows for them to exhibit. As I said at home/club it is fine but for the public NO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just back after stopping off for curry on the way home. Sorry I missed everyone. I was kicking around the Hornby stand around one but didn't see anyone I suspected from the forum. It was nice to actually see TT models - my first time in the plastic and mazak so to speak. I also noticed that Peco had the Hornby 08 pulling their wagons around a test/demo track and Gaugemaster also had both the Scotsman and a continental loco chugging around so plenty of TT exposure over a number of stands. The preproduction samples on display all looked good. @GMD I waited for the 'classic' bus from George St down to the SECC - along with a few other enthusiasts - but nothing turned up. We eventually all took the #100 sevice to the centre which turned out to be free. I got the low level back to Central on the way back. All in all a pretty good day and I got away with only buying one wagon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Sorry to miss you @ellocoloco I indulged in some geekery by taking the subway round and walking across the river. Their new stock is very smart. I walked back to Queen St about 2.30. I think 1pm is when I went outside for some fresh air. It was very warm and crowded in there. Glad I had my advance ticket though, because when I arrived, the queue to buy tickets at the door was very long. Edited February 23 by Moccasin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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