Quality as would be expected was high, but.... it left me wanting for some reason. Too finescaley perhaps. In fact the best way to describe it would be like Scaleforum, but with punters. Highlights were Nick Salzman's 3mm mixed gauge cameo entry which was just gorgeous, and the 10 minutes spent leaning on the barrier watching Leighton Buzzard, which is only improved with Nick Freezer operating - it adds a certain amount of authenticity for some reason. Usual scoring as follows:
Exhibition 7
Food 9 (burger ,chips and beans for £4.50)
Rucksacks 3.5
I also learnt an interesting fact: the qualification for calling yourself a finescaler. You must own
a) a tweed jacket
b) a complete set of MRJs from number 0 including the compendiums
c) a Scalefour Society tape measure.
Failure to complete all three renders your claim invalid.
Interesting - your highlights were different from mine, but I can't disagree with them. The show quality was so high and exhibit so varied that this is bound to be the case. It's nice to be presented with such a variety!
ReplyDeleteQuite fancy a bit of tweed myself.
ReplyDeleteI'd often noted, whilst browsing a dodgy forum (which I nowadays avoid) that if an argument breaks out in any thread concerning MRJ (a common occurrence!) then there are those that will proclaim that they've been reading it since issue 0 as if that fact makes them somehow superior and their views more valid...