Svanda (with new LED lightling) behaved well as usual with only an odd back-feed fault on the points in the FY which disappeared as quickly as it arrived. Above is yet another Di5 that's un-weathered produced from Nigel's Mary Poppins handbag. I thought I'd done them all, but they keep appearing. As suggested by a couple of people, Svanda now has a page here .
We were set up next to Matthew Keen's exquisitely finished Garreg Wen 009 layout (below) which shows everyone else's modelling up. Don't you just hate clever kids? There was a range of box -shifters, but with a lot of things that had disappeared from the market - there was a whole box of P-P fitted M7s @ £75 each, one of which found its way into Nigel's boot on the way home. Well it seemed rude not to.
The catering was a bit basic, but there was a river of tea and the team were friendly and helpful.We may return next year.
Sorry I din't get to see you. I spent quite a long time with my client in Sandbanks then it was time to start on the three-hour journey home - with a stop in Christchurch to have tea with my delightful 86 year old aunt.
ReplyDeleteYou got the contract I take it.
DeletePossibly. I still have to write a proposal with the design fee first.
DeleteGlad I DID get to see you and Nigel! Thanks also for saving me from the box shifters and I believe that even if it is just temporary, the Heresy Virus I have been suffering has cured or at least gone into remission and not only did I not purchase the H class push pull set from Ray Heard, I resisted the itch to get a Bachmann 2-6-4T as well. Why did I want to get them anyway? Because.............Anyway, My wallet and excommunication from the 009 Society risk has survived another outing to a mainstream MRX.
ReplyDeleteI agree all your comments about the MRX, some excellent layouts, some average, a couple not so good and Matt's Garreg Wen doing a super job of flying the lone 009 flag at the show.
Oh yes, I also resisted a very strong urge being transmitted from a pre-loved Terrier to "come and buy me" - that one may not be fully cured yet.
Do you think that you may be a SR modeller that has strayed into 009 by mistake?
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