I don't do many show these days. Not sure why this is, but they do seem to be problematic at times particularly where the bump between entertainments happens. Anyway...
Rhiw2 appeared at Eastbourne for Pevensey MRC to great applause, 'simplicity' seemed to be the key response and if conversations over the layout were an indication, there were many people inspired to build something with a similar approach. So job done there. Also good, was the real life response to the recent 009 layout-build series in RM which seems to have gone down well. Not bad for a circle of track and a siding.
This brings me to a general question. The overall lack of invites, and/or the ability to attend if they do, is making me reassess slightly. I've been exhibiting since the early 1990s, so for a while, though this is by no means an intense lifestyle choice unlike some people I know who engineer to be out almost every weekend. That has never been for me. Couple this with a recent passing conversation with Mr. Hill and my brain asks, is it time to gently hang up the trestles? For me, at least this century, modelling has increasingly been about publishing, either in this medium off my own back, or via the press in a very fluid professional capacity. Neither of these two things have anything to do with exhibiting, excepting the blog's rather popular show reviews. Layout building of late has very much fallen into making things for other people to play with - in many cases the result is not something that I want to get anywhere near when it's finished. Is is sensible to switch gears completely, return to here much more and run with a publish-only mindset?
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