PART 1: “The best NG show I’ve been to” – not my words but something
I read on one of the internet forums and a very worthy compliment indeed to Tim
Couling, exhibition manager/organiser for this 13th biennial NGS at
Sparsholt College near Winchester, Alan Rolfe, retiring exhibition manager who
worked tirelessly in support and all the members of the Wessex NG Modellers who
played a part in laying on another fantastic selection of all that is best in
NG modelling for a “grand day out” amongst like minded friends and visitors.
Those who like to keep count would have spotted no less than 29 narrow gauge
layouts amongst the 51 stands present, which included most of the specialist
traders for this end of the hobby and a number of societies, including full
participation from both the 009 Society and the 7mm NG Association publicity
and sales operations. Oh yes, there was the 009 Society AGM as well!
PART 2: Still only around half way through our tour of the diverse
selection of entertaining layouts that Exhibition Manager Tim Couling had
invited from near and far and, just as I reported for the 2014 event, what with
an hour and a half being taken out of the day for the 009 Society AGM, along
with many others who attended, I found it quite a challenge to get round
everything allowing sufficient time to enjoy all that I saw and indeed, include
a photo record of everything. I did very nearly miss a couple of layouts but, I
am as confident as I can be that I did at least get a glimpse, even if only
literally a couple of photos in some cases, of every layout that attended.
Please don’t send hatemail if you discover that I didn’t, as I can’t turn the
clock back and do it all again!
I hope you have enjoyed this extended album where I have tried to provide something of the flavour of this large biennial narrow gauge model show. My next report will be from the annual Beds & Bucks Narrow Gauge Modellers Group open day at Barton Le Clay on 15 May 2016.
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