My Gn15 1:22.5 Upton Whent Manor Estate Railway and my 1:43 O16.5/9 Underneath the Arches took part. This was the first time Arches has been at a show for a few years. Thank you neighbour John for taking her along.
A general view of the set up.
The ugly side of the stable block!
At 2 x 3 foot the layout is not big. It offers plenty of scope for some nice detail modelling.
The Lister RT pulls its little train across the stable forecourt.
Lots to see even when the train isn't running.
The diesel Lister built from a Cast Away Models kit gets a looking over.
Lots of information, mainly downloaded from the web, was provided about Lister Railtrucks and some examples of the resin kit parts can be seen. Listers was based in Dursley the town I grew up in in Gloucestershire hence my interest in the quirky light rail locos.
A definite attraction, especially to the passing males, was this young lady and her broken down Vespa.
The dog is keeping a good eye on her and the photographer obviously got the shakes thinking about her. There are 2 pigs, 4 dogs, s cats, 2 turkeys, several rabbits, a fox and a number of birds to keep the children happy.
An arty shot through the trees.
The other end of the layout.
The track runs around the back under the overhang and then disappears into the big building. In the background is the Wednesday Night Water Boilers live steam demo layout.
Also present was my 7mm NG Underneath the Arches set up on its stand with the lighting pelmet in place. Arches is 43 x 41 inches and is built on the end baseboard of my long gone 30 x 2.5 foot 7mm Camelot layout.
Arches and a limited glance at the inside of the Brampton Arena that has been the venue of the show for quite a few years.
The arches provide lots of space for small businesses not all of which are strictly legal. I have to hide my nudes somewhere and people expect me to have some somewhere.
The Y shaped viaduct makes a nice way to break the layout up. The O16.5 runs around the lower level and the O9 on the upper ground level.
There is a small platform on this side. In the background on the right is a standard gauge van to set the size of the narrow gauge lines.
