The layouts were very good definitely and the whole location was great plenty car parking and decent refreshments 😊

Thankyou there were some great layouts 😊

It was very good we liked that one too 😊

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We are building a layout which is a decent size but can be stored as it’s in sections. One of our sons is building a layout in a suit case and the other doing one in a pizza box 😊

This exhibition was great, there was plenty of variety on show 😊

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The layouts were great 😊

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I’m not sure will look it up 😊

@@mariodelarena1880 no problem we really enjoyed visiting 😄

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Definitely they were some great layouts 😊

Absolutely no problem we love making the videos thankyou for the sub 😊

You must be fun at parties - it’s an exhibition where if each layout was realistic and the same it would be boring. I’d rather see different interpretations that have character. But I suppose each to their own 🤷‍♂️

Wrong way round. HO (3.5mm) scale is smaller than OO (4mm). 4mm was originally adopted a century ago because British stock, being smaller than continental stock, could not accommodate the large electric motors of the time (at least that is the standard excuse). A hundred years later we are still running 00 on narrow gauge track!

Thankyou we do go around and film and photograph the best angles of the layouts that we can. Each layout is not going to be every one’s cup of tea but I think the time and effort spent building these layouts great 😊

Good idea 😊

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@@susannestoffel2534 There are some great scenes 😄

Thankyou we really enjoy making these videos 😄

@@Madonsteamrailways I think it’s great to take inspiration from all railway enthusiasts and it’s great to learn and get ideas 😀

We really enjoy visiting exhibitions they give us loads of ideas and we really enjoy talking to various people while visiting 😊

We are currently our layout too a preservation line 😊

Yes it’s a quarry design and there was a few with industrial designs

There was a great mixture of steam and diesel 😊

It was Saturday just gone the layouts were great 😊

@@JuliePhelanExplore Thankyou, all good thankyou hope you’re ok 😄.

@ yep all good thanks. Enjoy your break

@ Thankyou we will 😄

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@@Madonsteamrailways Thankyou yes it’s always good to get ideas 😄

Thankyou so much we are heading out this weekend so more videos will follow 😄

The locomotives that run around are great 😊

The Sodor layouts are pretty popular 😄

There were many layouts 😄

@@derekgelsthorpe5832 Thankyou we really enjoying visiting the exhibitions and seeing all the various layouts and putting videos together for people who may struggle to get to them 😄

Thankyou it was nice to meet you too 😄

I'd love to see your layout. It must be perfect.

@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller My most recent exhibition layout, (87ft x 27ft) when not at shows, was displayed in a Spanish Railway Museum. It modelled exactly to scale a 2 mile section of the LSWR mainline, including Worting Junction. And was set in the last 10 years of steam on the SR (1958-67). Trackwork was to a minimum 5ft radius, and included 105 handbuilt points of up to 7ft 3in radius (operated by Fulgurex slow action motors) . The basic track used was SMP bullhead code 75 (available from the producers Marcway Models in Sheffield). The track plan was an exact copy of a real life section of railway and included a 4 track mainline, junction with 2 track branch, a major through station, with loco shed, 3 Goods Yards & Carriage sidings. Along with a hidden 40 track Fiddle Yard on two levels. This was necessary to cope with the real life 1 in 100 gradient that rises from Worting Junction to Lichfield tunnel, on the Hampshire Downs. Virtually all the buildings had to be scratchbuilt from original BR/SR/LSWR technical Drawings, obtainable from either the Public Records Office (Kew) or the NRM (York). STOCK Every locomotive carriage and wagon, in the layouts stock fleet was of a vehicle known to have been used on that line in the chosen era. The fleet of 103 locos, 420 coaches & 250 wagons, (each individually numbered) was a mix of Scratchbuilt, kit built, & commercial models. Although every single commercial model had to be rebuilt in some way or other, as British outline OO, still isn't reliable enough for heavy daily use on an exhibition layout. Indeed most Hornby steam locos could not cope with 13 coaches up the real life 1 in 100 gradient. So all the express passenger types had to have as much as 100g of extra lead weight added. Each train was of course an exact formation of a real train that had run on that route in that era. Such as the 13 coach "Atlantic Coast Express" made up of 3 x 3 car SR "Sets" & 4 "Loose" vehicles. Or the "Bournemouth Belle" of 12 Pullmans, plus in both cases a Merchant Navy or West Country 4-6-2 locomotive ! TCC WIRING METHOD The layout did NOT use "model railway wiring methods" such as traditional 12v DC or DCC. It used TCC (Track Circuit Control) which is a real railway method of controlling the real railway. In other words "Track Circuits" were needed to ensure the 3/4 Aspect colour light signalling (on the mainline), & GWR lower quadrant on the Reading line, functioned exactly as their real life counterparts. That's Track Circuit Block for the colour lights and Absolute Block for the semaphore signalling. Further every signal had to be handmade as an exact copy of the real signal it mimicked. The signals of course interfaced, through the "Track Circuits" with the movement of the trains, ensuring every signal changed at exactly the correct moment, as per real life. And of course full real life "Interlocking" was included to prevent signalling or points from allowing false aspects to show on the signals. Indeed I even added British Railways AWS (Automatic Warning System), to ensure none of the layouts 8 operators could crash any signal, when at danger ! Which was simply done by using one of the switches on each of the main signal relays, to isolate a section of track ahead of any signal at danger. CONSTRUCTION The layout required a 40ft articulated lorry trailer to move it to & from shows. Each baseboard was 2m (6ft 6in) long, to various widths to suit the trackplan & scenery. The baseboards were all built purely in Marine plywood, (to cope with the various climates across Europe), using the sandwich frame method. Which meant a full grown male could stand in the middle of a baseboard whilst on its legs, with a maximum "deflection" at the baseboard centre of only 4-5mm (before track and scenics were added obviously) !!!! This was necessary to minimize the possibilities of damage, whilst dragging the layout around Europe to various shows. A team of a minimum 10 operators was needed at shows. It should be added that many German Model Railway shows can last at least a Week, with up to 100,000 visitors ! As a result of attending an Austrian show the layout was sold to the owner of a German Truck Haulage company, just over a year ago, so as far as I know its now in Germany. Further a number of my previous layouts have appeared in Modelling magazines over the last 35 years. From the British Peco "Continental Modeller", to even Japanese Modelling magazines. Indeed two of my (Japanese layouts) appeared on Japanese TV shows during the 1990's. In the past I have been the Editor for the German Railway Society and later the Founding member and Editor of the Japanese Railway Society. I am of course also a real Railway Mechanical Engineer, and I have worked for numerous railway companies around the World, in addition to British Railways before its demise. Hence my hobby of model railways always results in operationally highly advanced layouts. This of course virtually guarantees a good price when I sell them. Which pays for the next layout, which is already in the planning stages. By the way I have not exhibited any of my layouts in Britain since 1995, as European shows are so much bigger and so much more professionally organised. So you're only likely to see any of my layouts in Mainland Europe.

I’m open minded each to their own regarding layouts I just think whoever builds their layouts it’s their choice. We personally like seeing all types of layouts built by various people and age groups we have our opinions on which layouts we prefer but try and be positive wouldn’t want to upset people they may not like our layout when it’s built 😄

@TCOnTour I'll bet this fella hadn't actually got anything built. Just lots of ideas and an "I know better" attitude. Sadly, I've encountered a few conceited, petty little creatures over the years who can't wait to jump on anything they deem to be inferior to their own (often incomplete or fictional) layouts. I've checked his channel, and big surprise, there's nothing to be seen. I'm thinking of subscribing to him just to see if any layout images appear, but I doubt they will.