Tim and I were excited to take Grindley Brook Wharf, Dwarfie Stane and Kisten Torfwerk to ExpoNG in Kent this year...
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| On route after a few too many on Friday night after setting up... |
We had a lovely time talking to and meeting the public as well as friends and aquaintences from the NGRM forum, the 009 Modellers facebook page and the 000 Society.
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| My EuroNG kits on display at the Narrow Planet stand... |
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| The Narrow Planet stand was very 'busy' this year... |
Tim was chuffed to bits and honoured to win the Reiner Hendrikson trophy as well this year, a very well deserved award... it is a wonderful little layout and see it quick if it's on a lineup as Tim reckons he's only showing it once or twice more before building something else...
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| Tim's fiddle yard on display garners as much attention as the layout itself! |
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| A Hudswell Clarke from a Five79 kit on the Minitrains F&C |
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| Eigiau from the Narrow Planet limited edition O&K 40hp |
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| Hampton, again a Five79 kit (I think) on an Minitrains F&C. Note the dummy axle under the cab. Very clever. |
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| Scratchbuilt Decauville on an Minitrains F&C chassis. |
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| The works on the layout, with a Tyneside Models Wren. |
Both our micro layouts performed faultlessly and got a lot of admiring glances and questions and I loved launching two new kits at the show from my EuroNG brand through Narrow Planet. I particular enjoyed chatting with Dan from Fourdees who brought a lovely little surprise over to the layout, a Peckett on F&C that looked a lot like Oakhill.
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| My scratchbuilt Kerr Stuart Sirdar on a Minitrains F&C chassis. |
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| Tim's Narrow Planet 'Pamela' kit on shed. |
Anyway I walked away with no new locos but plenty of stock, a good book and the points for my next layout. More soon...
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| Tim Easter brought along his Narrow Planet Pamela again, this time shown on the quarry at Dwarfie Stane. |
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| My Narrow Planet Bagnall, and Tim's bash from the Tyneside Models 3D print - he's toying with another rebuild to make use of the Minitrains Krauss chassis. |
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| Two cane locomotives for a forthcoming project... |
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| The Bundaberg Fowler on a Roco HF110 steam engine chassis. |
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| Tim's scratchbuilt Avonside on a Minitrains Krauss chassis with outside frame conversion! |
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| Charlie Insley's Decauville Mallet on Kisten Torfwerk. |
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| Despite the low height many people stopped, ducked down and soaked in the atmosphere. |
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| Finally, a visit from Dan at Fourdees and his prototype Peckett - which looked very much at home on the layout! |
Delightful layout and great shots. I also was impressed with Dan's Pecket - it will add a much needed aspect to the Fourdees range.
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