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@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 thanks for watching 👌

This is a very good video in my opinion love the trains and the music 🎉😊

@@Mydogisbetterthanyou_ thanks 😊

@HenrysAdventures it looked and sounded great as it went by, shame the weather was a bit gey for photos, but it was worth going to see

@edgein7892 thanks glad you enjoyed the video 👍

@Madonsteamrailways was a great model, very creative and nice friendly owners too 👍

@Madonsteamrailways the war layout was great I was watching it for ages

🤣 what is Wally up to I wonder 🤔 Thanks for watching 👍

Thank you for following, I'm glad you enjoyed the video 👍

I keep meaning to visit that railway, I have been on it when it was still operating under London underground on a rail tour with my father in the late 80s Thanks for watching

Many thanks!, glad you enjoyed it

Thank you 🙏glad you enjoyed it 🚂🚃

Thank you very much!

Glad you enjoyed it

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I think the first chap is at the show as the layout was originally a friends who passed away. Also, a lot of the modellers will be wanting to exhibit for a variety of reasons, they don't all need to be interactive. Many are there just to be involved, and show their modelling to others. I've never exhibited but I imagine standing around for 8 hours a day answering people's questions can become quite a bore so kudos for them doing it. Of course, if it bothers you then you could help change it up and build a layout for kids and exhibit it? I've been to the Romsey show and they had a couple of folks do that, it worked really well but of course with less details on the layout 😂😂

I thought it was nice to have a mix of layouts and stands. I agree a lot were small shelf layouts with not a lot happening, but there was a nice variety. a few foreign settings, a few lager and smaller scales too. I think Next year the Railex will be in the main hall with proper aircon and more space, so you'll get more stands and more layouts of significant size. Pregnant wife found it a bit hot in the hall and had to sit down to cool off, but plenty of seating was provided and I got a number of Dart Castings' Monty figures. My Wife wanted the sheepdog figure and chickens! it was a lovely time.

@@_RandomPea I have two layouts which are especially for children to interact with. Both are positioned at dining table height. One is based on Andover shed, which was a joint S R and G W R shed in N gauge. When children are there, we decide which engine is going to be moved to where and we work out which points have to be set to achieve that. They then control the engine, or I do if they don't want to. By doing this they learn that steam engines need coal and water and need turning on the turntable and also that diesels need fuel. My other layouts is HOe , which will be at Steventon on 22nd June, in which the engines interract with the children by first of all hiding because they are shy, then gradually become friends with the little ones, stopping and starting when told to. It is real story telling with small children. When I last exhibited it, I was calling my green engine Edward, but a child said it isn't Edward because he didn't have number 2 on the side. In the end we gave my green engine the child's name, Alfred. He was so pleased.... Both are proper layouts and I always have something moving.

@@John2E0GTU sounds brilliant, and good on you for doing that. Can understand your point about more interest/interactions for kiddys to have a bit of a laugh.

@anthonylulham3473 I found the hall very hot and stuffy now they hold the show in the hall with the low celling

I'll check my raw footage I might have missed some out by mistake whilst editing, I do try not to miss out any layouts

Thanks for watching I do try to cover the trade stalls and demonstrators as they often are missed out in videos I see

Good to have a chance to pause on an excellent video of the show I went to yesterday - thank you

Thanks for watching

Thank you 👍

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanksforwatching, I agree with you about bags, avoiding losing a eye to a backpack is a skill I had to develop going to these shows and the same at preservation railways too

And there is the thing. With millions of quid to hand one could build a nice railway. A very nice one tbh and I have seen first hand how well many superstars live and do not have too many issues on that, but I think some cash could be injected into getting fans to the venues alongside , stuff mega stars do as hobbies, as I find that rather intrusive.

It was a pleasure to film, thanks for a great layout, I hope to see it out again soon👍

Parking is extremely expensive at the nec

Car parking charges is the reason I didn't go. I live not far away from the NEC. It's a disgrace.

It was a great event though - one of the happiest I've exhibited at for a long time. Something for almost everybody.

Park at the train station and walk across to the NEC (a few minutes walk). It's still not cheap but it's quite a bit cheaper than the NEC itself.

Glad you liked it!

35 model railway exhibits and 35 scale model exhibits plus 70 trade stalls in both sides of the hobby. Tell me how that equals 95% railways?!

@petercurrell9344 maybe you should engage with key model world live ... to relay what they missed out ...

If it worked and on time $19.00 entrance fee may be a better deal than a 1 hour trip on British rail do.. were the sandwiches stale to make it more authentic and the toilets blocked up😊

Gauge 0 ?

I can only think the £19.00 fee was because of the cost of hiring the NEC as the venue

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it 👍

I think the 009 was part of the hornby magazine stand they were all together, I think hornby should as its increased popularity, but they seem to be concentrating on TT

@@greasyrails Ah!! I thought it was the Hornby stand rather than that of the magazine of the same name.

@@Madonsteamrailwaysthe magazine is produced by Key Publishing and they have zero connection with Hornby Railways. They just license the name for the magazine

Thanks for coming

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it, I do try to capture the feel and look of the show as well as the exhibits

@@greasyrails you did very well

Glad you enjoyed it

I felt the show had less of a buzz to it this year maybe it was a result of the loss of some traders missing the show

Not unexpected. Brexit has increased import duties and taxes. China has increased their prices. Add in extreme energy costs, inflation, the highest taxes since WW2, low salary/wages increases, except for MPs. Plus, a lot of modellers have their own 3D printers and can produce what and when they want. Local councils, with the squeeze applied from central government, have to increase business rates, putting a greater strain on local high streets and shopping centres.

I do both the things you suggest when filming it's a mix of getting in close and using zoom but I will always try to get physically close if possible, zooming increases camera shake problems and the exposure difference with zooming can make the finished video inconsistent in appearance, zooming can be useful as it adds compression of distance in the shot which can be a good effect Thanks for watching 👌

@@greasyrailsThanks for the tips. I'm currently filming on a phone so I think I need better kit if I really want to explore zooming. You've shown me how effective it is so now I want to do it. :)

It Will be worth the wait they look awesome 👌

Some great models 👌

I have just bought a Mallard, a Merchant Navy, a Flying Scotsman, version 2, a New Maintenance Train, 4 Class 08, 3 Class 47, 2 Class 23, and 4 sets of the Class 205 in 3 different liveries. The bonus? It didn't cost me a Grand.