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> Anyway went to the show, it was good, but I have seen two of the layouts
> before.
Pretty common in the North East, particularly in the smaller shows.
Glad to hear that the show went well, Dad and I couldn't make it
because we were showing Thorpe Thewles at the Boro show - which was
also excellent (the show, and the running of the layout after we'd
sorted out the odd electrical problems).
> There is another show in two weeks in the same area, more layouts, and moor
> traders, different club, which is in spennymoor
The WRLPG show at Spenny is always good, IME. You'll see at least one
layout you've seen before there too - Dad's taking Dalefoot (Bridge
Road).

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simon - 27 May 2009 01:06 GMT
I am Definitely going to Spennymoor this weekend, It was a well planned show
last year, the year before was great
Simon GO
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Graham Thurlwell - 29 May 2009 22:00 GMT
> I am Definitely going to Spennymoor this weekend, It was a well planned show
> last year, the year before was great
I certainly recommend it. We turned up early to set up so I'm not sure
exactly whats showing but the Shildon lads have done a lot of
rennovation work on Shildon (OO) and the excellent Kepier Colliery is
there and well worth an extended look.

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simon - 27 May 2009 01:11 GMT
> > Anyway went to the show, it was good, but I have seen two of the layouts
> > before.
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> The WRLPG show at Spenny is always good, IME. You'll see at least one.
I didn't want that to sound like a bad thing, and to be able to put it into
a better way...
It was good to see a few layouts again, to see detailing that wasn't seen /
noticed before, etc
Simon G
Graham Thurlwell - 29 May 2009 22:09 GMT
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[Layouts seen before]
>> The WRLPG show at Spenny is always good, IME. You'll see at least one.
> I didn't want that to sound like a bad thing, and to be able to put it into
> a better way...
Oh, no offence taken and I knew you didn't mean any. :-) Off the top
of my head, I can't think of many shows where I hadn't seen at least
one of the layouts.
> It was good to see a few layouts again, to see detailing that wasn't seen /
> noticed before, etc
The North-East scene often features 'layouts in progress' so later
showings of some layouts really do feature detailing that wasn't
noticed before - because they hadn't been finished yet. ;-)
Dalefoot (Bridge Road) has been finished for a few years, but we'll be
debuting a shiny new J72 and the refurbished 'Teddy Bear'.
Since I'm usually exhibiting with my family, I don't always have time
to take a detailed look around all of the layouts so the odd repeat
viewing is often handy.

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