SWOONS Members Open Day, Ilton, Somerset 17 January 2015

[MickT]

My photos and report of the splendid little members day held on Saturday 17 Jan at Ilton has now been posted on my blogsite at: http://micksrovingreporter.blogspot.com/

It will be opened for public viewing within 10 minutes of this posting.

Same notice posted on the NGRM-Online forum

Mick

[rander]

Thanks Mick, didn't actually get to see the layouts. As usual I have to rely on your fantastic photos.
Bill

[MickT]

Great Bill, thanks! Didn't know you were a member on here!

Managed to decode your username in about 3 microseconds  ::)

Mick

[Hugh Norwood]

Many thanks, Mick; great photos!

[Frank]

Many thanks Mick,

As ever, a good report which allows those of us in the north to see the wonderful modelling those down south are producing.

Keep up the good work!

Frank

[Malcolm]

Mick
Seems to have been a great little show which I must get down to some day.  Thanks for the photos.
One query.  Is your little green railcar in the workshops or was it banned from the layouts at Ilton?  Must be one of the few reports not to feature the little green flea box [Not mine but Lord Craig's description I hasten to add!!]
Malcolm

[MickT]

Such libel! There are no fleas in the roving reporter railcar, but it did attract a colony of the dreaded north of the border midges when it visited Dundreich - but the bites were well worth enduring for the honour of the journey through the historic county of Craigshire!

MT
Personal Assistant to the Roving Reporter who is otherwise engaged today

[Roy Parkes]

Thanks for the great photos Mick, it was the first time I had seen Crackington since I sold it to Martin way back now, and yes the fishing boat is scratchbuilt from a photo, all cardboard and balsa.

Roy.

[MickT]

Thanks Roy, much appreciated. I'll update the caption as appropriate.

There are other photos of Crackington since Howard took possession of this super little layout in previous reports in my blog (can't remember which exactly but if you look at S&D Group open days (biennial around September-ish) over the past couple of years, possibly the 2013 Pewsey event (August) plus NG Southwest and Expong that's where they'll be. There's also one of you posing with the layout taken at Expong on the last year that you exhibited it there - whichever year that was!

Mick

[Stan Williams]

And you will be able to see Crackington Quay at Rainford on the 18th April 2015.

Also available for 7mm NG Modellers will be -

Carreg Lwyd Wharf  by   Roy Fair

7mm Narrow Gauge Association Stand along with their Sales Stand.

Stan.