Once again, this show in Maidstone was an ideal outing for that period between Christmas and the New Year.  So Derek, Chris, Simon and I piled into Allan’s van for a visit.  We had a pleasant morning out, and there was a great variety in the layouts and models on show – N gauge to garden railways G scale.  I’ve included just a few of them below.

Addleford Green (OO) is a tiny layout, but so full of detail.  It shows that you don’t need a large layout to hold the attention.

Two large O gauge layouts.  Smithfield (from the Merstham based club) is a sort of super-Minories.  Also a chance to say hello to my old friend ‘Bill’ Bishop.

And Newchapel Junction – a familiar layout, but lovely locomotives and rolling stock.

Bigger still was this display of Gauge 1 stock – including Stepney in SR days.

And even bigger, indoor garden railways!

At the other end of the scale, our West Sussex friends were in evidence (at opposite ends of the hall) with Small ‘n’ Working and Staffordshire Potteries.

Some spectacular vertical scenery on Hells Glen (N).

And a few of the rest…..