2024 Rosehill Exhibition

I made it through the crowds to the Epping Model Railway Club's exhibition at Rosehill Gardens this morning. While the following photos may disappoint the show certainly didn't. In no particular order, here's action from some of the Australian-themed layouts...

Gresham

Dungog

Inner West

Goulburn

Wyee 

As the sign says... Bombo

Bullenbung Creek

Ettamogah

Glasson

Bethungra Spiral

Otham Road

Blue Mountains

Waterfall

Yarrawa

Tarana

Moruya

Borderline

Monbulk - this is 1:350 scale!

Carlingford

Mungo Scotts

A Small Depot

If the layout you wanted to see wasn't photographed, it is probably because I flubbed the photo.  Sorry.

As an exhibition, Rosehill is as good as it gets in my experience.  Carpeted floors, good lighting, great facilities, interesting workshops, decent refreshments, good company and plenty of engaged traders with interesting gear to buy. 

And the layouts - none were unworthy of being there.  We have some very talented modellers around at the moment.  Some of the newer layouts, like A Small Depot, Yarrawa and Inner West, are just terrific. And all would fit into a single bedroom.

If you get a chance tomorrow, there are worse things than getting along to the show.

Cheers

Don

2024 Canberra Model Railway Exhibition - Kaleen High School

Just a few snaps of layouts from the most excellent model railway exhibition, recreating in minature the railways of NSW.

Gresham: an N gauge layout showing just how much modelling in this gauge has taken off over the last 20 years.  Of course, its rise has only been matched by the descent in my ability to see small things.

A Small Depot: Geoff Small once again proves small can be interesting with an inspired layout.

Gunning: more N gauge goodness.

Darling Harbour: just mesmerising.

I wasn't the only person keen to capture the essence of Darling Harbour.

Yendys: a real favourite. Nannies on Yendys? Yah!

Will finish off with this cute scene from the otherwise work-in-progress freemo layout.

Stayed too long (for others), Spent too much. Chatted until I lost my voice. Can't wait for next year!