Scaleforum 2008

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Although not all of the initial 22 entries made it through to the final, there were a wide range of layouts on display ranging from the china clay industry in Conwall through to the grime of the industrial landscape of Teesside and on to the delights of the West Highland line. Some layouts featured the contemporary railway scene while others were set further back in the more recent history of the railways of Britain. Many layouts were first time efforts at working to P4 standards and showed what can be achieved without much more effort and work than is needed for other 4mm scale standards. Organized by Terry Bendall with the support of the Scalefour Society committee, thanks are due to the Scaleforum Organizing Team, Chris Challis, who had the idea for the original 18.83 Layout Challenge and DEMU who have also supported the event. Above all we are grateful for the efforts of those who accepted the challenge and produced the wide range of interesting and effective layouts which were on display.

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			Clinkerford by John Darch Loosely based on Cinderford in the Forest of Dean and set in the 1930s. There are through trains to Hereford as well as the auto-train from Gloucester and local industry generates enough business to keep the goods shed staff busy.				Flintcombe by The East Dorset Gang of Four Representing the end of a fictional spur running south-west from the S&DJR line at Sturminster Newton and set in the 1930s the name and location are from one of Thomas Hardy's novels.

			Fulham Imperial Road by The Craven Area Group The West London Extension Railway ran from Clapham Jct to W. Kensington. Here it is assumed that there was the need for another goods yard and station west of Imperial Road.				Grafton by Trevor Edwards Grafton station was between Marlborough and Andover on the MSWJR. The model adheres to the prototype track plan and an attempt has been made to copy the real railway as faithfully as available information allows. Modelled c.1910.

			Knutsford East Jct. by The Crewe Area Group The layout represents an historical might have been and set in 1947 shows how an ex-LNWR branch might have terminated at Knutsford CLC.				Nettlebridge Valley Railway by Neil Kinison A fictitious minor line running along the southern edge of the Somerset coalfield. Modelled as a series of dioramas for viewing at eyelevel.

			Seaton by Simon Harris An entry in the original 18.83 Layout Challenge this was an attempt to create as accurate a model of Seaton as possible set in the glorious days of the LSWR between 1900 and 1920.				Tythering by Lynden Emery The building of Tythering Jct was started in 1992 and after Lynden became ill was completed by Brian Wilkinson and Ann Emery. It became Tythering as there was no junction!

			Woolworth Road by The Sarum Finescale Group Set in the period 1955-62 it represents the Southern Region ex SECR side of a cross London line featuring a goods depot. this was another entry from the 18.83 Layout Challenge.				Displays The Members' Showcase was available as usual for members to show off their work and I have included some pictures of the models that were on show.

			Traders Some pictures of a few of the many traders who were attending the show this year as well as some of the things that they had on offer. I have listed links to as many of those attending as I can find on a separate page.				Demonstrators There were demos on the construction of: Locos, Signals, Track & Buildings; as well as advice on: Painting & Lining, AJ Couplings, Modelling on a shoestring, Figure painting, Scenic modelling, Modern RTR conversions and Soldering.

			People Here you'll find a few pictures of people in particular rather than in general: people meeting, some layout operators, some Society Officers past and present and even one of our official photographer at work.				Around the Show Included in this section are some general views taken around the Halls and from the balcony of people looking at the layouts, buying things chatting and hopefully having a good time.

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	Scaleforum 2008