Today saw myself & Brian make the quick trip down the A303 to our first show of the year at the usual venue of the Westfield Academy Yeovil. Unloading and set up went without a hitch and we were soon relaxing with a cup of tea and having a quick look around. The show is spread over three buildings on the campus and we were in the large inflatable sports hall which provides excellent lighting. However this year the temperature in the hall was decidedly on the chilly side, I'll take a coat and blanket next time!
We were quicky kept busy with plenty of interest in our wares as well as catching up with friends for most of the day. I would say attendance was up on last year as it seemed much busier with plenty of people coming through our hall. Great to see and it makes for a much more enjoyable show for all I think.
When I did get a quick five minutes I whipped round the other halls for some pictures and to see if anything took my fancy on the trade stands. again plenty of interesting models on display with 1/16th armour becoming more popular I would say judging by the amount of large scale armour on display. Nice to see & I might have a dabble myself at some point.
All too quickly it was time to pack up and whiz back up the A303 which went pretty well considering the usual Sunday traffic heading back up from the west country. A big thanks goes out to the organisers again for a cracking show & Stonehenge Modellers look forward to returning again next time.
Great pictures Pete (even some of mine are there!), and great to see you and Brian again today. It was a good show and a great chance to see some fantastic models and chat with so many like minded colleagues.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them it was a great day wasn't it? We were saying on the journey back what a treat it was to get to a show again it seems too long sicne the last one.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos, many thanks for featuring the models on our club stand, im really pleased you enjoyed the show…Simon Caen MC
ReplyDeleteCheers Simon it was a great show as usual.
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring a couple of my builds (Heinkel & Thunderbolt). Hopefully see you again at some more shows this year.
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