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Re: Application to exhibit (or why one shouldn't post too soon)
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au
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Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:07:42 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes:
> > The important info and relevant questions associated with particular issues
> > follow.
> > Standard of exhibits
> > Committee will accept exhibits on merit taking into account the attaction
> > and interst provided to the viewing public. Prior to acceptance the
> > committee may wish to inspect the exhibit.
> > Q: This means we need at least one test run set up to show any possible
> > visitors. Building time, space and location are all involved here, as well
> > as the possible interstate contributions.
>
> Yes a Test run is essential, maybe more than one.
Are you thinking a public test run or a home thing?
> > Non-commercial
> > payment will be made towards reimbursing the cost of travelling expences
> > etc, pending completion of a claim form issued at exhibition.
> >
> > Q: I assume this means we won't have to pay to display, yay!
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> We can claim expenses? huh? who's sponsoring this thing..
Because admission is charged and there AMRA doesn't take a huge cut, there's
some for everybody (of course commerecial and semi-commercials have to pay
by the sqmetre)
> > Insurance cover
> > non-commercial exhibits will be covered against burglary and fire damage
> > only. The policy is not an all risks cover. Exhibitors are reasponsible for
> > the supervision of their stand at all times during normal exhibition hours
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> Do we get covered for breakage, and destruction of models into tiny pieces?
> *ooops <nudge>, I didnt realise the table ended there*
Of course we can horrify other exhibitors by breaking our models...
> > Stand signs
> > Each non-commercial stand is to display details of their exhibit (scale,
> > era, prototype and any relevant information on the layout) including the
> > name of the person, club or association in a form easily read by viewers.
> > Stand numbers will be provided by AMRA at the exhibition.
> >
> > Q; do we have an era and prototype in mind?
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> Era = Eternal Childhood?
> Prototype = Non-realistic railroads.
I guess then era=now (diesels, some tourist steamers)
prototype = main-line mostly frieght and some passenger.
> > Application deadline
> > For consideration your application form must be returnedby 31May2001 together
> > with full description and particulars of your exhibit suitable for
> > publication in the exhibition guide.
> James, Am i guessing right that this is in fact a Competition? That is to
> say that all displays will be judged against a series of criteria? Do we
> actually need to satisfy all the competition conditions? Can't we just go
> and display?
It's not strictly a competition, there are prizes in various catagories,
though. The restrictions are there because this is their flagship show,
there's limited floor space (it's still in one of the biggest (cheapish)
venues in Syd) and there has to be interesting stuff for the public. Hence
no unfinished setups, nothing too mundane and unchallenging and so on.
> If it is indeed a heated fight off, perhaps we'd be best staying out of the
> way. I know that places like the Parramatta Police Youth Club hold train
> displays in their hall every so months (there's a one in Winston Hills in a
> few weekends time). Wouldn't it be better for us to just try a few of these,
> and once it gets popular ask to be invited to such larger displays?
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> I'm not saying we shouldn't go to Liverpool, but do we take the approach of
> working from the top down, or bottom up?
I think other shows would be great to do, cut our teeth and so on, I picked
NSW-AMRA because it's relativly far away, it's a long weekend, there'll be
plenty of intrest and people there. Since it's a biggie, there's a better
chance of convincing LA to pitch in (i.e barriers, partitions, flyers, all
the stuff a corparation can do without breaking a sweat). On the other hand
if we've shown that we can do it on our own, that we have the experience
that'd go down better with LA too. If someone knows of a sooner show that we
could do a display for that'd be great. the Q: is will someone stick up
their hand to find out more info.
Also are there people commited to a train club that'd be displaying every
couple of months or do we have to rely on the support of non-trainheads (or
even gasp! non-legoheads)?
James (who's keen but worries he's the only one)
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