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Re: Discussion of Train Table Sizes
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lugnet.trains.org
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Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:57:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, William R. Ward wrote:
> What puzzled me was the
> statement that *clubs* paid you to hire a van. In my experience, the clubs are
> the ones receiving the money, not giving it. A typical GATS train show that we
> participate in will have 5-10 layouts, each by a different club (including
> ours). The show itself is put on by the Great American Train Show which is a
> company, not a club, that has shows at various venues around the country every
> year.
True. But this varies by region, in some regions GATS is not the only show
organizer.
For example, MichLTC does more shows (by a wide margin) that are put on and
organized by local clubs, than shows put on by GATS. And in the case of a local
club doing the organizing, it's that local club paying the appearance fee. (to
other clubs in most cases, although sometimes to indviduals with large layouts)
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| (...) It is the always the case in the UK, there is no equivalent to GATS. Some of the local clubs do put on national size and quality shows but they do (and can do) this purely because they have a large membership and a willing and active (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Yes, that's similar to how it's done in the US, except that here they just pay a predetermined flat appearance fee to each participating club rather than trying to pay actual expenses. We don't get lunch though. What puzzled me was the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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