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Re: Discussion of Train Table Sizes
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Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:32:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> 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.
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> True. But this varies by region, in some regions GATS is not the only show
> organizer.
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> 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)
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
organiser. The Model Railway Club (a local, London based club but with strong
links to many local clubs) used to run a big exhibition (do they still?) but
this again was organised in the same way, just bigger.
Outside of pure railway modelling shows there are companies that organise, the
Model Engineering Exhibition in its various forms is an example of this.
Tim
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| (...) Waverly springs to mind, as does the York show (to which I have been once :). IMREX used to be the big show in London, but I think I am dating myself by saying so...I think Waverly is now the biggest single show. There are shows put on by (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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