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Brampton Model Railroad Show - BR60103 - 09-30-2009 Is anyone going to the Brampton, Ont show this weekend? I'll be there Saturday. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bramptonmodelrailroadshow.com/attractions.htm">http://www.bramptonmodelrailroadshow.co ... ctions.htm</a><!-- m --> Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - poliss - 10-01-2009 When I saw the title of the thread I thought it might be Brampton Cumbria, just a short train ride from me, but Brampton Ont is a little too far. :-) Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - BR60103 - 10-01-2009 We are just a short bus ride from the airport! The town was named after a Brampton in England; a number of early settlers came from there. Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - RobertInOntario - 10-01-2009 I'd like to go but it's a busy time of year for us -- I should be able to get to more shows in November. Are there many British layouts there? If there are, that could tempt me to try to go ! Thanks, Rob Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - BR60103 - 10-02-2009 Don't know about layouts (usually no British) but I think at least 3 British dealers. Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - RobertInOntario - 10-02-2009 BR60103 Wrote:Don't know about layouts (usually no British) but I think at least 3 British dealers. Thanks, David. I always look forward to the Toronto Christmas Show because you usually get a few British layouts and larger scale live steam locos there. I really like seeing the Hornby Dublo and Triang layouts. Cheers, Rob Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - BR60103 - 10-03-2009 I spent today at the show and managed to spend the money that SWMBO gave me. (Basically, one coach and a herd of cows -- which ones are red?) It seemed that there were more dealers -- they are now pushing their way from the outside ring into the middle -- and fewer layouts. NMRA and a couple of other groups had demonstration tables. Narrow-Gauge Madness were NOT there. There was a stretch of 5 tables with nothing on them but a group designation. There was a layout in Z, a couple in N and a bunch in HO and a large area of floor with G on it. No S or O except for dealers, and no large scale live steam. Brian Baldwin (BJB Enterprises) was having a 10% off closeout sale :cry: . David Foster of the British Connection was there, seemingly recovered after is stroke; he still can't drive because the driving testers are on strike and he needs to be retested. Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - RobertInOntario - 10-04-2009 BR60103 Wrote:I spent today at the show and managed to spend the money that SWMBO gave me. (Basically, one coach and a herd of cows -- which ones are red?) Overall, would you say it was better or inferior to previous years ... or is it changing from a show to more of a flea market? I'm going to try very hard to attend the Toronto show and hopefully the Whitby show. Rob Re: Brampton Model Railroad Show - BR60103 - 10-05-2009 I think the participants this year were weighted more towards the commercial. Not exactly a flea market as many of the dealers were established firms. What I felt was that there was empty space where some clubs had not shown up. |