Gaugemaster 50th exhibition

Today I popped into Gaugemaster who were celebrating their 50th anniversary with a mini-exhibition at their shop in Ford. 

This O and O16.5 (NG7?) layout looks delightfully modelled, other than the gap in the middle - not sure if it's not finished yet. The Manning Wardle managed to get around the tight corners, though didn't look very comfortable, and there was no other stock present. 

This nice little "pizza" was displayed by the same builder (Brian Taylor according to the website), but with no trains at all!

I didn't get the name of this Southern layout set in WWII, it looked nicely modelled and featured lots of military models including tanks on road and on train, and a "Bailey bridge". 

There were a couple of aircraft being prepared too - I think this is a Tempest, or possibly a Typhoon...?

Crookham Vale is a 009 layout built by Bognor Regis model railway club. There was also a modular N-gauge layout, a Thomas layout, and some Kato "mini bases". Of course, the shop was open and had some 50th anniversary merchandise, from beer mats to special liveried open wagons. I can't say I was tempted! So not a big event, but it was free (and there was free coffee), and a good way to spend an hour on a rainy saturday.