Bob, >From what I have heard they only do five shows a year and it will be at least >five years before they return to a venue. It was five years ago when they >were in Portland. It is a good show, just not enough S scale. I think there >were only two dealers with very limited S scale on the table. One was Aztec >with their track cleaning cars. I didn't get away from the layout very often >but I don't think I missed much.
Bob Boring ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Werre To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:04 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} WGH Show in Portland Thanks Al,Bob and crews. Setting up displays and modules for these shows is a real chore that hopefully will receive benefits later on. Glad you could help with the effort. Houston was one of the first stops for the WGH back when it was started. Through the efforts of John Foley we were able to setup for that show. From our standpoint, it was generally agreed that the show was well attended and generated plenty of support and interest from the modeling community. However for some reason they have bypassed us ever since! A few years ago I attended the same show in Ft. Worth where I thought the attendance was rather on the poor side. At one time Houston had several better than average train shops, so the need for these type shows was somewhat diluted. However at this point in time we really don't have any full line stores left. One would then think the market would be opening up for a well run national show. I would be interested in their reasons for the choices of locations. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 2/27/12 6:49 PM, Al Baker wrote: This last weekend I spent manning the NASG booth at the World's Greatest Hobby Show in Portland, Oregon. About 20K attendees, and lots of interest in 'S' (Hi-Rail & Scale). I had a display of about 25 locomotives, including several Scale. I had quite a few people expressing interest in S Scale, especially those with the smaller scales and older eyes. My thanks to Bob Boring and crew for brining the NW S Scalers layout. It looked and worked great. I really appreciate your support. I should also mention and thank Alan Bennett for bringing his Hi-rail layout despite some family health issues. Thanks Alan. It was great having two layouts there demonstrating significant 'S' presence. Al Baker
