Mall of the Mainland, September 10, 2011
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(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)The show went flawless, but the number of mall visitors wasn't much better than last year. We had two, three, and occasionally four trains running, but not much of an audience. At any point in the time there were maybe 20 or 30 non-model railroaders in the mall! Daryl and Bob are in the layout, Jerry is outside on the right, and Ron and Rusty are seated.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)The corner module in the foreground is being reworked by Ria. She is building a small farm scene. Ron and Rusty are seated on the left, Bob and Daryl are in the layout, Jerry is outside on the right.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)New for this layout are the curved backdrops Daryl created.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)We used this show as a way to prepare ourselves for the huge show next month in the George R. Brown convention center which drew thousands of people last year.