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I've exhibited at a few shows, starting with my first 4x2 N-scale layout then eventually expanding to an 8x4 N-scale setup. I was hoping to take my 8x1 HO layout to a show last year but due to lack of communication the show didn't happen (festival organisers didn't contact LHS who had offered to organise it...). I also have plans for another 8x1, this time British N-scale, a small branch terminus on the Great Western Railway during the late 1940s - have been buying stock, buildings, etc in readiness, now need to plan out track layouts and build another board to use alongside the one I have spare from a past project. My design will probably have a 4x1 scenic section and a 4x1 staging area - might alter that slightly depending on how long sidings need to be. The one essential I have found is to make sure your staging area is well-defended for public shows - my new one will have backscenes and a partial roof protecting it from prying eyes and also little fingers. My work in amateur theatre has convinced me that the way forward is to treat the layout like a stage show - the public only see the end product and not the scenery being shifted or the actors dressing!
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