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Train Shows starting up again including GSMTS

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, March 19, 2021 6:29 AM

maxman

But I don't care for the 4 hour limit.  By the time I BS with people I haven't seen for awhile, I can easily eat into an hour or more.  And I like to go through the show more than once.

On the other hand, if the number of vendors is less than what they get at the fairgrounds, maybe 4 hours is more than adequate.

If some of the forum members go to this show, a first hand report would be appreciated. 

Yes, conditions aren't ideal but thats been the case for more than a year now.  I did buy tickets and do plan to go.

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Posted by maxman on Thursday, March 18, 2021 11:32 PM

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Yes, but maybe the ticket price is partly due to the venue being different with a different rental rate - add to that fewer people for social distancing and other considerations.

I suspect that you are correct.  But I don't care for the 4 hour limit.  By the time I BS with people I haven't seen for awhile, I can easily eat into an hour or more.  And I like to go through the show more than once.

On the other hand, if the number of vendors is less than what they get at the fairgrounds, maybe 4 hours is more than adequate.

If some of the forum members go to this show, a first hand report would be appreciated. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:33 PM

Upcoming train shows in Florida:

Apr 3rd: Regal Railways: Pinellas Park

May 22: Regal Railways: Brooksville

Jun 26: Regal Railways: Saint Petersburg

Jul 10: Golden Spike: Deland

Aug 28: Regal Railways: Pinellas Park

Sep 11: Regal Railways: Brooksville

Nov 20: Regal Railways : Kissimmee

Dec 11: Regal Railways: Dover

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Posted by PC101 on Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:39 PM

I read that you preregister/pay $12.00 per session. For the am. Saturday session, then again for the pm. session then again the same way for the next day Sunday sessions. $48.00 if you can preregister for all four sessions. I think each session is four hours each. I think it will be in Huntvalley at a Hotel/Center, something of the sort.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Thursday, March 18, 2021 5:56 PM

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Well, $12 per session sounds a little steep

I don't remember what it was before,.....$10? with a coupon, maybe 9.  If you went to a restaurant, would you give the waiter a little extra these days?  I'll let you know if I go to a restaurant again.

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Thursday, March 18, 2021 2:06 PM

Yes, but maybe the ticket price is partly due to the venue being different with a different rental rate - add to that fewer people for social distancing and other considerations.  Not really that bad I guess.  Hopefully the show will return to the Timonium Fairgrounds by fall and the price may drop a bit.

I got my first vaccine dose on Mar 10 and the 2nd is scheduled for Mar 31, so I should be fully vaccinated by show time.

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Posted by maxman on Thursday, March 18, 2021 1:54 PM

Well, $12 per session sounds a little steep, but I would probably have gone anyway except for the fact that I haven't had my second shot yet.

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Train Shows starting up again including GSMTS
Posted by riogrande5761 on Thursday, March 18, 2021 12:10 PM

Now that pandemic restrictions are being eased and more and more people are getting vacinated, I have been seeing during the past week or so announcements for train shows being scheduled again.  I'm been wanting to get to a show myself being the last one I was able to get to was the WGHS in Chantilly VA in early Feb of last year.  I went there as a consolation because I missed the Feb Timonium show by getting the dates mixed up.

One of the shows recently announced is the Great Scale Model Train show that normally is held at the Timonium MD fair grounds.  This spring it is now scheduled for Apr 10 and 11 and attendance only by limited advanced ticket sales with two sessions on Sat and two on Sunday.

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