Click on the thumbnail image to see a much larger photo. All photos by Peter Vanvliet. The show went flawless, but the number of mall visitors wasn't much better than last year.
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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.
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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.
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New for this layout are the curved backdrops Daryl created.
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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.