My youngest son (age 3) and I just returned from the Barrie-Allandale show and it was excellent! I was a little unsure about going (mainly due to distance and weather), but once we got there, the variety of layouts, venders and other things (like clinics & even a model ship as well as a circus/fair display) was awesome. I thought all of the layouts were well done and showed lots of detail and a mixture of scenery and towns, etc.
In particular, there were several really good N gauge layouts -- really tempting now to think about N scale, as HO/OO take up a fair bit of room. I liked how the show "spilled over" into another room where there were even more layouts and vendors.
So if you live in southern Ontario and are thinking about this show, I highly recommend it. I had to drag my son away and I was secretly wishing we could have stayed longer.
Rob
In particular, there were several really good N gauge layouts -- really tempting now to think about N scale, as HO/OO take up a fair bit of room. I liked how the show "spilled over" into another room where there were even more layouts and vendors.
So if you live in southern Ontario and are thinking about this show, I highly recommend it. I had to drag my son away and I was secretly wishing we could have stayed longer.
Rob