{"id":6252,"date":"2025-06-15T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2025-06-18T08:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:08:56","slug":"thats-it-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/thats-it-then\/","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;s it then!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (14th June 2025)\u00a0 EDM Models did its last trade show with the full trade stand at the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association Exhibition and AGM in Burton Upon Trent.<a href=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Burton-Combined-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6253 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Burton-Combined-1024x338.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Burton-Combined-1024x338.png 1024w, 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a cracking day and, as usual, a chance to catch up with a lot of old friends plus we did reasonable business for the day. It was even poignant that the weekend broke our usual format of a social weekend staying with friends with a model show thrown in. Instead it was an early evening drive to Burton, a pleasant beer or two with Mr Garlic Bricks, a night in a hotel and then a drive straight back to York after the event.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;\">It is the end of this, which I&#8217;ll miss a bit<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stand-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6259 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stand-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;\">It is the end of this, which I won&#8217;t miss at all<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stand-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6260 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stand-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;\">But there will be more of this<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/model-display.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6261 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/model-display-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I was asked more than once yesterday how I felt about this being the last show, would I be sad, would I miss it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The decision to end trade shows was made not long after the York show at Easter.<\/li>\n<li>Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the day it was hard to motivate myself to get ready (and on Sunday afternoon its all still in the car)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One question I was asked was, &#8220;was I comfortable with the decision?&#8221;\u00a0 Nail on Head. 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