Cheers big man,you've finally saw the light.Kidding aside i reckon your post is spot on.

I think I might pay a hefty sum to have that guy with the microphone blethering nonsense every ten minutes shot.

I didnae mean that you wur tight Nige.I was meaning the chap that originally brought it up on this forum.

He cannot have been serious surely? He's gotta be a WUM
Well, gave me a laugh anyway.....

Absolutely. You're not telling me there are not better alternatives that are reasonably close by.

Especially when interferring with Mike Blanks seminar, Gellso!

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Was at Sword & lance for the first time last year and its a great little show. Definitely on my list for next year !

If your looking for a sniper Grant,i'm your man!!!!

My thoughts are that Folkstone is not Euro - Euro was a prestigious show but is on the decline - if Euro were to re invent them selves a little the world class modellers and painters would follow - a new venue - better facilities for traders as well as punters. I have been 4 out of the last five years - I will give it a miss now as I feel it was a bit of a rip off - I started this thread - you all have differing opinions and that is allowed of course but I ask you all - if a show heavily oriented on figures and figure competition were to start up at a better venue - possibly better travel facilities (not Crawley), hotels available.

And traders should this be available at a lower cost for the pitch...

All of you...

Would you consider it?

Not to take anything away from Euro - but it's the high end modellers that would be required to attend of course

I couldn't have put it better myself.

I would considered it. But its important than many friends/well know modellers visit.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Obviously that is the important thing.

"Build it and they will come"

It's a huge undertaking for anyone to take on and start up any show notwithstanding an army of volunteers and a budget to work with. I would consider going to any show - for instance I'll make Telford some day and Leeds Armouries if it comes off and if Euro were to move (it won't) then of course I'd go to that as well. The fact is there are not that many shows for figures.

Is this a canny way of trying to put Euro in a bad light in order to prep for a Northern version? I only ask as I heard from a reliable source that there was such a venture being discussed. That is great as the more shows the better, but this has come across as a bit of a North/South divide, with the South being portrayed in somewhat of a bad light, I can't help thinking there is a motive behind it all, but I may be wrong. It would be great to see another version in the North and I would attend, but hopefully not at the sacrifice of Euro.

I am not in the North - but I am sure a Northern version would be well received.

The Engineering exhibition, when it was very figure orientated and Northern Militaire ran quite happily side by side. The competitions at both shows were highly regarded. I thought Figureworld (and of course the club shows) was the Northern figure show, maybe that just needs to incorporate a comp.

As a trader I attend one show a month on average and the list has been refined over the last few years. Every show we do is different and that is part of the appeal and they all generate a profit for us. There is a cheaper alternative at a great venue as far as figure modellers are concerned and that is Figureworld. It's totally different to Euro but a great show none the less. What kind of show did you have in mind Adrian and what would you like to offer that you feel other shows don't? We attend On Track which is held at the Leas as a successor to Trucks and Tracks; it's a good show but it doesn't attract the traders or punters that Euro does even though it's cheaper all around.