A busy Easter

The word 'busy' doesn't even begin to describe my Easter activities so far, but it has been a very enjoyable and interesting time.  The main activity has been the Cit-In 2011- the National Citroën car gathering- in our home town, Stanthorpe.  I provided a small display of Citroën model cars, which was enjoyed by everyone, and a small display of Standard Gauge Lionel trains.

This is a photo of part of the model display- 1:18 scale at the back, 1:43 at the front.


We had fantastic weather- absolutely perfect- which was particularly appreciated for the public display yesterday, outside at the Showgrounds.

This is the car that I drove to the display- a 1951 Traction Avant.  It was the second oldest Traction there, and superb to drive!!

If I was ever going to buy a Citroën of my own it would be one of these- a 2CV Deux Chevaux.  I think these are great fun, and their owners tend to be fun people too!

This is my train display, just a simple oval on a table-tennis table.  Lots of people liked it, and it brought out stories of their own model railways, but there was one older bloke in particular who was absolutely captivated by it!  To see the thrill that this gentleman got from seeing the trains was worth any amount of effort that went into putting it on.  


It was the first really good run that any of these trains had ever had.  There were one or two minor glitches, but I was really impressed with how well they ran, overall.  I could walk away and come back 15 minutes later and they were still happily encircling the table.  The 408E- the big green electric in the background- was absolutely superb to watch, and hear operating.


It was a great weekend of meeting and talking with lots of really nice, and interesting, people,  and makes me look forward even more to opening my permanent display of trains in the Trainbarn.  My sincere thanks to the various Citroën clubs and people who made me so welcome in their gathering.