springfield mass show

[central.vermont]

Which building does one enter from?

Actually any of them but I tend to start with the BLC (Better Living Center) It's the largest of all 4 buildings.

Jon

[Point353]

Actually any of them but I tend to start with the BLC (Better Living Center) It's the largest of all 4 buildings.

The Better Living Center has 123,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
The Mallary Complex has 129,400 sq. ft. of exhibit space.

[peteski]

Which building does one enter from?

None really. You walk up to the ticket booth (outside) then you can choose to walk up to any of the buildings.  Better Living Center is usually the most interesting.  If you go to the official website you can download maps and vendor list.

[Santa Fe Guy]

Being 15,000 Klm away makes it kinda tough to get to. Would love to see a show that size again.
Rod.

[AKNscale]

Closest thing to this we get up here if Fur Rondy   

[w neal]

I missed seeing the ticket booth on the map. Where is that located?

[MK]

The last time I went a few years ago, there were multiple tickets booths in a few places spread out outside of the buildings.  This way the lines can be kept short.

[w neal]

Awesome! Thanks fellas!

[peteski]

I missed seeing the ticket booth on the map. Where is that located?

I always follow the long line of cars (and the cop directing traffic) to the main parking lot, then follow the crowds towards the Big-E grounds. There is a row of ticket booths. You get a wrist band which is then checked as you enter every building. You can roam the grounds (outside) for free. But there is nothing to see outside. 

There might be other entrances which sell the wrist bands but I never tried to enter the show from any other direction.

[DeltaBravo]

I handed my phone to the Atlas guy.

Looks like we will miss the show this year.

[cfritschle]

If Atlas has the pre-production samples of the N scale Ford F-100 pickups on display, could someone get some decent photos of them?

This one was a screen capture from the Trainfest video.


I am thinking the N scale version may look better than the pre-production HO scale version shown on the Atlas website.

http://www.atlasrr.com/Cars/ho-f-100.htm

Carter

[MK]

I will try if I remember.  I'm going to be bringing my new camera, Nikon D500. 

[garethashenden]

Is there a scheduled  meetup or will we all just wonder around without knowing each other?

[VonRyan]

How's about any  who'll be there, meet at the N-Trak layout in the Better Living Center at 1pm on Saturday.

My name "Cody F." is on my dark-blue New Jersey Southern polo shirt, and you can generally pick out @peteski in a crowd if you listen for the sounds of nuanced complaining but with a Polish accent.

[transitionalman]

I see from Atlas Facebook page that the new 2017 catalog will be available at the show!  I am anxious to hear reports of what is being offered!  Anyone hear of any online posts or reports yet of the show now that we are over 1.5 hours in?