This weekend there was the "Railexpo" exposition in Cergy-Pontoise, near Paris in France. Since there are a quite a few people enjoying European trains, I hope you'll like the pictures I took there this Friday. Unfortunately with the display cases and my camera getting older, not all pictures were in the best quality...
The exposition is a general model railway exposition, not specifically for 0-scale. However there were a lot of 0-scale models to see, much more than you would see in a typical exposition at home (Netherlands).
Sikorsky Turbo Train which had both a diesel engine and a gas turbine, according to the internet a version of these were also exported to the USA as Turboliner. The model is 0-scale made by Arma, which made the models for the SNCF. It was part of a presentation from the French Railway museum in Mullhouse http://www.citedutrain.com/en which has a very nice collections of full-size locomotives.
Also directly at the entrance was the stand of Fulgurex with a very nice model of the "roter pfeil" in 0 scale.
Models for sale at Pierre Dominique
A lot of big French steam locomotives for sale, these seemed to be selling well since I saw them dissappear during the day.
A French lunch needs wine of course
Bemo has nice models in 0m, we're seeing them more and more
Repainting of models for French prototypes, also ETS is going to make a French 030T locomotive
Various models for sale.
This company mostly had h0 models, but a few cardboard buildings in 0 scale.
LMJ figurines holding working lanterns
Display case of Twerenbold with 1 scale models
Also mostly 1 scale with Aster, but they had an 0 scale model of a Big Boy. Also Swiss chocolates
Association of railway modellers with homebuilt models and a 3-rail layout
In scale h0 a layou "Les Gorges du Telegrphe"
Brass building demonstration in 0 scale
Also a layout I liked very much from "CLUB MODELISTE D'ALBENS" in scale h0
A small large-scale layout "Hansen Fisk"
Narrow-gage 0-scale
A large double-oval 0 scale layout. In the background finally a French steam locomotive that I like
Troughout the exposition were various smaller layouts like this one
Sans pareil petit Train de France
More buildings in 0 scale, this time in plastic
Aubertrain had a set of French 0m narrow gauge passenger car kits and a locomotive
Also 0 scale locomotives, i think Lemaco?
Some more 0 scale buildings
Ellettren makes Italian locomotives and a lot of different passenger cars.
Handpainted lead figures in 0 scale.
This is h0, but Hornby is rereleasing TGV's in different liveries under the Jouef brand. Now those TGV's are nice trains
Unfortunately this pictures don't give a good impression of the layout. The layout was in a box and in front of the rail was a glass plate upon which a video was projected. This was synchronized to the train, so when the train arrived, you could see the doors open and people getting out. After the train left, people were picking up their luggage, drinking a bottle of wine and the leaving the station.
More 0 scale figurines and signals from haxo.
Badly overpainted MTH Crocodile for 1750 euro.
KIT ZERO
AMJL display cases with 0 scale models
American-built 140G "Pershing" locomotive at the neigbouring stand.
Another of those nice small layouts.
R37 models is bringing out models of French passenger wagons.