Great Model Railway Challenge 2019

[silly moo]

I found the programme excruciating at times, and the two presenters and the music annoying, I thought the items supplied in the scratchbuilding challenge were silly but it has raised the profile of our hobby and generated a lot of interest.

It has no doubt increased sales of model railway products which will benefit everyone involved in model railways. Even though the layouts were almost exclusively 00 some of those people who were encouraged to have a go themselves will probably opt for N. The more the merrier.

[Nick]

I found the program to be entertaining but the two main presenters very annoying!

I think that's part of the design template for this type of show - MasterChef and Bake Off refer...

I enjoyed the show and am glad to hear that it's been recommissioned.

[red_death]

Conversely I really like the presenters - they don't trivialise it too much, but equally they make it fun and accessible.

[kirky]

Conversely I really like the presenters - they don't trivialise it too much, but equally they make it fun and accessible.

Is it just me or is there a remarkable likeness between one of the presenters (the one with beard) and the other Revolution Trains bloke - our very own @Ben A ??

[Graham]

Conversely I really like the presenters - they don't trivialise it too much, but equally they make it fun and accessible.

I agree, whilst to some they may appear this way, they are trying to make the show attractive to non rail enthusiasts, which they do.

[dannyboy]

It is, after all, an 'entertainment' programme and it does do that. Although I have to say that some of the one liners they come out with are worse than mine. 

[guest311]

a close run thing, but yes, worse than yours ....

just 

[dannyboy]

Ha de ha. 

[Bealman]

Still haven't gotten around to watching episode 5.

I realise it's not serious modelling, but to me it's boring. I find the whole thing tiresome and to some extent predictable.

I sort of enjoyed the first season, but the format has worn thin very quickly, almost to the point of having to force myself to watch it.

The solution of course is not to watch it, which is probably what will happen.

[Skyline2uk]

Whilst I know who won (no spoilers here), I couldn't bring myself to watch the rest of the final.

Again, without spoiling, events unfolded in such a way that pushed my cringe-o meter beyond braking point.

That all being said, I agree with the result and having met the team in question now (and got a selfie with a team member, god I regressed to a teen!), they were a lovely bunch.

Skyline2uk