There’s nothing in the unwritten ‘rules’ of model railways that say your first layout has to be perfect, even if it’s an exhibit ion layout. In fact , for the majority of people there is always something to improve upon.
For Ray Taylor and Anna Bass it w as only when they exhibited ano ther of their layouts, ‘Ambleton Vale’, that they realised how they cou ld improve on the experience for both themselves a nd viewers with their next layout. You can read about how they’ve achieved this and what they have created in an upcoming iss ue of Model Rail.