LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 2013 Lake County Fair will have some large exhibits this year, but none will be bigger than the display of G gauge backyard model trains from Movie-Mix Productions of Santa Clara.

The garden scale train layout will cover nearly two thousand square feet, and will feature garden scale trains running on more than half a mile of track. Replicas of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, and Denver and Rio Grande railroads will run continuously during the fair.

Various scale model towns, mountains, and people are included in the display. The display is sponsored by Featherbed Railroad of Nice.

G scale is a scale for model railways, and because of its size and durability, G scale is often used outdoors. Such installations are known as garden railways.

G scale was introduced by Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk under their brand name of LGB, meant for indoor/outdoor use.

Lehman was, until its recent bankruptcy, the major European manufacturer of G scale trains, and considered the one that really made garden railways popular. Their trains are sold as the Lehmann Gross Bahn (or “Lehmann Big Train”).

Lehman Patentwerk was founded in 1881 and started producing LGB in 1968. It produced models of European and US originals, of steam, diesel and electric prototypes as well as a large range of coaches, trucks and accessories.

The term “scale” is a misnomer, as the actual scale of the trains that run on it vary from system to system and country to country.

G scale is more correctly called “G Gauge”, as the gauge of the track, 45 mm or about 1.75 inches, is the one consistency.

Movie-Mix Productions has been running this display for more than five years and some of the trains that will be running are more than 20 years old.

In addition to the G gauge trains, the Lake County Model Railroad Club will have it's permanent train display open to the public.

The Lake County Model Railroad mostly features HO gauge trains, and is open each day of the fair.

Regular admission prices for the 2013 Lake County Fair are unchanged from 2011. Prices are $10 for a regular ticket, $6 for a senior over age 60, and $6 for children ages 6 through 11. Children under 6 years old are admitted free every day.

Visit www.lakecountyfair.com for more information.