Our world in miniature, hobbies

Hello Helen, I did enjoy breaky with you a while back, but not fish & chips.

Hello, Model railway activity (playing trains) is subdued at present. The railway room has three sides exposed to the outside elements, facing north, which makes it an expensive room to heat. But on sunny mornings it's quite bearable with about two hours direct sunlight through the front, south east facing window. Also, when the main central heating is on like it has been this evening, I make use of that. Anyway, I will load a picture from this morning. Eye level view.

Hello, Thank you. You are most welcome to come. It's better in the pictures as I can hide the room. Yes, you can come to Holbrooks & not have to pay the visitors tax to be set by the mayor. Have a wonderful day. I'm popping out for a breaky treat this morning at Cassilex cafe in Roland Ave before sorting chapel bins. I was best in school at doing rubbish. That's no joke. The headmaster had my mum at the school to explain. The railway is fun, it's a toy. I'm increasingly using easy stuff too. EG. Our wild trees are a form of sea foam weed. They takes a lot of making up, several stages of construction. I've just ordered a pack of ready made trees from China via eBay. A bit of a cop-out.

Hello, I've been rumbling with Diesels, & chuffing with choo-choos, this morning. Not a good day for pictures. It's all rumbling & chuffing very nicely. Our Gosford Green freight only loop line, has two Diesels class 31s, a class 22 diesel hydraulic plus a well worn & weathered eastern region J39 0-6-0 tender loco operating the branch. The J39, is a Bachmann split chassis loco from the 1990s. I added detail to it, as well as an upgrading to the mechanics many years ago. It just keeps going like a gem. Well, that's it folks. Toot-toot!

Hello, Over the decades, I've seen model railways that make mine look very puny, but this one by my friend in Yorkshire, for me has never been excelled. That's just me. Mouldy Raspberry

Hello, I had an outbreak of saddle tanks last evening.

I'm always in awe at the detail in model railways, no matter how big or small the layout is. The work and attention to detail, getting the period setting just right (and that is just for starters) is just incredible.