Just a quick hello. I've been trawling thru the net looking for site dedicated to Model railways and was directed here from the Hornby forum.
I've not been fortunate enough to have ever had a model railway - it was always 'too expensive' when I was a lad, and then girls and work got in the way. Fortunately my wife accepts that I am a closet geek and is happy to incorporate my hobbies (my telescope used to live in the lounge until I got a secure and unheated lock up for it outside).
Anyway, my 15 month son has an absolute love of trains already - he stops what he's doing and come running a Thomas's theme tune. He also loves it when we play with his Happlyland set. Not quite a model railway, but has sparked my interest to look further into the hobby.
I've got a multitude of books from my local library to read thru now and plans to visit an exhibition later next month (Epsom and Ewell, if anyone else is going?) I'm not in any rush to start building straight away, but hope to start amassing some equipment etc over the next few months. Just need to decide what era to go for (a post war mix of steam and diesel, or something from the 1970's when I grew up?!?)
Anyway, that's me. I hope you'll look kindly on the numerous questions I'm bound to ask in the near furture.
Cheers,
Hugh
I've not been fortunate enough to have ever had a model railway - it was always 'too expensive' when I was a lad, and then girls and work got in the way. Fortunately my wife accepts that I am a closet geek and is happy to incorporate my hobbies (my telescope used to live in the lounge until I got a secure and unheated lock up for it outside).
Anyway, my 15 month son has an absolute love of trains already - he stops what he's doing and come running a Thomas's theme tune. He also loves it when we play with his Happlyland set. Not quite a model railway, but has sparked my interest to look further into the hobby.
I've got a multitude of books from my local library to read thru now and plans to visit an exhibition later next month (Epsom and Ewell, if anyone else is going?) I'm not in any rush to start building straight away, but hope to start amassing some equipment etc over the next few months. Just need to decide what era to go for (a post war mix of steam and diesel, or something from the 1970's when I grew up?!?)
Anyway, that's me. I hope you'll look kindly on the numerous questions I'm bound to ask in the near furture.
Cheers,
Hugh