I am happy and releved that this blog has not fell to the bottom like a lead ballon and thriving after less than a week hiting 600 (700 6 0ct) views and numerous comments but i thought i would spend this entry expresing my delitet to share with you where i started. GOOD MATES,It is key to have someone either a freind family or lover just to tell you that that small error is not the end.About a year ago and 1 mouth ago a layout entitled january 1968 enspired me to push forward and as i got hooked to Hornby magazine. I read the shows /event's page to find chasewarter model show (hopefully exemplery this year coming well worth a vist) were i bumped into adverts to another local show in lichfeld not far away so of i poped off and i found it was great this was september last year it took me great time about march when i contacted tvmrs the shows founders and that week i poped to the club where i run onto my point " good mates".I learnt many skills from ballasting to simple wiring (very).My layout is based losely of a picture i found in a book entitled The last years of british steam.by ian allen it is suposidly set duing beaching and his lose axe.I would also like to give thanks to devondynosoar118 for his comments and ideas for this entry.Thanks to all readers and do leave comments on my galleryhttp://www.rmweb.co....25-emperor3005/.