Hello,

Welcome to my blog in which I hope to share my previous, current and future model building projects with you. I am not intent on offending anyone or expressing in anyway 'this is how it should be done', I just hope that my building experiences and the products thereof might inspire others to have a go.

I have a busy life thankfully but yet I still manage to have time to 'escape' into railway mode, which is very relaxing when it is going well... The subject picture here is my very first attempt at model railway kit building and indeed 'o' gauge building; and if I can add one more, brass kit building. The subject being a four wheel Taff Valley Railway Guards van. I offered to build a kit for a good friend of mine and this is what was proffered. The kit was very enjoyable to build and built my own confidence up no end with the result. Particularly enjoyable was the curved tumble home on the coach side, especially the guards ducket. In building this coach I quickly learned the use of small square wooden blocks, which I still have and still use, for making and fixing brass pieces too to solder together. I must add that wooden clothes pegs were and are a God send 8)

Anyway, painting awaits my current project - an O gauge GWR siphon (six wheel).

Cheers!

Stu