Introduction
I've been a regular viewer of RMweb for the last 12 months but have just signed up as I have a new layout in the planning stage. Never written a blog in my life so we'll just have to see how this goes. Lot's of thoughts running through my head at the moment so will dump them here.
So how did I get here...
Well I guess it all started over 30 years ago with our OO model railway that Dad built in the dining room. It was a permanent feature and I remember it being there for many years. Funnily enough I can't remember it being dismantled but the track and rolling stock was boxed up and forgotten about.
I stumbled upon the boxes a few years back whilst in my parents attic. My son was almost 4 years and I decided to build a small 6x4 layout in his bedroom complete with Thomas and Percy! This 6x4 was a great success at the time. My interest in modeling began to grow again and before long I was a regular reader of the usual modeling monthly magazines, attending exhibitions and viewing this forum. The 6x4 lasted 18 months or so before my ambitions got the better of me. The 6x4 went and was replaced with a larger layout which ran round the perimeter of the room. Thomas and his mates also disappeared and was replaced with modern diesel locomotives.
While initially a great success, interest started to wain and it was clear that my enthusiasm and interest wasn't really shared. After much discussions with my wife it was decided we should dismantle the OO layout and If wanted my own layout I should built one for myself. (more of that later)
So over the last month or so the layout has been dismantled, track, locomotives, rolling stock and buildings (many scratchbuilt) were all sold via ebay and I now have a decent pot of cash for my new layout.
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