Chris Nevard's Blog

It seems you've always had an eye for a good shot -http://www.flickr.com/photos/nevardmedia/7007193217/in/set-72157629282520252

For me this was the classic 4mm layout of the early-mid-80s, impressive, inspirational and aspirational all at once.

Brilliant reminder of my early years, a few of the captions say "where are they now". I know where one is, I was a very junior visitor on odd occasions. No claim to any practical input, just inspiring times during my formative years. Used to love cycling down to sholing station, a great clubroom, if I remember correctly a bit cramped at times. Was it the N gauge, or the junior section that was tucked away at the far end of the building, my memory fails me.

Amazing how much you forget about the things you have forgotten.

 

Happy Days.

Thanks for posting the pics.

Whatever happend to..............Pipers Mead?

Nice to see that they were doing just as well (even better having to manage with what they had to hand) as today's modelers. We tend to forget just how long this hobby has been going and on upon what great shoulders we stand. Great pics, great days. Thanks for sharing.

Great photos Chris...the one above with the elderly gent is crying out for a caption competition...

I remember those So'ton Guildhall shows; I was into military modelling then but always made a point of going.

Thanks chaps - the lederly chap in the photo was/is quite a character I recall, though it must be a good 25 years since I last saw him. He was a retired British Transport Police officer and had many great tales to tell us lads of jellified bodies being pulled out of the mud in the docks and their arms pulling off!

 

Does anyone know anything about Victoria South? It's the one info wise which is still eluding on that front. It's got that comforting Frank Dyer kind of feel with handlaid track and much brick paper:

 

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Great photos Chris...the one above with the elderly gent is crying out for a caption competition...

 

Ah, ah! So that's were the last of my Brylcreem went this morning. Ought to have bought some proper lubricant!

Wearing ties while playing trains, I remember a few of our clubs members always being as smartly dressed even when plaster and paint was flying. Recently ran an old clockwork Hornby loco on the clubs test track in memory of a few who let a youngster play with their clockwork tinplate at shows and it got more of an audience than any new release