Hi all,
Is there room for a newbie railway modeller amongst what looks to be a very experienced group, if so I would like to watch and learn as this group covers the area I live in. My name is Mike and I live in St Mary's Platt (between West Malling & Borough Green) in Kent.
I have been plastic kit modelling for a number of years but now need a bit more to get my teeth into so I am looking into building my first proper model railway on a baseboard. I have spent the last month reading and researching the topic and have decided to settle on OO gauge.
I am aiming to move (local) and the plan is to finish up with a spare room to build a complex layout so in the meantime my plan is to build my first OO layout running via DCC on a 8 x 4 baseboard consisting mainly of track and electrics with a minimal amount of scenery.
This option will allow me to gain experience in the areas I need i.e. baseboard building, track planning, track laying and electrics.
I am planning on joining the Tonbridge MRC however I have to have a minor operation on my right foot soon which will lay me up for a while so I am waiting for that to be completed and healed before I join.
Mike