Following a period of ill-health that was useful in establishing a qualifying relationship with mortality, I had a couple of ticks left on my TDBD (things to do before the reaper) list: 1. Building a small sailing boat (1:1)and, 2) building the extensive model railway I'd always promised myself, previous layouts being enjoyable but minimal. With the sailboat done I started to browse the magazines, shops and websites that I'd denied myself during the years when I was on a nautical bent; I know myself well enough to realise that I'm easily sidelined, something I did not want to happen with shed full of half-built boat!
(aside: I trust these drafts aren't being published???!!! A glance at the blog-list seems to indicate otherwise, in which case I'd best exit-red-faced and conclude the draft, privately, in Word. Being totally nonPC-savvy, this is exactly the sort of gaff I feared! ) LO
Whatever. I'll take the possible early egg-on-face as a warning not to be so typically long-winded and cut to the chase. An O-gauge Brassworks 04 diesel appeared on-line at a time when I was browsing under the influence: half price - probably because it was only partially painted and unglazed - with no O-gauge layout, nor the prosepct of such, I had to buy it! Now it stares from my bench-top as a constant reminder of the consequences of such alcoholic foolhardiness. But I've become fond of it, and you never know - one day...
Now I'll see if I can upload a picture of the offending item...
If I've done so - and it'll be a miracle - I'll say goodnight - till I generate something that might be marginally readable ;-)
Brasso
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