Holgate Junction Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hello everyone. My name is Matthew and I have been lurking as a guest for a few months and thought it was time to actually contribute, or at least enable a contribution by registering. I currently live in Sudbury, Ontario (that's a big province in Canada for those that weren't sure) - I say currently as I have moved a few times since leaving York where I was born and dragged up just as steam left BR. I hope to one day to finish my first layout but my last attempt was halted as a pimply teenager when I discovered girls! I have recently gained access to a large collection of blue and green diesels to add to my Lima Class 55 from childhood. Time to go lay some track I reckon. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted January 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome, Matthew. There are a couple of groups catering to British modellers in Canada. Our club (The Platelayers) has a big show every 2 years and a Symposium in the off years, about the end of April. We also have a number of members who deal in models, both new and used. I don't know anyone in Sudbury at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome to the forum Matthew, you will find plenty of advice and inspiration on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hello Matthew, Welcome to the forum. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp3970 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome to the forum from snowy cold Calgary, ok I guess Sudbury may be more colder and snower right now!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome Matthew, Leeds lad here in Windsor, Ont Regards Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holgate Junction Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome Matthew. There are quite a few Canadians on this forum, as well as Yorkshire folk, so I'm sure you'd feel right at home here. Mind, you don't have to be nuts to enjoy your time here, but it certainly helps! I think I qualify as nuts - I left South Africa for the frozen North I should have stayed in Yorkshire where I started from! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holgate Junction Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Thanks generally to everyone who welcomed me. I attended the Platelayers show this (last) year and met a few people and layouts that pretty much sealed the deal for getting back to OO scale and of course British scenery modelling. Since then I took over a collection from somebody in Eastern Ontario, as he was moving over to North American HO, and it is big enough to run several large layouts both late steam as well as green and BR blue (my favourite) diesel. I am now stuck in the (perhaps enviable) position of lots of rolling stock and no trackwork. As soon as I can get our guest to go home (I swear it is a coincidence she is an in-law as I do like her - honest ) the spare room will be mine again and I can complete a busy 8 x 10ft introductory effort in a donut configuration built with 2 removable sections for the bed. I fully anticipate this layout will take another year before I decide it is far too limiting, as it can only show 10% of my new locos at once even though it has lots of track, and I pull it all up to do a proper prototypical layout using the walls of the basement room so I can leave space for the bed to stay down. I believe this problem is common to many people returning to the hobby (poor initial planning and diving in too quickly) so I'll have to come back to the forum regularly to tell you all what not to do and ask you why I didn't read the collective wisdom you all offered first here . Perhaps I should just focus on something achievable for Platelayers 2016 show in Southern Ontario eh? Now how about the ECML and a full York Station...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Perhaps I should just focus on something achievable for Platelayers 2016 show in Southern Ontario eh? Now how about the ECML and a full York Station...... Very good, we'll book your space now shall we? Seriously though, welcome to the group. Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinerChris Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome to the Forum Matthew. May you find many hours of getting distracted inspiration on here. From another Brit plonked in Sudbury, (although soon not to be, I hasten to add!) Best Regards, Chris. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Welcome from Deep River. Three hours down the road towards the pork barrel centre Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted January 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2015 Good luck from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Matthew.. Guess there's more going on in Ontario. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holgate Junction Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Welcome from Deep River. Three hours down the road towards the pork barrel centre Deep River is our main food and petrol (oops - meant gas) stop on 17 so it is one of the few places in Canada I can say I have been to a lot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickybtrains Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Welcome to the Forum from another Canadian William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john dew Posted January 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2015 Welcome from a cold crisp Lotus land! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Next time you are coming through Deep River or if you want to make a day out of it I would me more than happy to show off my layout (and feed you). FYI the BRMNA Ottawa group will be coming up to my place for the June meeting and BBQ, you would be welcome to join us. FYI, my layout is a watch trains (9 each way in an automated sequence) go by based on BR E region with a station loosely modelled on Grimsby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holgate Junction Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Next time you are coming through Deep River or if you want to make a day out of it I would me more than happy to show off my layout (and feed you). FYI the BRMNA Ottawa group will be coming up to my place for the June meeting and BBQ, you would be welcome to join us. FYI, my layout is a watch trains (9 each way in an automated sequence) go by based on BR E region with a station loosely modelled on Grimsby. That is a great offer, thanks. It would be nice to meet up with groups in both Toronto and Ottawa areas when I pass through as the Great British Train Show (Platelayers) was a very useful motivator for me. I am a little more reserved than most people I come across here on the forum but the open and sharing nature is very welcoming. I hope I can get more involved despite my remoteness from these groups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Just to put things in the proper context; Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 There is the old joke about the salesman in Toronto called into his boss's office and told he is being re-assigned to Sudbury. Salesman (very annoyed and unhappy) - 'Sudbury! Sudbury! I don't want to go there. It's a terrible place. The only things Sudbury's known for are hockey players and hookers!' Boss - " I'll have you know my wife comes from Sudbury." Salesman - "What position does she play?" Just kidding - several of my relatives have lived in Sudbury at different times, and they're all good people. Welcome to RMweb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp3970 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 There is the old joke about the salesman in Toronto called into his boss's office and told he is being re-assigned to Sudbury. Salesman (very annoyed and unhappy) - 'Sudbury! Sudbury! I don't want to go there. It's a terrible place. The only things Sudbury's known for are hockey players and hookers!' Boss - " I'll have you know my wife comes from Sudbury." Salesman - "What position does she play?" Just kidding - several of my relatives have lived in Sudbury at different times, and they're all good people. Welcome to RMweb. Thats all good and fine, but Sudbury does has one good thing over Toronto... Its not Toronto! Excuse me while I run and duck for cover! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Welcome to the forum Matthew... From Halifax Nova Scotia... (You are probably further away than Mosocw is from London - that's Canada, eh!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted January 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hey Bill, You're nearer to me, same province at least and (just) connected by a rail line, which we're trying to keep. See that you're interested in 0 gauge. I'm hoping to get started on a light railway project this year, now I've unpacked most of he boxes from the UK. Halifax has the closest model shop to here. Dava Cape Breton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 welcome;exiled Geordie.in Keswick Ontario. John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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