The Lurker

Eyam - the place that isolated itself during the Great Plague

Fire Woman - the Cult

First and Last and Always - The Sisters of Mercy

Smalltown England - New Model Army

Girl from mars - Ash

Going to California - Led Zeppelin

Poison Door - the Sisters of Mercy

We Real Cool - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Chelsea Girl - Simple Minds

No Time To Cry - The Sisters of Mercy

The hurting - Tears for Fears

Thank You - Led Zeppelin

Today is a Good Day - New Model Army

Floorshow - The Sisters of Mercy

I haven't properly read the OP so perhaps I should before commenting, but as to the limited question - why do we model then I think the topic is much much wider than the model railway community.

 

It would seem to have roots in antiquity. Look at the beautiful models in King Tuts tomb. Now I know they were designed for a specific purpose - for use in the after life - but perhaps there is a fundamental human desire to re-create the real world in other forms. In essence art often seeks to that.

 

Oh dear heady stuff for a Tuesday morning time to sit down for coffee.

 

Jack

and this and other posts show that there is definitely a place for this kind of study; it's potentially reaching deep into how humans operate.

I may have missed this in your original post (and apologies if I have) but you almost need to ask the fundamental question "what is modelling?", and how this can be distinguished from grown men (or indeed young boys) playing with toy trains. Is there a clear defining line, or is it more fuzzy?

I believe that it should be Leeds Permanent Building (no 's') Society....

agreed, my typo

I've seen some people walking along....!

It is indeed good news. I missed out as I placed my pre-order too late....

_{I want more - The Sisters of Mercy}

Always there - the Rose of Avalanche

I was always drawn as a child to what was described in a book(I think an OS Nock book called Railways, the years of pre-eminence) as "Golsdorf's masterpiece", a 2-6-4 tender engine built for the Austrian Imperial railwway. A quick scout on google bought up class 310 as a better description.

I've always thought the Schools Class had a certain power and impressiveness about them - especially before being fitted with smoke deflectors.

EDIT: typo

Better than them - New Model Army

(You gotta) fight for your right (to party) - the Beastie Boys

I want up - the Screaming Blue Messiahs