Kris

Ah yes, the enchanted lives of railway modellers 

Well done!

I keep lending people books, but they always return them, there's no way to reduce the heap....

I've got the opposite problems - I can't find books I know I've got (Wild Swan on the Wantage Tramway) and have lent books to people who don't give them back (One of Iain Rice's Wild Swan books about layout design)

I too sometimes can't find the ones I know I own - spent ages looking for the Euston - Watford DC lines signal Instructions and couldn't find them but I know they're there somewhere!!  And don't tell me about buying duplicates although fortunately that only applies to a few less expensive copies.

You've just had a senior moment in the senior scale.

Today I found an N gauge loco I had forgotten about. I must keep hunting through cupboards to see what else I can find. 

Thanks Kris!

Very enjoyable - lots of very interesting content - far too much amazing stuff to list everything individually.

Since I used to work in a university - and was involved in outreach to local schools - I'm particularly pleased to see Jamie Warne's roadworks demo. He's clearly a very talented modelmaker - and I suspect we'll be seeing a lot more of his work in due course. I certainly hope so - and not just because I learnt a lot from his video.

To be honest, when I visit shows, I usually gravitate towards the demonstrators. Yes - I also spend time looking at layouts - and time and money on certain trade stands. However, I really see shows as a chance to pick up ideas - what works - what doesn't.

(There's also a little matter of meeting people - yes, I know I'm generally a very quiet person - but I still like to meet people ... .)

Anyway, I'm glad to see some new people showing us their ideas - not just people younger than me, although they are already the future of this hobby. (I should add that I've got nothing against people who've done this stuff for years.)

What I can say about the demos in the weekend's show is that I know I have learnt a lot - and quite a bit of this stuff is likely to come in useful with future projects.

Now all I need to find is time to put some of the ideas into practice.

Whilst I think of it, I might also try and think of some ideas, in case any of them might be of use in future events. If I get anywhere I'd probably send a PM to one of the people who run this site.

(I'm wary about starting a "virtual show comments / suggestions" thread, in case a noisome minority see it as "open season" for an unwarranted "dig for victory" campaign.)

Yes, a lot of interesting stuff. Thanks

Intriguing,speaking as one who has been known to have his head turned by “something to hang on a wall “.So do tell what is/was it that almost seduced you ?

It's a local seascape (of my favourite location) by a well known painter. Nothing railway related at all. 

What you do with a food mixer in the privacy of your own home is entirely your business.

What food was he/she mixing?

Egg whisk, flying helemet and wet celery?

The second radius of hell...

Mistakes can be forgiven

It will turn out for the best.

Extreme point locking?

They were never going to be used apparently!

You mean you're not meant to do that?

Did you also explain the difference between 2FS and N gauge?

Or the various gauges for 4mm scale and why only one of them "works"?

Welcome to the slippery slope of the best gauge of the lot

So, an MPD diorama?

That just will not be happening. I know that some people like MPD's but I'm not one of them.

Jersey Bus Station - I remember it well!

Missed it tonight, catch up it is then, quite simply the best program on the box in the last few years by a long shot

Saw a repeat of the first episode of the series with Hugh Dennis in it recently. Utterly brilliant, bizarre and compelling.

Bone marrow?

Tomarrow never dies.

Never had it,sounds good though...next stop, Google.

Very annoying given it looks likely to have been caused by the manufacturers own engineer.

At least you're here to bitch about it. Not everyone gets that chance!

That's what happens when you travel in the Royal Carriage

Didn't know they'd escaped again!

Sweet! Scored a sneaky North Sands session last weekend at 2-3ft and clean, just me and the kids out! Good to see you have found an upside to being the wrong side of the Tamar

Nah, I think Victoria was better. But the last series of Poldark was hardly a year ago.

The good Captain is back.....

I never went away.

On BBC too

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39684287

It must be ram-packed.

the calm before the storm!