I've been an amateur modeller since I was about 5, with my layout consisting of an oval of Hornby track with a Caledonian tank and a Virgin trains HST whizzing around, which were both quickly joined by a BR black model of 60800 'Green Arrow' - the loco behind which I had my first railtour, York to Scarborough and back in 2002
Once the traditional track mat layout had been ditched around 2008, I started work on my first proper layout, the Bottesford Valley railway - two ovals on two separate levels with sidings and a shed branching off of the joint GNR / GCR station on the lower loop. That layout ceased to exist in September 2016, which leads us to....
Bahamas Junction, which of course wouldn't be right without a model of Bahamas on it, but that is for another post. A space 6 metres x 3 metres has recently come available to me, and it is here that Bahamas Junction will be built, with all updates posted here - all being well construction should start in July. Which brings me to the 'gap filler' between layout updates.
I like building layouts, but I LOVE working on my rolling stock, namely preserved steamers and I have a soft spot for the preserved AC electrics at Barrow Hill, which will be covered in 3D printing updates. That is all for my first blog and there will be revisions to the track plan - there is a cupboard from which I can remove the door and possibly add a terminus station or move one of the sheds. For now, I'll leave you all with some recently completed
examples of my work out on a visit. I will also be investing in a proper work bench in due course;
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