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As an ex-british rail board employee who worked for a few years at Nottingham Victoria, all I can say is WOW!! Tony really has done his homework to produce such a wonderful recreation of the original 'Old Vic' in model form and the 'train shed' photo instantly transported me back to 1960. If I wanted to be hyper-hyper critical, the model is built on the level whereas the station itself was set down in a huge hole - but I'll forgive this as its such a terrific model. On photo 4 I can actually see my old office window above the parcels dept - he's even managed to pull in the old vic hotel which was joined to the right of the station building - Milton Street looks pretty good to. Well done Tony - thanks for the memories it's just a pity you don't live a little nearer. Mike

Thanks Ray and Martin, very informative. Let the lesson begin.....

Couple of days on and I'm considering doing a Gordon..... As I'm not bad at soldering thought I might have a go at making some track to see if it will re-ignite my mojo. So, had a look at Templot (which I think I may be able to get my head round), and re-read Gordons thread - there's so much new terminology to learn with track building. So simple question before I clear off out of Gordons thread, can someone give me a link on here to a basic 00 track making thread where I can begin my education please. Thanks guys Mike

The above is all that matters to me Thanks Gordon.

Blimey!!..... Go easy fellas I'm a newbie to this forum, thanks for the unexpected welcome..... I'm not having a go at Gordon - far from it, I love his build; his dedication to the task in hand; wonderful wonderful trackwork; beautiful carpentry, etc etc. For your information Colin the 'Thanks Gordon' was said somewhat tongue in cheek meaning no more or less than Gordons thread had been the inspiration for me to abandon my current build. I don't have a problem it's just an excuse for doing something I had probably been subconciously considering for a while and Gordons thread proved my efforts were substandard, to me at least, which is why I became dispondent. Don't tell me you've never been disheartened when looking at someone else's work then comparing it with your own efforts. Quite how any of you deduced from my post that I was 'having a go' is beyond me (perhaps you would be kind enough to say which word or sentence indicates this?) but this is more than likely down to my working class education as I was never taught how to read between the lines. Lighten up for goodness sake. Gordon. Please accept my sincere and profound apologies should you consider I have 'had a go' - I haven't. Please also accept similar apologies for high-jacking your thread. Good luck with your build and your handicap. Mike

Thanks Gordon.... Love your build. I've just read through your entire thread, all of your trials and tribulations, amendments to 'the plan', illness etc etc. Conclusion - I've just been upstairs to my loft and spent several hours ripping up my track. Seeing the quality of your build, from someone who claims not to know what they're doing, depressed me beyond belief and now I'm totally de-motivated with a pile of track I don't know what to do with. "C'est la vie" so they say but, at 69 I don't know whether I'll ever regain the enthusiasm to start again - only time will tell.... Mike ps. not really your fault, just an age thing, I think.....