Hello everyone and thank you all for the wealth of information I have acquired from you already!
I am a total newcomer to this world and I must say i am already hooked. I did have a train set when I was a kid, basically two separate ovals (one mine and the other my brother's) with a siding each, pinned to an 8x4 sheet that was painted by my dad. Not very imaginative but it worked. I'm sure you've all similar stories.
My son got a Thomas train set for Christmas from the grandparents and it has been down to me to get something going. He gave me a brief...some trees, a bridge and some people! That's it. Well, I've got more and more into it and it's snowballed into something that will keep me interested and enthusiastic and hopefully create something imaginative for the kids.
I know I'm going to make loads of mistakes, but I'll happily learn and one day I may be able (would like) to produce something akin to the amazing circuits, dioramas and layouts I've seen on here!
I came up with a space saving circuit that would fit in their room. As it is a Thomas layout and for the kids it doesn't have to be too sophisticated. I got a free download of AnyRail which was a massive help in overcoming the complexities of designing a layout. I must have drawn up twenty different designs before I came up with this one! I can't include any of the landscape with the basic download so have physically drawn details on which hopefully I can scan so you can critique.
Again, many thanks for opening up this amazing universe to me and I look forward to your comments.
