Pennine MC

It's Ian AllAn, there's no 'E' in it, never has been, never will be

I love the smell of enamels in the morning...

V-hangers and bananas

V-hangers and bananas

V-hangers and bananas

Norh Ballachulish was born today - baseboard construction commenced!

6 packets of seed, planted at the same time. The only one to show any life so far? Pansy 'Beaconsfield'. That's a good omen for the new season, that is!

The light at the end of a long tunnel

is just popping by for a cuppa.

is walking without crutches, well from the sofa to the fridge but that counts as mileage

I've just read the fifth book in the "learning to read" trilogy.

was going to cut the lawns - but the rain's beaten me to it! So suppose I'll just have to get on with the modelling

Has his future in a British steel.

Made the most of a working internet connection last night to re-introduce myself to Ian's Vanfare for the Common Man topic on old RMWeb. Trip to the Garden Centre in Halland needed today, so it wouldn't be too much of a diversion to pick up a couple of Parkside kits in Uckfield on the way home....

is going to sell his book collection and just ask on here when he wants to find something out. Is that OK guys?

is off to the vets with the youngest dog.

Spending the afternoon in front of the telly fitting Spratt and Winkles. Welcome to the glamorous, high-octane world of railway modelling. Living the dream, baby.

is applying for a super-injunction to prevent public disclosure of his latest modelling cock-up.

is wondering why so many people have been looking at my profile today. I'm not usually this popular... I must have done something wrong...

is wondering why so many people have been looking at my profile today. I'm not usually this popular... I must have done something wrong...

just detailed a J27 backhead and the regulator handle turns, is this going a bit far?

Too many fine layouts fail to reach their full potential by slavishly following the Prototype

just detailed a J27 backhead and the regulator handle turns, is this going a bit far?

I’ve gone vegetarian now. I mean, I know I had a sausage roll yesterday, but it's not really meat, is it, y'know? I mean, there's no animal called a 'sausage'.

Why do people think they can get away with something like that?