Hello, my name is Brian Twigg, my address is
Rotherham, Sth Yorks’.   ( Not particularly proud of that address at the moment
)
I am 75 years old, 76 on the 21st of October, born 1938 in Rotherham.
My email address is :- brian.twigg@virginmedia.com



My forum name is gtmspyder, because I built my daughter a GTM Spyder kit
car, I have also built my son a QUANTUM 2+2 sports car and my grandson a half
size series 2 Land Rover, from plans obtained from Toylander, ( Real Life Toys
).
I have modelled in 00,  EM,  and currently 009.
I built my Grandson a 009 rabbit layout for his 5th Christmas.
I am building in 009, a model of a Scottish scene on the old Callander and
Oban line in Glen Ogle, central Perthshire, closed in August 1965 by a landslide
in Glen Ogle, while scheduled to close under Dr Beeching’s auspices in September
1965.  I have imagineered that the redundant track base was bought by some
narrow gauge enthusiasts, who are building a narrow gauge tourist line linking
Lochearnhead  on Loch Earn, and Killin, on Loch Tay, and particularly featuring
the 12 arch viaduct that lies on the slopes of Glen Ogle.  This ex rail bed is
now part of the national cycle and walkway.
I am a member of the 009 society, and on the forums of the 009 society,
Narrow gauge railway modelling, and Narrow gauge railway and branch line
modelling forums.
I found your forum while looking for a link to Alan Downs, a
modeller I greatly admire.
I like making things, and have made two violins and a viola for my son and
daughter, a twenty note barrel organ for my grandsons seventh birthday, and lots
of DIY around the house for my wife of fifty five years.



I’ll attach one or two pictures from my layout under construction, which
incidentally, is radio controlled. The main feature of the layout, is 
the viaduct.

The landslide that closed the line in 1965'

The Lochearnhead garage at the bottom of the Glen.

Some road works on the A84 in Glen Ogle.






Kind regards,
Brian.
 

Hi Brian :Welcome

1st of all, I wouldn't take the Rotherham episode to heart as personally, I don't think there is a burgh up and down the country that does not have their skeletons in the burgh closet. It's unfortunate that your's just seems to be getting the publicity at the moment.

On a cheerier note …….. I have passed through Glenogle hundreds of times on the way up to where I used to have my caravan pitched at Glendochart.

You have the scene captured to a T. Absolutely fantastic. I have walked along the Viaduct going from Lochearnhead up through Glenogle and walking further down to either Kilin or along past the Luib to Glendochart.

My Caravan was pitched on the old platform at Glendochart and one of the sites residents worked on the railway in that very area. He actually assisted in building the stone building where the water tower was built on top of. The stone building still exists to this day ( minus the water tank ) and now houses the main incoming electricity supply to the caravan site.

It is fantastic to see someone model this and make such a great job of it. I'll be keeping an eye on you thread as Glenogle and the surrounding area has a special place in my heart.

Welcome to the forum and thanks for these fantastic images.

Cheers

Toto

G'day Brian,

Welcome aboard from a damp and grey Sydney… The pics of your layout look superb and the viaduct is stunning piece of modelling. Looking foward to seeing more of this.

Cheers, Gary.

A warm welcome from Mackay Brian.

Hi Brian from a grey and misty Essex.

:Welcome


Ed

[user=1741]gtmspyder[/user] wrote:

I built my daughter a GTM Spyder kit
car, I have also built my son a QUANTUM 2+2 sports car and my grandson a half
size series 2 Land Rover, from plans obtained from Toylander, ( Real Life Toys ).
I have modelled in 00,  EM,  and currently 009.
I built my Grandson a 009 rabbit layout for his 5th Christmas.
I am building in 009, a model of a Scottish scene on the old Callander and
Oban line in Glen Ogle, central Perthshire, closed in August 1965 by a landslide
in Glen Ogle, while scheduled to close under Dr Beeching’s auspices in September
1965.  I have imagineered that the redundant track base was bought by some
narrow gauge enthusiasts, who are building a narrow gauge tourist line linking
Lochearnhead  on Loch Earn, and Killin, on Loch Tay, and particularly featuring
the 12 arch viaduct that lies on the slopes of Glen Ogle.  This ex rail bed is
now part of the national cycle and walkway.
I am a member of the 009 society, and on the forums of the 009 society,
Narrow gauge railway modelling, and Narrow gauge railway and branch line
modelling forums.
and have made two violins and a viola for my son and
daughter, a twenty note barrel organ for my grandsons seventh birthday, and lots
of DIY around the house for my wife of fifty five years.

Hi Brian and welcome to the YMRC, I've been here 2 days now and must say have been made to feel very, very welcome.

One question, "What do you do with your spare time?"

Regards

Welcome to the madhouse Brian from a not too bad Plymouth. Good luck with the projects.

Hello each,and thank you for your very kind welcome.

Regards from a quite sunny South Yorkshire,

Brian.

Hello Toto, I'm pleased you recognised the area I'm attempting to model. it's very pleasing to think that someone who knows the area in Scotland I am modeling, even with modellers licence, can recognise that beautiful area, I used to be a caravaner myself, and often stayed at the Caravan Club Maragowan site in Killin.
There is a blow by blow account of the build so far on the "009 Societies forum", and on the "Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling on Line" forum from conception to the state you see it now if you want to see it warts annall.
I don't know that I want to go through all the posts on the other two forums and transfer them onto here????
I am still finding my way around this new to me site!!

Kind regards,

BrianT.

Hello Mike, what's spare time, is that like a roundtuit, every one appears to have one but can never find it??

Thank you for your interest.

Regards,

BrianT.

Hello Brian, welcome to the club from me down on the edge of the cloudy Solent.

Hi Brian and welcome to the club.Have fun and enjoy yourself.:Welcome

Hello Brian,


Welcome to the club,


Jeff

:hi  Brian.
A warm welcome from a chilly Hertfordshire.   Bit autumnal this evening, but good modelling weather on its way.:thumbs
Hope you enjoy the company .

Hello Alan, and thank you for the welcome, this is a great site to be on, very clear to navigate, and as ever, the modelling fraternity are a friendly and welcoming bunch, thank you for it's creation.

Kind regards,

BrianT.

Hello Reg, Jeff and Barney, thank you for your responses.

Regards from a dank and miserable Sth. Yorks',

BrianT.

Brian,

Welcome to the club from deepest, darkest Hampshire. You have just joined the best model railway forum on the interweb.

Mark

[user=1741]gtmspyder[/user] wrote:

Hello Alan, and thank you for the welcome, this is a great site to be on, very clear to navigate, and as ever, the modelling fraternity are a friendly and welcoming bunch, thank you for it's creation.

Kind regards,

BrianT.

Thank you for your kind words Brian but sadly it wasn't my creation,that honour falls to our founder Bob Heath.I'm just carrying on his legacy.

A late welcome Brian,Thats a lovely railway build you have created.
enjoy the club.
Derek.

:WelcomeBelated welcome from me too Brian. Fantastic layout you have built. :thumbs

Terry