I may be familiar to a few (very few) members of this Forum.  After many, many years, and some life-changing events, I am embracing the Hobby once again in a smaller way.

I was one of the small number of members of the old Barchester forum in the mid -1990s, and then I was "Admitted Member Number 5" (as the  founder, the late Bob Heath, warmly announced*) of this - the Your Model Railway forum,) and stumbled through a couple of other forums since.  Back then I modelled in HO, N and O scales in that order.  Famous for my "axe,"  many a layout of mine was chopped up publicly!  Much to the mirth of many.


It has been a challenging few years, and there are still a few hurdles to jump, but I am back, creating a layout again - but more of that later.

Scanning the membership list, I see many familiar names.  I look forward to catching up.  I'll get around to posting layout details in the next day or two.

(* Even though there were some fifteen "members" in the first few months of Your Model Railway!  Bob Heath admitted to us that he created quite a few fake members, all of whom posted regularly, to swell the group and attract others!)

I guess I qualify as old in every sense. 
Welcome back….good to hear from you again, I look forward to reading about your latest project.

Best wishes

John

Yes Tim ,I have seen elsewhere about your return.
Certainly many of the old YMR crew are no longer with us & the rest, we are getting a bit more mature in our years but still have the bloodlust about the hobby.

And I do remember fondly the "AXE"

Do you remember Brian Surgone - he is back here….

Hello Tim,
Welcome back. 

Looking forward to catching up.

Welcome back Tim.

[user=606]Sol[/user] wrote:  

 Do you remember Brian Surgone - he is back here….

Oh, heaven preserve us!  ;-)

Welcome back, Tim.

You don't look any older!   

Hi Tim,On

Welcome back. 


Nigel

Welcome back Tim very pleased to see you and you are back doing the hobby again i had a break myself for about 3 years due to a house move.
Is your important workday still Sunday?

Brian

Thank you, Brian - much obliged!  And, yes, it is!  :cheers

Hello and welcome back…. looking forward to learning from you

Michael

Hello Tim - good to see you back!
ATB
Shaun.

Hi Tim and welcome back from the wilderness.

Bill

Sol…

Yes Tim ,I have seen elsewhere about your return.
 Certainly many of the old YMR crew are no longer with us & the rest,  we are getting a bit more mature in our years but still have the  bloodlust about the hobby.

And I do remember fondly the "AXE"……














Best wishes,

Doug [ex-dooferdog]

Good ta see thee back lad.

Good to see you back Tim.  I did worry a bit when you had some dodgy weather  in new jersey.   What are you up to modelling wise at the moment ?

[user=31]sparky[/user] wrote:

Good to see you back Tim.  I did worry a bit when you had some dodgy weather  in new jersey.   What are you up to modelling wise at the moment ?

Thanks, Reg!  :thumbs I've started on a long, and possibly longer shelf.  Take a look at my new thread.

http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=16013&forum_id=21

Thank you to all for your kind welcome back into the fold.  (Good Lord, this place has grown  :shock: :shock: :thumbs)

Well now there's a blast from the past ………………….

As the Yorkshire half of me might say "Wheer hast tha bin since I saw thee" ?

Welcome "home" Tim - you have lots of catching up to do but then so have we - do tell…………..

Looking forward to catching up on your layout thread - I hope you don't mind but your axe has been used on several occasions and by several members (unfortunately, without your permission) whilst you were AWOL.  We did ask, but there was no reply ………………….

Welcome home Tim,back where you belong.