Quick Hello

Hello - just wanted to say hello and briefly introduce myself. I’m a “returner” to the hobby and hope to build a permanent layout one day. Unfortunately as I live in a smallish apartment that’s not a realistic possibility in the immediate future. However I’m determined to not let this stop me developing my modelling skills and have finally started building a small shelf layout entitled Baffie Halt - an imaginary setting on a Scottish loch shore in the mid 60’s

Hi Andy and welcome aboard !  You know great Oaks from little Acorn's grow  :).  Start with a plank to hone your skills, then do another plank to connect to the first one ( A bit of forward planning  :thumbs ) You can even do stand alone ' drop in' dioramas on a separate bit of board and before you know it you've got half a layout in the wings just waiting for somewhere to put it  :doublethumb
Cheers

Matt

Hello Andy and welcome to the Club.  I read the advice on this forum ages before joining and starting my modelling and I'm very pleased I followed the advice.  I thoroughly enjoyed making my planks - especially that it felt like they were "finished" and learned so much along the way (now I make new mistakes).  So definitely, don't let space stop you starting.  I will look forward to following your progress.
Michael

Welcome, Andy!

Welcome to the club Andy. Nothing wrong with starting small,up to you how big you get.

Welcome aboard Andy.   :cheers

Well done you for realising that enjoying railway modelling doesn't have to involve modelling the whole of the West Highland Line - there have been some brilliant Highland "planks" - some of Ian Futers works immediately spring to mind.

You say you're "returning" so presumably you've already built something in the past - what scale, era and control system etc. and will your plank continue the theme or will it be a complete change ?

Thanks for all the encouragement! I’m liking the idea of “planks” and “drop in” dioramas (I’m keen to have a go at trying to model a distillery - which of course will involve much prototypical research!).
When I mentioned that I was a “returner” I was referring to many many years ago in my youth - when I had free range in my parents attic! I didn’t model a particular era as such though being a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast I was drawn to the late Victorian era and attempted a few simple scenario around my Hornby Caledonian Railway Single 123 - which sadly has since long gone… 

I was gifted one of Ian Futers books which has been a source of much inspiration and I find the mid 60’s fascinating - particularly in a Scottish context - including even the BR Railbuses! - so here’s to my first plank!

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Hey, welcome to the forum!
You can do a lot in a small space. Like an A4 boxfile!!!

A prize winning boxfile, no less!
Michael

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A prize winning boxfile, no less!
Michael

Planning this years as we speak!  :off topic

Hi Andy

Welcome to the madhouse and the thread-hijack zone - you'll soon get used to it!!!

Looking forward to your posts - we are doing a Scottish themed layout at the local club so looking forward to pinching some ideas  

Barry

No problem - if I can make a box file model half as good as TeaselBay’s I’ll be hijacking every thread I come across - and not just the model railway ones! :cheers

Hi Andy,

Welcome to the club.

Nigel