ant31117
Western Thunderer
Hello from another newbie
Hi everyone
As I've been reading the forum on here for a little while, I thought it was high time to dip my toe in the water and say hello.
Railways have always been my main interest in one form or another. I live in Leeds but I grew up in Leamington Spa. My father often took me to the lineside with him locally, so I was brought up on a diet of Westerns, 47s, 31s and 25s (and I can just about remember Hymeks). I spent much of my spare time in the 80s haulage bashing, before concentrating on photography from the early 90s.
I did quite a bit of railway modelling as a teenager, but that interest has been on hold since I moved to Yorkshire 20+ years ago, although I promised myself I'd return to the hobby one day. I have always enjoyed watching the 'larger stuff' at model railway shows, and as all my '00' models from the early 80s seemed very dated, I recently took the plunge to swap scales to 7mm. The catalyst for this has been the availability of Heljan ready to run diesels - I am now the proud owner of a Hymek and a 33. One day I hope to attempt a JLTRT kit of something tasty, but for now I am happy to direct my efforts towards the layout I have started to build. Progess has been slower than I'd like (mainly because I'm often out with the camera) but the first few feet of track are now laid in the garage and have started to creep into the garden as time and finances allow.
The discussions and info on this forum are greatly helping me to find my feet in returning to the hobby. So thanks chaps, I look forward to joining in!
Cheers
Ant
PS Favourite colour? You've guessed it 8)
Hi everyone
As I've been reading the forum on here for a little while, I thought it was high time to dip my toe in the water and say hello.
Railways have always been my main interest in one form or another. I live in Leeds but I grew up in Leamington Spa. My father often took me to the lineside with him locally, so I was brought up on a diet of Westerns, 47s, 31s and 25s (and I can just about remember Hymeks). I spent much of my spare time in the 80s haulage bashing, before concentrating on photography from the early 90s.
I did quite a bit of railway modelling as a teenager, but that interest has been on hold since I moved to Yorkshire 20+ years ago, although I promised myself I'd return to the hobby one day. I have always enjoyed watching the 'larger stuff' at model railway shows, and as all my '00' models from the early 80s seemed very dated, I recently took the plunge to swap scales to 7mm. The catalyst for this has been the availability of Heljan ready to run diesels - I am now the proud owner of a Hymek and a 33. One day I hope to attempt a JLTRT kit of something tasty, but for now I am happy to direct my efforts towards the layout I have started to build. Progess has been slower than I'd like (mainly because I'm often out with the camera) but the first few feet of track are now laid in the garage and have started to creep into the garden as time and finances allow.
The discussions and info on this forum are greatly helping me to find my feet in returning to the hobby. So thanks chaps, I look forward to joining in!
Cheers
Ant
PS Favourite colour? You've guessed it 8)
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