Last summer I spent a very pleasant few weeks with Samuel, my son, as we started building his 009 model railway.   It was planned to fit into his room at university.   (You can see the making of the boards in the ‘Bespoke Baseboards’ page of this website.)   We decided on mechanical operation of the pointwork […]

I have just added a new page to this website.   It shows some of the models I (and some other people) have built from the etched kits I have designed.You will find it in Galleries.

   In December of last year I was invited to attend ‘The Model Show’ at Poynton near Stockport with my layout Framsden and to demonstrate backscene painting.   While I was there I started the backscene for my little display box/test track/shunting plank, Layer.   Connie (my wife) and I had a very pleasant time meeting up with […]