Done in a Day

Done in a Day by Pelle K. Søeborg

Picked up a copy of this at Ely, one of the better local shows that I try and make a point of going to. Have just got round to having a look at it and its very good. I haven't come across Pelle work before but its very impressive. Although all the examples are from US railroad all could also be used on the British scene. And I'll be trying some of them out when I get round to weathering the stock for Gladstone Street Sidings.

I like to keep an eye on the US scene both to nick ideas and to help me develop my own freelance HO shortline which may be the next project after Gladstone Street Sidings.

Displacement Activity

One of the Tramway's steam locomotives. This was the last J70 on the line and hung around until the O4 Diesel had settled down after their arrival in 1952/3.

I have been thinking some more why I am so slow to build layouts . One of the reason may be my spectacular ability to be distracted by other projects. As I have hinted in earlier postings that I have a few sketches, OK a boxfile full, of HO US outline layouts and schemes. But I also have always been interested in the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. So that's another boxfile of sketches and ideas. And the last few evenings I have spent fiddling with a trackplan for a layout based on this tramway.

Maybe I need to focus on one thing at a time. Is this all displacement activity? But this is a hobby and is meant to be fun. So maybe the judge should be not how quickly I get things done, but just am I enjoying myself.

On that basis I'm having a fab time fiddling with layout plans, which I know will never get built.

Broadsword calling Danny Boy

Its amazing how much I can get done when I have a clear window of a few hours to get on with things. This passed half term has given me such an opportunity with the rest of the family away.

Not only to work on the layout for a couple of evenings uninterrupted but to also to work through the PVR and watch a few things that I had saved up. (It also means I can bring the layout in from the garage!).