Having forfeited my Saturday night's viewing of the Masters so that Malc could watch back to back episodes of Glee, I persuaded him to accompany me to the Dobwalls and District Model Railway Exhibition on Sunday afternoon.
Among the many enthusiasts present in the village hall were local TV news presenter, Bruce Hockin, and former premiership footballer, Tony Cottee, who were both there exhibiting their layouts.
Tony has a z gauge layout which, as any modellers among you will know, is the smallest gauge and he keeps it self contained in a small attache case. He regailed the assembled throng with tales of how he used to bring it along for entertainment on the team coach before and after games.
Indeed, it became a bit of a hit with his team mates and they were all actively involved in modelling aspects of the layout by carving buildings and scenery out of bits of balsa wood.
Tony chuckled as he related how they must have appeared to passing vehicles as the bus bowled down the M1; all of them whittling away furiously with their with their right arms going like fiddlers elbows.
Team mate Julian Dicks in particular was a very adept whittler and produced a delightful scale model of a pub replete with a car park scuffle.
A thoroughly absorbing couple of hours all in all & Inspired by the experience I'm thinking of organising an exhibition in the local scout hut, so long as Brown owl approves of my layout when I show it to her later tonight.
Among the many enthusiasts present in the village hall were local TV news presenter, Bruce Hockin, and former premiership footballer, Tony Cottee, who were both there exhibiting their layouts.
Tony has a z gauge layout which, as any modellers among you will know, is the smallest gauge and he keeps it self contained in a small attache case. He regailed the assembled throng with tales of how he used to bring it along for entertainment on the team coach before and after games.
Indeed, it became a bit of a hit with his team mates and they were all actively involved in modelling aspects of the layout by carving buildings and scenery out of bits of balsa wood.
Tony chuckled as he related how they must have appeared to passing vehicles as the bus bowled down the M1; all of them whittling away furiously with their with their right arms going like fiddlers elbows.
Team mate Julian Dicks in particular was a very adept whittler and produced a delightful scale model of a pub replete with a car park scuffle.
A thoroughly absorbing couple of hours all in all & Inspired by the experience I'm thinking of organising an exhibition in the local scout hut, so long as Brown owl approves of my layout when I show it to her later tonight.
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