I’m wondering what my own evolution as a modelmaker is, after all, I’ve managed one tiny box file layout on three four years, which makes me wonder if I’m ever going to make a ‘real layout. Mostly I just like to create things and tell stories, and model railways seemed to be the natural way to go as I like trains, but these days it’s getting crowded out by other important stuff, and making models seems to be increasingly self-indulgent as I’m the only person -at least the only person here- who appreciates the models, whereas things like natural building and storytelling -which I started to do after getting experience in model making- have a practical use and can be things for other people to enjoy.
It’s ironic that the confidence I gained in model making means that now I’ve got very little time to do it, but life can be funny like that.
I’m also job hunting which takes time and energy, and I’ll working on a fairly big natural building and gardening project this year (could that be considered 1:1 model making?). Before someone suggests a garden railway, the land is one massive slope so unless I want to make a scale model of the Rhosydd incline it’s dead loss.
I guess this is all to say that blog posts are likely to be irregular here from now on. It’s not closing down: I enjoy making models too much for that. I’ll keep working on the Körschtalbahn as and when I can, and keep posting about the various misadventures of my incompetent model making and travelling about in Germany, but for a while at least, until I’ve got work and other things sorted out, it’ll be a bit quiet, like a preserved railway out of season, with the occasional post and essential maintenance.
The other blog will be updated regularly and can be found here.






