Welcome to the team York Paul

I can't think of anyone more suited to join the Mods team than York Paul. As he's an ex-railwayman, I'm sure he knows more than many about how the railways (at least, here in the UK) ran and possesses a lot of inside knowledge that most of us are not aware of on aspects of railway operation, not to mention his skills in loco building and modelling in general. I'd like to join Toto in welcoming Paul to the team (you're in up to your neck now, Paul!)

Keith.

 

Congratulations Paul

 

Welcome to the mods team York Paul, with your skills I've got a sneaky feeling you could get busy

Ian vt

 

Any rockers out there?
Scooters?

Nope? I’ll get me coat.

 

Well thank you all very much for the very warm welcome onto the Team by Staff, this new role is indeed something different for me so I'll just carry on as usual in my normally funny way just trying to be helpful with advice, non judgmental, unpolitical and swamp the Forum with loads of my build pictures which probably drives a lot of folk up the wall so to speak. Seriously a little about me, yes I'm an ex railway man who worked at Stoke on Trent up until the time of the mass cull of branches and yards sidings and staff post withdrawals in the early 1980's which left so many stations unstaffed or derelict, so my real passion lies with the old Knotty which referrers the dear old North Staffordshire Railway and the use of the Staffordshire knot as their logo. In modelling terms my main interest lies in the scratch build and kit builds, steam or diesel I am not partial and not adverse to Rail Blue either, the scale is O Gauge and I'm always trying to beat my own targets by testing my abilities in an attempt to capture the "super real" look through the medium of art as creative exploration. I knew a mid life change of direction studying art and architecture at Wolverhampton and Sunderland would one day come in useful.

Anyway that's enough about me, I'll do my very best to fly the Platform 1 flag in sharing information, craft skills and knowledge and supporting Forum members wherever possible.

 

Gentlemen as the Forum motto says "everyone is welcome" and even scratch builders like myself use mirrors to get their loco chassis frames straight and level since I decided not to spend exorbitant amounts of money on a fancy jig. No Timber I guess I got drawn in because my dad once told me "never volunteer for anything".

 

Thanks Kevin

 

Thanks Ian ... which are these skills you've noticed I have

 

Ta muchly Andy...

 

Thank you Keith

 

Toto I'll do me best and thanks again

 

Thanks Paul

 

Welcome to the madhouse Yorky.

Pete.