Contentment
It has been a hectic couple of months both at work and with the family, that have left little time nor head space to progress my current kit build project. Where I have had time, I’ve found myself popping up to the attic and playing trains. Intended as a stop gap project, Wheal Ponder has proved far longer lasting and satisfying than I expected it to be. Whilst others build layouts to take to exhibitions, a mixture of shift work and family life have seen me turn down the last couple of invites and Wheal Ponder hasn’t left our house for nearly a year. Nevertheless, rarely a week goes by without me going upstairs, switching the layout and the lights on. Take a quick sip of the brew I’ve taken up with me and see which train I’ve left set up to run. It takes me longer to make the brew than it does to get the layout running. There are four train sets on the cassettes with a dozen locos now to choose from. Giving me chance to ring the changes as I go. Sometimes I just run the one train, othe...
