Hello from Thanet

[Justin Phillips]

Hi all. Been a member for a few months now, and have been lurking around and this is my first post. I am slowly coming back to the hobby after a 20 odd year absence, just when (at 45 years old), I ended up with having a surprise child! So clearly I have all the time and money in the world for a "new" hobby  ::)

I am based in Thanet and wondered if there were any others from this side of the world?

[Alan Pollock]

Hi Justin

Welcome to the social now I have no idea where Thanet is can you please tell the people that don't know where that is

Thanks
Alan

[JulienW]

At a guess I'd say Kent, but then living in Birmingham I'd have to clarify and say UK rather than any of the 15 in the US or the one in Canada...

[Julian Evison]

Welcome Justin. I assume you are talking about Thanet, the eastermost part of Kent. There is a 009 Area Group for Kent and you will find contact details on the Area Group pages: https://009society.com/news/area-groups/?v=79cba1185463

Best wishes, Julian

[Justin Phillips]

Yes, sorry, it is in Kent, on the far reaches. It is where Margate is, although I live a few miles south of Margate.

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

Welcome to the Society, Justin.  What parts of the hobby interest you?  Or what kind of narrow gauge trains?

[Justin Phillips]

Welcome to the Society, Justin.  What parts of the hobby interest you?  Or what kind of narrow gauge trains?

Thanks. In summary, industrial diesels is probably what I like the most, but to be honest, if I see it and I like it, then I would run it.

I have some bits and pieces from about 25 years ago or so, and am currently picking through that to see what is useful. I like the idea of building kits when I can steal some time here and there, which will start to build up my rolling stock. What I particularly like the look of is weathering locos and rolling stock, so that is a skill I would like to learn.

But, I am also planning a very small layout of about 1m x 60cm so I can have something to run the trains on, and have a baseboard built. I am not really that fussed about scenery, it is more about running the trains with enough line side scenery and structures to make it interesting. I might start a build thread on that soon.