When inspiration strikes…
I had a spare body. It was that photo I found of 08912 at Middlesbrough Goods that did it - an old Class 08 up on blocks. Wheelsets alongside. Perhaps toast, perhaps not… Twelve if you’re counting. Mind, this one won’t be able to turn a wheel and has cost more in 3D printed wheelsets (West Hill) and engine (Rusty Rails) than the body cost me. A craft knife opened up the equipment box (which will have some scratch built detail and open doors added) and a razor saw plus a cutting disc opened the bonnet… picking up and using my familiar tools, working with a familiar model, making something different. Creating because there needs to be some activity to deal with real life. The product is something I care about, the result will be a lovely ‘cameo’ to pose on a layout perhaps conceived but not started. When I enjoy gazing at the finished model I won’t remember the heart-ache she smoothed, only the warmth of a model crafted in my hand and the calm that followed. Today I’m making something...
