Ribbons
Announcing a new project, and one that I would appreciate your help and support with...
Following the 'Compendium' trilogy, enthused and inspired to create something beyond my voice, yet with the same heart, Ribbons isn’t about model railways, it is model railways…
Within its pages you will find heartfelt pieces about why people ‘do’ this hobby. Entertaining reading too, and profusely illustrated with large enticing photographs; it is quite unlike anything else I’ve seen in the hobby print market.
Inside you will find articles by Oly Turner from OTCM, Matthieu Lachance of Hedley Junction, artist Tim Ellis, poet and writer Jonathan Davidson as well as pieces by fellow modellers Matt Owen, Ian Longden, Roger Swan and David Murray - oh and me too!
This will be an experiment. Perhaps a one off, perhaps a series, we will see how things go...
A 'compendium'?
"A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication." This time a collection beyond my own work, kind contributions from friends and fellow modellers alike, the subject being...
Creative Railway Modelling?
Isn't all modelling 'creative'? Yes, and no... I'm not particularly interested in reading about how you did something - but why you made it. The story of creation and creative writing. Story telling, poetry even?
The certainties?
To be produced this year - 2025.
£10 including UK postage.
40 pages of content.
Card covers and a quality feel.
PRINTED IN THE UK!
And finally, why 'Ribbons'?
Ribbons of steel, those thin narrow rails - weaving through our lives and tying us to one another...