tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post3398135298983708883..comments2023-05-18T23:03:38.059-07:00Comments on Odd's Oracle: Coastin', boy, just coastin'...Oddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-15719336778172970762014-08-11T08:50:14.744-07:002014-08-11T08:50:14.744-07:00If only I had a layout, not just several competing...If only I had a layout, not just several competing ideas floating around my head! I would like to build something either coastal or canalside, there's just a certain something about the combination of railways and water.Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-13382481214159702522014-08-10T11:49:17.585-07:002014-08-10T11:49:17.585-07:00Thanks for nice words. If we were not flooded cur...Thanks for nice words. If we were not flooded currently, Paul, I'd have said you should have called in. We live not far away. I love Wells. So might we be seeing some well observed boats on your layout soon?Oddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-54828833212188723912014-08-10T11:43:41.737-07:002014-08-10T11:43:41.737-07:00Thanks for your kind words, Iain. We used to wint...Thanks for your kind words, Iain. We used to winter on the Shroppie at Market Drayton, using the excellent Woodies Tearoom and Emporium most days for my fix of Staffordshire oatcakes.<br />I need something to perk up the modelmaking mojo as I have really lost it just lately. I'd hoped you might like the staithe!Oddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-18091595225717212302014-08-10T09:50:48.982-07:002014-08-10T09:50:48.982-07:00That little dinghy is superb, modelmaking at its f...That little dinghy is superb, modelmaking at its finest. You can tell that it was built by someone who really knows boats, most of us railway modellers really haven't a clue where to start (the answer of course is to study the real world). I've just spent an enjoyable week in Wells and spent a fair amount of time looking at and photographing various craft, especially those made from wood.Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-35178823924495522042014-08-05T14:51:20.776-07:002014-08-05T14:51:20.776-07:00Your introductory paragraph had a wonderfully nost...Your introductory paragraph had a wonderfully nostalgic feeling...lovely bit of writing...made me think somehow of Michael Caine as Harry Palmer. Thank you for the kind mention of my blog, too. I used to hang about around the Shropshire Union and helped in the restoration of the Huddersfield Narrow through Ashton, but still don't feel I could do a narrow boat justice. With your deep sympathy and understanding of waterways craft and your skill with the proper materials you seem to have a quiet confidence about you. Hopefully these new commissions will perk your modelmaking mojo again. I tend to get burnt out after a few years and have a month, maybe more, when I just can't do anything properly...it's terrible. Luckily it comes back eventually, I just have to go exploring mines with the missus. I do regret not having the time for a model railway of my own...Andrew Barclay, rusty steelworks etc... so I am glad you are doing something for yourself. And...that lock gate is sublime. My dear old Da' used to call the toothed rack the "Ranters"...when he was fishing on the towpath of the Shroppie, (I'd be about 11) I would help boats by working the paddles and getting the lock ready for them. I often got the odd quid for my efforts, but it was fun.<br /><br />I do like that little staithe, so well observed, you have a great eye for atmosphere and detail.Iain Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633733907566547236noreply@blogger.com