Not getting on with things…
James very kindly suggested I might write something for Layout Club. I was, of course, thrown into doubt (not to say a blind panic) because I've spent the last few months not getting on with things. While reading about things that haven't been attended to might sound rather counter-productive, it will at least shame me into action. So here goes. The first thing I've not done, and it really is fundamental, is sort out the alignment between the scenic 'board' and the fiddleyard 'board' of my cameo layout, Brookfield. I put 'board' in quotes, because the whole thing was constructed with foam board, which is hardly board at all. I had my reasons, chiefly that when I started my partner, Lisa, and I were living in a flat and had no access to outdoor spaces. Woodwork in the front room - in any room, tbh - was frowned upon, but cutting foam board on the dining table (carefully, with a too small cutting board) was just about acceptable. Only when we had got...