George Clark

Here's just a little bit about my time modelling.

I first started in 1948 at the age of 7 with the old Frog and Kiellkraft balsa kits but I wasn't very good at carving. Then along came Airfix plastic kits @ 2/- a bag from Woolworths. I built anything and everything till I was about 14 – then I started finding girls more interesting by far so I stopped modelling.

It wasn't until my youngest boy ask me to make a 1:72 scale Lancaster for his school project that I started again but it was with model railways. I did this for about 10 years then I joined a local aviation society and started to make 1:48 scale Royal Navy aircraft. I then joined Thames Valley ATC IPMS Group who went on to become Earley Risers.

I have great fun modelling and going to shows with my models but unfortunately my hand shakes too much now so I'm back on model railways.

Because I can buy a lot of ready-to-roll stock, but still make some of my own models, I have constructed a 48 ft model railway in my garden which is open to viewing for visitors. If you are interested in having a look, give Steve Abbey a call, he has my phone number.