What was weird about putting the update post up was that it gave me a slight lift from my malaise and got me thinking about what I want to do here. It would be oh so easy to delete the whole thing and start again, but there has been so much put up here since 2009 which often acts as a reference and answers questions that arise locally suggesting that it would be churlish to do so.
On another tack entirely it was time to review the book situation. There are four as you may have noticed. All about as far from David Jenkinson in style as you could get, and written very much as an extension of this page. In other words if you like this, then you'll like the books. The first (NGMISS) appears to be at reprinting, but is available as an e-book, the middle two are ticking along nicely. The most recent got passed over by some of the major reviewers and this may have had in impact, though it's hard to tell. Although it is aimed at the classic Welsh 009 modeller, it works well as a general 009 guide as well. So if someone is just beginning it will work very well as an easy-read entry point. Waterstones are a little slow on ordering, but Amazon are quicker and a tad cheaper if you have no issues with sticking more money into Jeff Bezos' pocket. Link below.
Incidentally, if you are desperate for a paper copy of Narrow Gauge Modelling in Small Scales I have one copy left here. Ping me.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modelling-Welsh-Narrow-Gauge-Railways/dp/1785008005
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