Arriving home from taking Louisa to work I found that there was no power. I checked my circuit board and all appeared in order. So I rang the emergency number and - yes - my area had a fault on the system affecting 60 dwellings with an ETA of noon for restoration. So I looked for my portable gas ring, (have to have my caffeine fix!). After an hour, ('somebody' - no names mentioned - had a 'Spring' clean a few weeks ago  ). I found it. Hooray thinks I, went to switch it on - no gas in the canister. Went and found a spare bottle and put it in and, 5 minutes later my little pan of water is boiling merrilly. I made the coffee, sat down and guess what? Before I had taken a mouthful, the flippin' electric comes back on!! Typical. Still, I am now getting my caffeine fix, so all is well again and I did not have to wait until noon. 

A prime example of Sods law in action.

 several years ago I found a photo of a family owned coal wagon... ordered the parts started making and...
Wessex waggons produced a model of it..

Several weeks ago, I came across a very small railway I didn't think had been modelled. Started ordering parts yesterday... Today I find a model of it will be on show reasonably closely to here next month...

40 odd years ago I was making models of Armoured Fighting Vehicles.

I built a MkV1 tank, from plans in the Airfix magazine, and the modified tracks from a Bren Gun carrier. Next time I walked into my favourite model shop ESCI had brought out a kit of.. the MkVI tank!

I then scratch built a Japanese WWII tank, you've guessed! The next visit to the shop and here's an ESCI model of the tank. This went on, and four more scratch builds later, I gave up making AFVs.

I'm surprised ESCI haven't been in contact asking what your next model will be!!