In 2019, we took advantage of Bens sister moving onto the island of Anglesey to pay a visit to the Model Village on the island; apart from just inflicting yet another photography trip on The Childs, the plan was to write a piece for Garden Rail magazine.
It was published immediately before the first Lockdown in 2020 (which, as I've pointed out to the editor, yet again demonstrates my impressive knack for timing). Still, even though the article encouraged people to visit a place that was suddenly closed on threat of arrest, nevertheless the editor, and the staff at the village, seemed happy with it.
The Model Village survived the Lockdowns and such, and the staff have spent two years continuing the refurbishment. They'd done a full refresh on the malfunctioning railway, so it seemed a good excuse for a follow-up piece.
This time we arrived en-masse, not only the both of us and The Childs, but also Bens parents and sister too. The place was pleasantly busy (which meant it was quite tricky to get pics without folks in the backgrounds, we thought it better than worrying about model release forms when these shots were destined for publications.
Whilst the new trains might not have the character of the bespoke originals, apparently reliablity has been dramatically improved. I'll probably go into more detail on the Model Making Blog at some point.
A bit of shameless pandering to the Editor, who's a VW fan.
It was a nice afternoon out; there's a possibility of a third visit next year for another piece, as the Model Village are talking about having open running days for visitors to bring their own trains.
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