idlemarvel

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Hi my name is Dave Miller, tag idlemarvel which is an anagram of my name. I am neither idle nor a marvel! I am 66 years old and have recently taken up Lego again, partly due to my grandson who is a Lego fan but also because I found about six archive boxes of Lego in the loft which were used by my children (who are now in their late 30s or early 40s), and some pieces which were mine from when I was a kid. I spent a few happy months sorting out the thousands of bricks and rebuilding the original sets, some of which still had the instructions, others downloaded from ToysPeriod. Amazingly nearly all the pieces were still there! They are mostly pirates, knights or woodsmen sets, but quite a few space sets as well, although I haven't built those yet. At some point I will probably sell these as my Lego theme interest lies elsewhere. My other main hobby is model trains. I have quite a large G scale (45mm gauge track) collection which originally was intended for use outdoors but the UK weather is not always conducive to playing outdoors so it is now in my shed. My other outdoor railway is a 5 inch gauge ride on railway, which is great fun and simple enough for the grandchildren to ride and even drive (under strict supervision!). I am also learning German (Duolingo) and to play the piano, or at least a Yamaha piano keyboard, using Flowkey. Both Duolingo and Flowkey are highly recommended. So no prizes for guessing my Lego theme is Trains and in particular my interest is in narrow gauge trains of the German speaking countries, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Naturally I want to motorize them and I am currently getting to grips with Powered Up. My first train build is the 10183 Crocodile which I know is standard gauge, but I am using this to learn some snot techniques which are all new to me. Enough for now, I look forward to learning from and eventually contributing to this forum.