Imagine the scene. A small, elderly tank locomotive simmering gently outside it's shed, emitting that instantly recognisable aroma of steam and hot oil. just then you hear a sound approaching from the distance, soon a few wisps of steam are glanced through the lush greenery as it approaches, a little loco approaches, rocking and swaying gently over the slightly uneven narrow gauge track, it's exhaust beat sharpens as it encounters the uphill gradient, chuffing sharply as it trundles past your position and hauls it's rake of assorted goods wagons clicking and rattling past your position, you sit for a while as the train heads off again into the distance, listening to the rhythmic clickety clack of the wheels passing over the rail joints mingling with the busy hum of bees and the twitter of the birds. you lean back in your deckchair, sip on your cold beer and consider whether to mow the lawn, do some weeding or wait for the train to come round again, here it's usually the latter!

  This is a real railway, in miniature, built on a budget by a modeller with "average" skill level, it really is easy, and strangely rewarding.