floorspotting

An upcoming novel from Irvine Welsh??

Model Railway enthusiasts are people too, regardless of any implied cranky eccentric idiosyncrasies which are all grist to the mill.   I see the same qualities in Folk Enthusiasts - and the same relationship between real trains and model ones, which can get pretty weird : around Xmas time I might buy a copy of The Railway Modeller by way of Traditional Seasonal Observance and find myself looking at a picture of a layout unsure as to whether I'm looking at a model or the 'real' thing.

Model Railway Enthusiasm is born of the same Hauntological impulses that underlie Folk. I'd say that was a good thing - but it still pays to be aware of the differences between SMALL and FAR AWAY.