Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Happy birthday to us

Yes its that time of the year again, and today the blog enters the terrible 2's.

'Oh god, not again...'

Well, its been another year of very interesting bit, moderately interesting bits, amusing bits, and the remains any of the drek I've typed. I'd like to think we have rivaled the local rag in breadth of topics (thought we have yet to touch on anything before about 1950, so maybe they have that market sewn up).

On thing I have noticed looking back at some of the early stuff I wrote is how much the blog has mellowed in the past 12 months in its opinions and viewpoints. Maybe its something to do with the increased readership and the remote possibility we might hose someone off. Maybe not.

I'd again like to that my fellow contributors for their contributions and useful alternative counterpoints to my daftness. Hopefully we can carry on producing whatever it is we write in the next 12 months, and start converting some heathen S scale modelers to the small um dark side. There is no point trying to lure the 9mm guys, they have decided which side of the detail/landscape side of the fence. Its the ones still on the fence we can get.

(Yes, you, I'm talking to you in the back there skulking behind that optivisor trying to quarter his drivers, who doesn't have a large shed or a hankering for 1950's steam engines. Who would just like to build a small layout and run some nice modern diesels on it. Come on, you know you want to. It won't hurt....much)

4 comments:

Andrew Hamblyn said...

Congratulations to the team at Motorised Dandruff for all the hard work they have put in to this blog, in their never-ending quest to raise the profile of the NZ120 scale and reach out to the masses with concepts, ideas and challanges forever trying to engage us in new ideals and adventures.

It sure cant be easy keeping the momentum and enthusiasm on the boil to provide regular updates to the blog.

Well done and keep up the good work.

Regards
Drew

sxytrain said...

Ah, the terrible two's!
Congrates on a new milestone. Not bad for a bit of rambling thats got some curious followers. Never fear 'hosing someone off'.There will always be someone on your side. Probably another curious follower.

Cheers
Russell

Muir said...

This is such an exceptional blog/site.
It's informative, great varying content, well written, and caters for such a broad spectrum of modellers.
ooh, and it's a great read as well, with cool naughty pictures.
This site and it's writings (rightings) has certainly induced me to ditch all of my considerable O gauge (see trademe!), and down size (not downgrade) to a more chosen scale - as ze Germans once said "Die Ideale Spur" (just don't mention the war.)
Well done Team, and, of course, the throngs of viewers who are no doubt thoroughly absorbent.

lalover said...

Yes well done Team Chateau Druff.

While still a fence sitter, I thank the great train god for diesel electrics, and lack of optivisor.... :-0