Christmas 2011 - Part 1 - Indoor running and expansion

Well, I didn't get to lay some track outside but I did get to put a circle around the Christmas tree to keep the Co-director happy.

The panning and movement on the part of the camera director requires a bit of skill, but I think you follow the drift.  And this was running on Christmas day. 

In the run up to Christmas there were all sorts of presents to me - including this from Ebay - brand new at less than 50% of the RRP (and what other people were selling for) price, and one that in absolute terms put it into 'boys toy" category rather than expensive novelty:

Radio control crawler crane.  OK, so it's overscale but I tend to think of it as one of those 'giant' cranes etc that one sees on industrial excavation works and quarries.  It will load chick peas (to represent gravel/rocks - it comes with a few plastic rocks) into the dump truck.   The operator wants to get a bit more skill up though before any home videos to avoid the laughter.

Here is a much more sophisticated video..

Chris