When Scales Collide

What happens when the land of the inch high collides with the land of the two inch high. 

The inch high have been following Chris from the land of the two inch high all morning as he makes irritating twanging sounds on his tiny ukulele much like the Pied Piper of Hamelin did trying to clear the land of plague infested rats with his flute. Like any instrument, the flute can also be equally irritating in the wrong hands unless of course in the clasp Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson. But nothing is as bad as a recorder in the hands of a 7 year old of course. 

PC Rob Banks has been pursuing Chris around in his noddy car, and with his squeaky less than authoritarian voice keeps squealing something about crimes against music, which is of course true in this case. But there are some great ukulele players out there as with all instruments, so I mustn’t be dismissive of the little instrument which brings much joy to school children and the elderly with matching polo shirts who love to perform Wagon Wheel and Folsom Prison Blues in their coordinated ‘uke-troupe’ attire at the local church fete. 

And the reality, last week I made a scenic O gauge ‘photo plank’ for product photography. I don’t have room for a bespoke O layout layout, so came up with the idea of something that can be placed in front of my various 1/76 scale layouts. It’s simply a 3 x 1 foot scenic board with a yard of Peco O gauge track which can easily be stored out of the way when not in use. And yes, Chris is a 3D print of yours truly by those lovely people of ModelU. 

And finally, for any wags mentioning George Formby, cleaning windows and leaning on a lamp post, there’s a stale warm flat half pint of lemonade with a raw egg depth charge waiting for you in The Pedant & Armchair served by Nasal Nigel in his new Western National bus green mankini. 

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