This fascinating memoir is a must-read for any model engineering enthusiast. Having spent seven decades pursuing this hobby (without any technical qualifications), the author shares his passion, talent and a plethora of anecdotes to encourage more people to get bitten by the bug, and continue this dying art before it is resigned to the history books. Filled with intricate details about the author's different model engineering projects (clock-making, building and repairing miniature railway engines), superb photographs, success stories and the ups and downs of being blessed with the...