Thanks rmc and Moon!
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol, totally.. Try and capture a pic and share it with us sometime on the day
Ha - tell her she's got an 'aunty Del' who'd love something very similar!
I certainly will do, on both points.
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Thanks rmc and Moon!
Lol, totally.. Try and capture a pic and share it with us sometime on the day
Ha - tell her she's got an 'aunty Del' who'd love something very similar!
I certainly will do, on both points.
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That looks great, Jude's a lucky lad... But be honest, you'll probably have as much fun yourself, real father-and-son stuff
When I was in York last week, there was this fantastic little model shop, which had a similar set up in the window, complete with people, dogs, cars etc, all to scale. This could all get expensive, hi fi should have taught you that lesson
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Wow ! That looks fantastic Rob , especially when it's all lit up . I would have loved something like that when I was a kid . Hell ...I would have fun with it now , as a big kid
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What an absolutely brilliant job you've done Rob, the joy your lad will have and the joy it will give you is worth every penny.
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Great job Rob, I can see it's a real labour of love. I am sure Jude will love it and you'll all have a great Christmas, but we need to see video evidence of you trying out Hannah's pink skateboard!
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Thanks chaps for the kind words.
As it happens Alex, I used to be a bit of a whizz on a skateboard. That was 30 years ago though! I could see it ending in permanent back injury if I tried now.
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Wow! that is such a wonderful present - certainly many happy memories being made there
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Wow - that's just phenomenal!
It must have taken you an age to build such an imaginative layout. Well done!
I'm sure it will blow the lads socks off.
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Fantastic train set, I think Jude will be overwhelmed and will remain in his memory forever!
I remember very clearly when I was 5 and getting my first Hornby train set on Christmas dat, a lovely COCO diesel with 3 Pullman carriages and an 0-4-0 tank engine and some wagons and track, my dad sat with me and set it all up and we played with it what seemed like most of the day. I am sure you and your son will have a wonderful time.
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