I loved radio-controlled models when I was little. When you're thirteen there's something magic about driving a small car at high speeds, scaring the local cats and dogs and figuring out what you can jump over or off.
I was also fascinated by steam engines. My next door neighbour had a scale steam locomotive that was powerful enough to pull 4 people round a local track at quite some speed. Me and my Dad would go and watch and on occasion I got the chance to drive it, which was great.
These memories have lain dormant for years, but I recently had an overdose of Fred Dibnah, courtesy of UKTV History. This clearly tipped me over the edge, and I bought a couple of Wilesco traction engines, a D405 and D365. They're fine, but lack a certain something, and RC cars are far too fast to be enjoyed where I live because open space is limited.
Combining my enjoyment of steam-power and radio-control seem the logical thing to do. Obviously.
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