Model Boats Magazine Aug-18 Back Issue

You know when you get that feeling that you’ve been in a job for a lot longer than you actually have, well that feeling is already with me and I’m not suggesting, in any terms, that is a negative thing. Since speaking to you last, I have been to two model boat shows and popped in for a coffee and a ‘quick’ ‘chin-wag’ at Deans Marine. The first show was the most enjoyable Model Mayhem at Wicksteed Park at the end of May and the following Sunday I headed north and found myself in Doncaster at the CADMA show, which I hasten to add was just as enjoyable. In the space of a few days I was already meeting familiar faces and by the second event, many more gaps were filled in when I met contributors and a number of people from the trade behind the adverts as well. By the time I had got to Ron’s, I actually started to feel I was getting the hang of Model Boats only to discover after a ‘quick’ five hours that I knew very little at all! Conversation, enthusiasm and ideas were flowing and without the aid of a notebook, I have taken on board the bulk of what was said during all of my visits, the majority of it positive. Now to go and found a new wave of contributor’s to produce all those wonderful ideas; now that’s the real challenge! In the meantime I shall try and visit as many shows, clubs and manufacturers over the coming months, so you’ve got a face to the name and if the past few weeks are anything to go by, I’m really looking forward to meeting you all!