This month in Geoff's workshop we've been asking him about his biggest passion: model engineering.
Geoff is a proud member of the Cambridge Model Engineering Society. He's been building model locomotives for over 40 years. These vary in size fromĀ the smaller 20cm models upĀ to 2m long!Ā Ā He primarily uses laser cut blanks and then forms them with lathes, a milling machineĀ andĀ a pillar drill. He solders them together, then they're grit blasted, and painstakingly painted to create his masterpieces allĀ in his own workshop. He has spent over 10,000 hours on a single model before, but his latest project is racking up to be almost three times this long!
We think the video below sums it up, so see one of Geoff's creations in action below!
You can read about the Society on their website here.Ā
This is Geoff's passion,Ā and he's committed more hours to this than we can comprehend! What's your passion project? And if you had all the time in the world, what would you be creating?Ā