Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

  Based on a 1930.s great western railway the David Clarke railway recreates the golden age of steam in miniature with radio controlled engines and a accurate realistic signalling system . Located origionaly in a factory drawing office in Mountsorrel and created in the 1970`s by the late David Clarke the railway is now situated at the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation at Ulverscroft Grange and is free to visit (ring ahead to check opening times). The railway is run by a dedicated group of volunteers and was recently (2025) saved from closure by the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation and welcomes donations to maintain David Clarkes Legacy for future generations.  

I take a look at the annual Christmas Toys & Steam Day held at Leicester Museums Abbey Pumping Station. Featuring Meccano creations of every conceivable type and model railway layouts of various gauges. These are the toys young and old dreamt of finding under the tree on christmas mornings though the decades.

I met the members of Braunstone Park Flyers model aircraft club in Leicester as they prepared and flew their planes on a sunny afternoon in April. The club meets regularly on Braunstone Park and welcomes members of all abilities to learn the basics of flying model aircraft.

A poster designed by me for the Great Central Railway`s Model Event in 2016 using a new color scheme and added detail on the train track and rails.    

Poster design for The Family Zone at the Great Central Railways Model Event, this was designed to work on its own as a design but also have visual ties (colours etc) to the main Model Event poster taking place at the other stations along the line. The balloon animal family reference the fact its a family event and also literally the fact that there was balloon modelling at the event.     

Designed for the Great Central Railway Model Event my poster features a hand placing an steam engine onto tracks to highlight the fact that this event features model engines. The poster uses a flat design that evokes the railway posters of the past whilst retaining a modern layout allowing the poster to fit in with the heritage theme of the railway but not look antiquated in more modern settings.