Hank can you move this thread over there

Done!

Hey, I have a tone of train stuff, just have never lived anywhere long enough to actually do a nice layout, but I still have all my boxes of cars, engines and accessories that I have been accumulating for the last 30 years.... I enjoy seeing what other people have done, lets me continue to plan ours.... if I ever have a 200' square building, I will be all set!!! :lol:

:wave: Glad To See This Forum Started,as An Avid Model Railroader For The Last 16 Years,i Find It Most Rewarding In Sharing The Art,and Getting Different Direction From Other Modelers,also In The Mix Of Things Die Cast Plays A Vital Role For Setting The Scene.so With This Being Said,i Thank You For The Opertunity Of Posting And Sharing.
Thanks
Mike

I am glad to see others here too. I am a model railroader and do RC. I will be here more often.

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Ok fellow railroaders,we have seen alot of post about how you are into model railroading,now lets see some pictures,lots of pictures,hey were in a hobby that demands alot of attention.So lets see that craftsmanship.

Mike[aka spurline]

Great to see someone that is into railroads on here. You are right, kids now a days don't care to much for it anymore. I have always been a fan of the railroad since I was a kid. I will be 30 this June, and this will be my first huge layout. I have had the 4X8s layout when I was growing up and always dreamed of having a big one. When I got with my girlfriend a couple years ago, her step-dad has a big layout, and from there I kinda fell in love with it again. The hobby of R/R is kinda getting me out of R/C racing, I think that R/Ring is more enjoyable.

Jerry

WOW......someone that is into toy cars and model railroading.....same with me lol.....i think i will like this forum....check out my lionel forum

i finally found a forum and have to catch up on my reading....LOL.....but its lice to have a general discussion online about something else besides cars...LOL.....but lets see some of your layouts...i have a picture of one of my floor layouts that i set up for fun...ill get some pics soon....there are pics on my lionel forum too

I've just about finished my basement, I just need to paint all of the mouldings, and I've completed my train benchwork. I expanded it a little bit from the old house, so now it is 10' x 12'. I will be setting up trains by next weekend, so pictures will be coming soon. I figure to run all Lionel for now, just so we can play during the holidays. I'll probably go back to HO after the first of the year.

i am planning a huge layout in my living room....going to be a huge mountain....get pics in a month when i am finally done with it

i am almost done with it....just a simple floor layout but looks great around the tree

finished.....I will post some pics soon

Hello Im All So Into Model Railroading Just Getting Started Been To A Lot Of Train Swap Meets And Seen A Lot Of Layouts.i Can Us All The Help I Can Get In Helping Me Get It Done. I Have A 11x16 Room To Play With.

Bobby

What are you planning to do? What size trains will you be running? Folks can't help if they don't know the basics.
There aren't a lot of railroaders in here, but there are a few that check in from time to time.

Bugman: I've been into Model Railroading for almost 50 years. I model in HO gauge which I believe is the best overall for most people. You can fit a nice large layout into a fairly small area, the components are easy to find and the price range fits just about everyone.
Z & N gaude are too small unless you have hawk eyes and piano player fingers. O gauge takes up too much space and gets expensive fast. Let me know if I can help you . I have alot of time and quite a bit of knowledge to share. Good luck!

IC Joe

Would anyone be interested in the following rail road books? Virginia and Truckee by Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg. Virginia & Truckee Locomotives by Karl R Koenig. The Siver Shortline , a history of the Virginia & Truckee Rail road by Ted Wurm and Harre Demoro. Virginia and Truckee The Bonanza Road by Mallory Hope Ferrell. The last two are big hard cover books and are great refrence books as well as great reading but I am out of the hobby now and I hate to just pitch them if someone would like them. They look nice on the coffee table too I would take Thirty for all including shipping zekestransam@yahoo.com

The Benchwork is up on my 17 X 12 foot almost twice around layout. Basically it's a 2 track mainline, winding all around the room on a two foot wide strip of benchwork. The almost twice around refers to a loop to go over itself. I just HAD to have a grade. After all, I'm modeling the Norfolk and Western RR in the 1930's in south western Virginia (Coal Country). Code 83 and only #6 and #8 turnouts. All mainline curves are superelevated. The flatlands areas are just 1/2 inch plywood with Homosote screwed down over it. A rather tall 52" table height, but pretty much eye level w/out bending over! I just gotta finish putting DCC decoders in 9 more 2-8-8-2's...........

...I just gotta finish putting DCC decoders in 9 more 2-8-8-2's...
As far as you're concerned, what are the advantages of DCC? I only have one DCC-equipped locomotive, and many of its sound functions can be triggered w/o DCC.

Roy: I'm old school. I can't justify the expense. There are sound units out there much cheaper. I like the realism of the DCC but with over 40 engines the cost would be unreal! It does give your layout experience a lot more realism but???

here is some pic's of my layout not the best but i am still working on it after 7 years thought i would share some photos of it its 2 4 x 8 foot tabels wanted to go bigger but did not have the room

one more pic let me know what yall think i race 1/4 oval but few know i have this on the side

Looks mighty impressive to me. :thumbsup:

thanks this is my 1st real layout with landscaping that i have done when i was a kid grew up poor and no father around my mother managed to get me a set about every x-mas i would raid the alley's around the neighbor hood find some old doors and mount my track and bring in dirt,rocks,and etc. to do my landscaping that got me in trouble alot LOL. alot of this layout is done old school no foam plaster and screen instead, brass track,alot of vintage buildings from 60's and 70's,most of the rolling stock i had when i was a kid it was alot of fun and work built it for my 1st 2 sons they have gotten a little bored with it but my 2 year old loves it he has to go back there once a day to see it run

Yeah, my boys have drifted away from the trains, and I think it's mostly my fault. The move into the new house had me pulled in so many directions that I didn't really put any effort into the trains. I threw together a few loops of track, tossed in a couple of buildings, and left it at that. I'm going to go back to my HO, and set up everything I have, including the Thomas the Tank sets that are sitting on the shelf. Hopefully, I can get the 5 year old to help me out so I can generate some interest in him again.

Hey, anyone see the model train episode of "James May's Toy Stories"?

If you ask me, we need to do some thing like that in all of our communities.

If you haven't seen it, look it up on YouTube.