Posted on 09/01/2016 2:42:24 PM PDT by SandRat
yeah, well, kinda hard to see photos when they’re buried behind a paywall...
Went to an amazing model railroad somewhere in the middle of Pennsylvania in 1998.
Way Kewel...
The local scale model RR crowd has some nice layouts for the space they’re in.
Most members don’t have the room to build big so they bring their trains and run on club nights.
I used to visit but it’s been a couple of years.
I’ve been a model railroader for 30 years. The best thing about it is I do what I want, when I want, how I want. I don’t have to answer to anybody and I don’t have to make anyone other than myself happy.
There’s something so amazing about a model RR. As men we’re drawn to it like gnats at a light.
I wished I had the space to put even a small layout.
They’re old but here is some of what the local club has:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85_WYWnQUMc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTobWJlKlQ
ferroequinology , Ping !
How long have you been single?
Greatest hobby in the world.
It’s one of my top choices if I had the space and money.
I’ve been into this for ages. Kind of miss it, not the right time in my life for it. Used to be a narrow gauge fanatic.
Back in the late 50’s in the middle of downtown Washington DC, 6 blocks or so from the White House there was a tiny shop hidden behind a parking garage devoted only to HO gauge trains.
About 12 ft wide and 6 or 7 feet deep. Customer aisle across the room, shallow counter and a wall of shelves just wide enough to show all the locomotives and cars. Most were unfinished white metal imported from Europe, with exquiste detailing. A model railroader’s paradise.
Used to stop in on my trips to Corr’s for model car and airplane kits and supplies. Owner was always gracious to me though I clearly couldn’t afford any of the engines. On hearing that I detailed my plastic cars with wiring, fab’d A-Arms and working steering using a jeweller’s tap and die set a gift from a Swiss watchmaker, he offered me a discount on miniature tools he stocked.
A rare gem of a very special shop. Amazing things.
I gather your not married. LOL
In my late 40’s it became apparent how deficient scale model railroading is in representing the real-world. I watch real trains almost daily near a depot. I decided to see what kind of room I would need to model the depot and 1/8 mile on either side in HO. 15 feet! IMO HO scale has the most robust representation in miniature railroading accouterments.
These days I aspire to scratch build the local depot.
The world’s biggest in Hamburg, Germany.
Miniature Wonderland - model train heaven.
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/5-minutes-wunderland/
I spent 10 hours in there one day and 11 hours another, and I still don’t think I saw it all. And it is still expanding.
Don’t forget time. LOL. Time, space, and money. Come to think of it, almost every hobby has the same constraints.
My old Jeeps, motorcycle and blazer collection suffer from all three very badly.
Parts are just murder these days.
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