Modellers

Post #1 taxijohnTextile

Any railway/railroad modellers out there?

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Post #2 oldsmoothyTextile

RE: Modellers

I have a couple of Lionel trains I put up under the Christmas tree for the grandchildren to play with. What started a few years ago as a simple loop around the tree with a couple of houses has developed into 2 "L" shaped loops that I can run 2 trains on at the same time with sidings and a small town. Now that I'm retired I want to set up a more permanent layout that grandpa can play with. Of course I can't be nude while playing with my trains because I must wear my engineer hat.

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Post #3 taxijohnTextile

RE: Modellers

by taxijohnTextile

Yes but an engineers hat, or over here in the uk a station masters hat, is perfctly acceptable in my eyes, nothing else just the hat!
Anyway good to hear from you & as & when you build something more substantial i'd love to see some pics.

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Post #4 jupiter321Barefoot

RE: Modeller and railroader

by jupiter321Textile

I like model railroading too.

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Post #5 a22stanleyTextile

RE: Modellers

by a22stanleyTextile

I do large scale modeling. I have an 0-4-2 Chloe in 3" scale almost ready to run, an 0-4-0 in 1" scale that still needs the cylinders machined, a 2 1/2" scale Shay that is about 2% complete, and a 4-4-0 North Pacific Coast cab forward that is still in the drawing stage. I am using # 12 north Pacific Coast for a guidelane against known dimentions and photographs. All are or will be live steam models.

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Post #6 polarfredTextile

Modelers

by polarfredTextile

Both of us are into HO in a big way. We have a very large group here in Ottawa that gets together on a regular basis - usually every Friday night during the fall, winter & spring.
We have a steam/diesel era layout from southwestern Ontario where I grew up. Over 100 ft end to end.

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Post #7 polarfredTextile

RE: Modelers

by polarfredTextile

Jaime,
Try building what the call a "Time Save" which will drive you nuts until you get used to it, and then it's a lot of fun. Google the plans.
You can guild it on a door panel, so it doesn't take up too much room.
Fred & Monique

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Post #8 Lakeman221Super Nudist

RE:Modellers

by Lakeman221Textile

Any railway/railroad modellers out there?

Here is the layout I used to have. It was in a building I have that is separate from the house. It got flooded in 2016, but not before I got my rolling stock and electrics out first. The building partially floated and so did my layout table, so the tracks stayed dry.
It had 3 loops that were interconnected with turnouts, so I could run 3 trains at one time and switch them to different tracks while doing it if I timed it right.

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