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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dmurphy: [QB] A few people asked me about my practice of maintaining multiple 'scenes' on one layout. I started with a LifeLike train set in N scale that had a CRI&P GP18 and some rolling stock, and was 'hooked' - after reading five years worth of Model Railroader in the local library, I sold most of my other hobby stuff to spend on a layout table on folding legs - which I stored behind the living room couch -covered with a tasteful blanket - when not in use since we didn't have a basement. Since I had to take things off and on the layout regularly, I got used to creating and tinkering with different scenes. I've not much $ to spend on the layout so I purchased about 20-30 structures on light cardstock from an outfit called EZStructures for about $20. They have a small 'western' town, rural structures like grain elevators, rail yard structures, urban buidings, factories, etc. It took me about a year to color, cut out and glue these all together, and I swap them around on the different scenes. In the interim, I researched more of our local rail history, bought a Bachmann old time trainset and built it up using MDC old time rolling stock. Lastly, we discovered Tomix n-scale Thomas, James & now Henry - they don't work too well on our Atlas turnouts - their flanges are a bit too deep at 1:148 scale - but visiting children love them (and I must admit I admire the Gauge 1 scale modeling on the videos). Doug Murphy General Manager Elgin & State Line RR Crystal Lake, IL [/QB][/QUOTE]
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