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just checking the place out >im into H.O scale myself ,building a 12x10 layout now 50s ,60s era.have mainly steam locos most of them about 65 to 36 years old now .12 in fleet 1 needs gear drive replaced.no luck finding ,mantua 0-4-0 ??
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quote:Originally posted by lazertaxx: just checking the place out >im into H.O scale myself ,building a 12x10 layout now 50s ,60s era.have mainly steam locos most of them about 65 to 36 years old now .12 in fleet 1 needs gear drive replaced.no luck finding ,mantua 0-4-0 ??
Welcome...
Cant help bad taste (HO) *W*....
Is it your first layout? or like a heap of people lately, geting back into it after many years?
On the other list and this one I see so many people getting back into trains after 20 odd yrs...
------------------ RR: K, C, & Bird Butt Railroad - SP, NS, and ROCK admirer. Its a coal mining region of a place far far away, that shares with SP, NS, and some CSX.. Also some Custom RARE Bird RR sd40-2's coming! Era:
Time stands still round these parts, and we have everything from Steam, to Diesels of today.
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Welcome to the site. I've been the hobby for about 15 years, and I too would think it a poor world without model RR's. Working on a 14x40' layout representing the Pueblo / Salida division of the D&RGW. This is my fourth layout and am just starting the scenery phase. Scott
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my new layout is not any real or true road name. all mix mainly steam ,i have 1 santa fe pass.set complete ,its 62 years old.and 4 of the 12 are plastic .so its my made up world with a up state new york look to it.2nd level will be the trolly so Ill run 5 engines. that will be the max i can run at one time
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quote:Originally posted by Alan: I am one of the people, who, once into model railways, never left !
I cannot imagine life without model railroads
c'mon Al! 8 yrs of bike racin and 8 yrs on the road driving semi trailers was fun!!
no time for choo choos!
------------------ RR: K, C, & Bird Butt Railroad - SP, NS, and ROCK admirer. Its a coal mining region of a place far far away, that shares with SP, NS, and some CSX.. Also some Custom RARE Bird RR sd40-2's coming! Era:
Time stands still round these parts, and we have everything from Steam, to Diesels of today.
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