All,
I have for many years shouted and promoted "build your layout for who you will be in 5+ years." Check - got that. But I really think my priority will still be on the trains at that time. I am not talking about paint jobs - I am talking about major bashes and detailing jobs - just black holes for time consumption on almost all my unfinished brass and some other cars too. That aspect alone is a massive goal. That is what I do. After 15 years of it, I have not found the "I'm bored" exit yet to do something else. Maybe Andy is right. Maybe I still have a pinch of Flyer Circleitus in me. I still have not caught the switching of cars thing - yet. "Running past my nose" really works fine for me. It is viewing the many years of finishing my trains roll past me in a procession and a celebration of my work as the puzzle grows and comes together. I have been cutting the wire off the couplers for over a year now as I have no plans on using magnets for uncoupling. At the urging of the group here, I did eyeball a possibility yesterday to use my original yard as remote but visible off stage storage. It would qualify as a branch line as well. I would have to make 1 drop in section to bridge the walkway, and get air rights over those 2 large white things with the round windows in the corner. Legend has it that they somehow clean clothes in the hands of a qualified operator. I would have room for a 3' tail track on 1 end and possibly 20 running feet as a lead to connect to the loop on the other end. It would still be powered and somewhat useable as a yard even without the drop in section in place. Happy now? Getting the workshop built would be great. I looked into a 2nd floor as storage only. It is possible but probably not going to happen as it added about $7000.00 to the costs. Move in price without the 2nd floor was about $20K... Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
