I've got to be the worst. I like the looks of this place. I've been frequenting some other train forums and they are a little intimidating(but very helpful), but not this place it seems! So I've decided to settle down here.
Now, if you all don't mind, I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions in the future.
I'm an 18 year old college student living with my dad, and we've always had an interest in trains. We used to set up our old Bachmann sets on the kitchen table and run those. Even had some old Tyco cars and tracks to go along. It was some awesome stuff! Now, years later, we've finally decided to "go big" and make a real layout. We've got an 8x8 square and have been learning a ton. I doubt I'd ever show it because it is probably embarassing, but well you never know.
I have one thing I must state. Athearn blue boxes ROCK. No, seriously. As a poor student there can be nothing better than cheap freight cars that take only a matter of minutes to assemble. The same could be said for any other kits, except for maybe those darn Proto 2000 hoppers that drove me insane, but I still got it.
Anyway, I'm attempting to model small town Nebraska, being that's where I live. With that, I'm big on the Union Pacific, which seems to be a name not too well liked around on the train forums. Anyone else a fellow modeller of the UP? I've recently added a BNSF engine, so BNSFers are welcome to respond to that as well. Well that's enough about me (I probably talk too much). I'm glad to be here...how are you all doing?
Now, if you all don't mind, I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions in the future.
I'm an 18 year old college student living with my dad, and we've always had an interest in trains. We used to set up our old Bachmann sets on the kitchen table and run those. Even had some old Tyco cars and tracks to go along. It was some awesome stuff! Now, years later, we've finally decided to "go big" and make a real layout. We've got an 8x8 square and have been learning a ton. I doubt I'd ever show it because it is probably embarassing, but well you never know. I have one thing I must state. Athearn blue boxes ROCK. No, seriously. As a poor student there can be nothing better than cheap freight cars that take only a matter of minutes to assemble. The same could be said for any other kits, except for maybe those darn Proto 2000 hoppers that drove me insane, but I still got it.
Anyway, I'm attempting to model small town Nebraska, being that's where I live. With that, I'm big on the Union Pacific, which seems to be a name not too well liked around on the train forums. Anyone else a fellow modeller of the UP? I've recently added a BNSF engine, so BNSFers are welcome to respond to that as well. Well that's enough about me (I probably talk too much
). I'm glad to be here...how are you all doing?
