Hi, Tim, welcome aboard to you as well. Indeed, there have been a ton of changes in the past 40 years. I built my last layout in 1976 before I built my current one in 2007. I had a lot of reading and catching up to do. I should have read a lot more and done a lot more planning, since there are some serious flaws in my layout. Unfortunately, I didn't know about this forum then. Post any track plans you come up with and let the folks here have a look. You'll get some constructive advice on how to make it work, run, and look better, and save yourself a ton of grief.
Thank you Jim!
As far as putting up plans and stuff here, thats the ticket yes, my plan is do nothing yet, cept may some small purchases, but the layout, is a who knows thing yet LOL
Space is what we will factor for the whole plan, and right now is discussions of a lil more room than planned at first, who's complaining??? Love it!
I was gonna dive in and get a small board running to activate an interest in the young but now see that will not be necessary, so onward with the real plans! I had other ideas for my tax return, but seems that will be changing now.
Yes, I am reading, a lot, learning, learning what I am NOT learning too. Decision to go DC versus DCC was made by Ryan (13 year old) so thats important, we will go that way for now. Currently we are browsing many old pictures, coal mining, rural farm, etc, to get ideas.
Seems the most prevalent is an era of interest, 1850- 1900 logging, so far.
So planning we will go and soon a few ideas will be posted.
Tim Sr.
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