MikeInHubCity
Living the life in the heart of the Dairy State
Or perhaps Bucky the Badger(UW mascot, based in the capital of the Dairy State).And I suppose Mickey Mouse is the engineer then?
Or perhaps Bucky the Badger(UW mascot, based in the capital of the Dairy State).And I suppose Mickey Mouse is the engineer then?
LUCAS makes decoders?? Never knew.All decoders have smoke installed at the factory. If you let the smoke out of the decoder, the decoder will no longer function.
I've been doing a ton of other things lately and began metal detecting of all things but i have also returned with a vengeance to model rail. Today I spent a couple of hours mucking around with some older stuff I have . I might wander a bit but I cannot even contemplate not having model trains in my life . It's unthinkable..Over the weekend I was thinking about my layout and model railroading and what model railroading means to me. I know one individual who enjoys the buying and selling of model railroad locomotives and rolling stock while another is strictly a tracks on plywood modeler and enjoys watching his trains run over the rails, minus scenery or structures. Several others are rail fans and their layouts are of second interest to them.
I know the construction of a model railroad along with the track laying, wiring and scenery are my primary interests. I planned my layout for over a year and was emailing a person who I never met in person, busy exchanging ideas on layout design with a very experienced modeler to didn't mind spending the time working with me. You might add the social side of the hobby and meeting many hobbists at model railroad shows, open houses, on forum site and at hobby shops. This hobby is very rewarding and never ending in the areas that one can enjoy when building and operating their model railroads.
What do you find to be the most rewarding aspects of model railroading?
Thanks.
Greg
That is a nice way to say it. So few people realize how our modern life style was "invented" or "enabled" by the railroads. I think about it every time I look at a clock that shows me railroad "standard" or "daylight" time.appreciating the history behind the industry from 1830 to now...