Hello From Louisiana

[koolmath5]

Hello,
Hi folks, after finding all the boxes of slot cars ad HO scale railroads in my parent's attic I decided to make the space for my own new layout. I started collecting model railroading pieces in 1977 when I was a young boy.
I enjoy the modeling part of the hobby the most. Building and weathering HO scale buildings and terrain is my real love. If I could get paid to do that my life would be perfect.
Living in Louisiana there are not many model railroading or slot car clubs that I have found. Most folks around here spend their off time hunting and fishing, I am the anomaly. Maybe I will find folks to start a club locally in my area on this site.
I hope to learn and gain inspiration from the many posts I have seen so far and I also hot to post pics of my work. The latter to get feedback on my work.

 

[IronBeltKen]

Welcome to the forum, and welcome [back?] to the hobby! There are lots of great people on this site, you came to the right place.

... If I could get paid to do that my life would be perfect. ...

I used to believe that myself. But after talking to people who've 'been there and done that', I learned that in most cases, working in the mrr field diminished their enthusiasm for doing mrr in their off hours. [Of course there are exceptions - Howard Zane, Rick Rideout and George Sellios come to mind...]

... Most folks around here spend their off time hunting and fishing, I am the anomaly. ...

I guess I too am an 'anomaly' in my area. Several of my mrr friends here in Maryland are also avid hunters and fishermen. But with my somewhat limited disposable income I can barely afford mrr, let alone a fishing boat/trailer and rod & reel!

 

[kc5gxl]

Hey Kool;

What part of LA you live in? I know that Lk Charles has a club, and so does Shreveport. I would imagine that NO has at least one club too!

Welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy your stay as much as I do mine!

Happy railroading,

GT Dan

 

[WCWBrassHat]

Welcome to the forum!

There is a club in Baton Rouge that has a large layout.

Glenn

 

[koolmath5]

Thank You for the info. I live in Slidell which is about 40 minutes from New Orleans and 2 hours from Baton Rouge. I am looking for clubs in my area with no luck.

 

[WCWBrassHat]

There is a club in the mall in Gautier, MS probably about 1:15 minutes drive from you. Also I am about 1:45 - 2:00 hrs from you. My Oct ops session will be at 1pm on Sat, Oct 20th. Send me a PM if you are interested in attending and I will give you directions.

Glenn