OldNew Starting an HO Layout

[rvnmedic6869]

Greetings from upstate NY. I'm 73 and building a layout, first since 1975 when my son was 5 yo. I'm retired military and just love trains. And planes.
Cheers, Bob

 

[boatwrench]

Welcome aboard Bob.

Have fun and enjoy I am building my 1st layout since 1998 with my son in law and grandson.

 

[BigGRacing]

Welcome Medic, have fun like the rest of us......retired Navy here

 

[santafewillie]

Welcome aboard Bob. What scale are you modeling in, and what era, railroad etc? We're all looking forward to pictures, even under construction ones. Ask away if you have any questions.

 

[rvnmedic6869]

Welcome Medic, have fun like the rest of us......retired Navy here

I forgot to mention ships (not boats -LOL) in my post. I was a Navy brat, Dad did 20 from 1937-1957, his destroyer, USS Selfridge DD357 sailed into Pearl on 6 Dec 1941. Bad timing. They were already under steam and managed to be one of the first ships to fire at the Zeroes and get out of Pearl. Later got torpedoed in the Solomon Islands battle. He was a Machinist Mate in the engine room and later retired as an E-7 MMC. Unfortunately, he died at age 63. Didn't mean to ramble on here, definitely off topic. LOL

 

[rvnmedic6869]

Welcome aboard Bob. What scale are you modeling in, and what era, railroad etc? We're all looking forward to pictures, even under construction ones. Ask away if you have any questions.

Yeah, should have mentioned that - HO, fairly modern era 80s and later, UP SD70ACe and a CSX, same model. Both DCC and have an MRC Advance Prodigy2 power unit. I just finished connecting all the tracks, Peco Code 83 and Peco manual turnouts. Layout is 5'x16' and is currently in (slow) progress. Will post a couple of pics.

 

[2Tracks]

Bob...welcome to here! Glad you could make it. I'm HO, transition era, NCE DCC, all Shinohara track work.

Didn't mean to ramble on here

Nope, you didn't, we like that stuff!

 

[glenng6]

Welcome aboard, Medic. You've found a great forum. I was in ground surveillance radar, in Nam. Enjoy your new journey. Glenn

 

[Iron Horseman]

Didn't mean to ramble on here, definitely off topic.

Sometimes rambling and off-topic rabbit trails are the good parts of a discussion.

 

[JazzDad]

Welcome!

 

[truckdad]

I forgot to mention ships (not boats -LOL) in my post. I was a Navy brat, Dad did 20 from 1937-1957, his destroyer, USS Selfridge DD357 sailed into Pearl on 6 Dec 1941. Bad timing.

Welcome Bob You're post caught my attention. My 1st employer and later a man that became like a dad to me was a gunners mate on the USS Craven and arrived in Pearl on Dec 8 1941 along with the Enterprise......

 

[rvnmedic6869]

Welcome aboard, Medic. You've found a great forum. I was in ground surveillance radar, in Nam. Enjoy your new journey. Glenn

Welcome Home, Glenn. I was an E.R. medic at Tan Son Nhut AB, also did MEDCAP missions at various villages, '68-'69

 

[glenng6]

Welcome Home, Glenn. I was an E.R. medic at Tan Son Nhut AB, also did MEDCAP missions at various villages, '68-'69

MoPac_Eagle
Thanks for your service. I spent my senior class trip on LZ Center, in I Corps.

 

[MoPac_Eagle]

MoPac_Eagle
Thanks for your service. I spent my senior class trip on LZ Center, in I Corps.

I think you meant to say that to rvnmedic6869 as I haven't served in the Armed Forces.

 

[glenng6]

MoPac_Eagle
Sorry for that. Yes, I meant it for rvnmedic6869.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Welcome from WNY