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 Good Morning, Folks,brrrr- what a cold night! No sn*w, so driving to the GULAG was OK. Today we have to write up an evaluation of the whole thing, including an assesment on the job our "trainers" did. Well, you can imagine my statements. [}:)]Zoe, I am hungry! I´ll have a big American breakfast, with all bells and whistles, plus a large mug of hot & strong coffee, thank you. I´ll be in the back booth, watching the yard goat getting ready for today´s chores.Charles - what a strange world. You have the weather which is more common to this end of the world. I am pretty much fed up with this white and icy stuff. It is about time that spring comes!Tom - I am sure you will do a wonderful job painting that loco and that is going to be a jewel on your roster. Keep those pictures coming! Sawyer - that is fine building you have built there - I´d like to see some more close-up shots. Scratch building has not yet been my cup of tea, so I´d like to capitalize on your experience building it. Vincent - girls know, that they have to kiss many a frog until they find their prince to take home. Same is true for the boys. Don´t rush in, there will be many more opportunities! Believe me, when the right one is there, you will know! Rob - I like those U-boats . Somehow, they don´t look as utilitarian as the EMD SD´s and GP´s. More a character of their own. [:-,]Todd - That red color is certainly "persistent". How about putting on a light gray "primer" before you paint your basement in the color you actually want to have. I always thought that helped a little to get rid of the reddish hue that always seems to remain. Or how about incorporating it - like a sunset backdrop? I have a bit of a puzzle to solve for myself. You know, I have been investing a lot of time into planning my "dream" layout. It seems as if I am stuck in that analysis paralysis thing again, making it impossible for me to decide which way to go.I have been into HO scale most of the time in my MRR "career". The scale is "big" enough to enjoy detail, but small enough to also build an interesting layout. OTOH, MR´s current project layout is so dang good looking with its spectacular scenery, that I really fell in love with Dick Christianson´s work. I made some smaller changes, which make it, IMHO, a little more interesting to operate. OK, it still lacks staging, but I really enjoy watching trains snaking to through the countryside. As I do not have much HO equipment left, a change of scale would not really be a big issue. Here are my options:<ol><li>Build that ARR - themed switching layout in HO and enjoy the challenges of "real" raiload operation, but not be able to "run" a train  or</li><li>Build my version of the UP Salt Lake Route in N scale, run trains, but have only limited "real" operation.  </li></ol>Option 2 has the advantage, that locos and rolling stock seem to be cheaper, but the disadvantage of the small size.Decisions, decisions!I´d like to put up the issue here for discussion - or even a poll, would be interesting to see the results and also a big help for me to make up my mind.Have a good day, guys!
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