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Got my first layout at age 2.5 in 1969 - a square table of 3x3 ft with a circle and a little Märklin steamer and four cars. Was a starterset, cost 49 DM = 25 €/$ Until 1977 I think, the layout was more temporary - from x-mas to the end of January. From 1977 to 1989 I had a layout (Märklin) at home. In the 80´s I came to prototype operations, have more books about 1-1 scale than 1-87. And this was the point when I changed from playing to modeling. My trains from then are prototypical like! Because of this from 1986 to 2003 I was member in our local MR club. Scrapped my layout in 1989 when I changed from 3-rail Märklin AC to 2-rail DC - My layout was in the club. Belive it or not we had 70 - 80 members and only a maximum of 20 are model In 1996 I started with US models and since 1999 I buy only US models. The club don´t accept this change - stupid idiots [censored][banghead][X-)] - so I canceled my membership (was also the secretary) in mid 2003. Today I built a UP depot at home.
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