ULRICH,
I was actually thinking,the same thing,when I read the post,, Maybe, a game of,Truth or Consequence????
LOL,
Cheers,
Frank
Sir Madog SpaceMouse One way or another I'll get a layout--my wife has a greed in principle. Is that a Freudian slip of the tongue, err - hand?
SpaceMouse One way or another I'll get a layout--my wife has a greed in principle.
One way or another I'll get a layout--my wife has a greed in principle.
Is that a Freudian slip of the tongue, err - hand?
LOL. Probably. What do you think it means?
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
SpaceMouse MB and Dog, The reports of the demise of my model railroad career have been greatly exaggerated. One way or another I'll get a layout--my wife has a greed in principle, I just have to keep reminding her. In Arizona, there are houses built on a slope with a lower level that opens toward the back of the house. Often they are unfinished and therefore would be perfect for a RR (and an office for me). That is what I'm suggesting we look for.
MB and Dog,
The reports of the demise of my model railroad career have been greatly exaggerated. One way or another I'll get a layout--my wife has a greed in principle, I just have to keep reminding her.
In Arizona, there are houses built on a slope with a lower level that opens toward the back of the house. Often they are unfinished and therefore would be perfect for a RR (and an office for me). That is what I'm suggesting we look for.
Mark!
See I didn't even miss you as I was gone about the same amount of time. It's like you to start building before the plan is finished. You've always headed that direction. For me, half the fun is planning. I'll draw 20 plans before I break ground..er, I mean.. screw lumber. I like nothing better to set a train in motion sit back and imagine all the things I can do to each area. It's where I get my best ideas.
Great seeing you out here again, Chip. I returned from about a 5-year hiatus a few weeks ago, and saw you were MIA on this forum for some time. I wondered what happened to you.
After living down here in Hooterville for six years (and thus somehow missing two of my wife's move-every-three-years cycles) I actually started building again. The plan is not even completed, but I figured if I did not start doing something tangible this winter, I might not ever get past the planning.
We've been to Sedona a couple of times. While I haven't been to Cottonwood, I know exactly where it is. Nice area.
- Mark
All my model railroading life (over 50 years) I have been dreaming of a basement filling layout, but it remained just a dream. Somehow, I never got around starting it - life always got in the way. I have long given up on fulfilling this dream of mine - lack of funds and lack of space just won´t let me.
I am blessed with a wife who tolerates my hobby, as long as it does not intrude into her interests Over the years, I have come to terms with that. Who can stop a creative mind?
After a forced hiatus, I started a new layout, employing N scale mini-modules on a shelf, that does not take up valuable real estate. Now that this shelf is filled with modules, I am starting on a next, small layout, employing small boxes, linked with traversers. If need be, I can chuck them in the back of my car and go play with my trains any place. Who needs a train room?
We're likely to be in the same situation in a couple of years. I'm hoping to retire, and the logical move is out of the oversized house and out of the overtaxed state. SWMBO already hinted that I should "join a train club" which was her way of saying that she didn't want a layout in the house. I strenuously objected. My own retirement home would include more space than I've got now. I don't think I could ever get the concept of staging to make sense to her, though.
Fortunately, we'll probably not move to any Land of No Basements.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
BATMAN In the nineteen years since I bought my first program there has never been a model railroad Icon to add a layout to the finished project. I wonder if these CAD programs are designed by wives? I think a letter is in order.
In the nineteen years since I bought my first program there has never been a model railroad Icon to add a layout to the finished project. I wonder if these CAD programs are designed by wives?
I think a letter is in order.
Dear CAD programmer,
Please include a model railroad layout icon in the next release of your software. I know it probably hard to relate but some of us have wives in non-virtual reality. These wives tend to be a bit less agreeable than the virtual ones, not in a bad way, but they have their own interests and so they compete for physical space. If we can't design space for our layout in a house, well, for them it doesn't exist. Without a layout planned in a house it becomes an uphill battle to carve out space for one. So please help us out. Adding a model railroad icon can't be that tough. And who knows, maybe someday you'll want hobby that doesn't involve bandwidth, pixels, and typing one handed. Sincerely yours,SpaceMouse
SpaceMouse This weekend, the wife drew up plans for what we are going to look for in the new house--guess what was not figured into her plans. She did have plans for a large studio for herself--oh, and a rocker on the porch for me.
This weekend, the wife drew up plans for what we are going to look for in the new house--guess what was not figured into her plans. She did have plans for a large studio for herself--oh, and a rocker on the porch for me.
I enjoy drawing up house plans for fun using CAD programs. After the plans are drawn up, you can add anything from a yard tractor to a potted plant to the plans and sit back and see what your new homestead will look like. In the nineteen years since I bought my first program there has never been a model railroad Icon to add a layout to the finished project. I wonder if these CAD programs are designed by wives?
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
galaxy Naw, Gee CHip,,I thought you been 'round enough to know how it works... You PLAN the layout FIRST, THEN find {or BUILD} a HOUSE that will fit the layout !!!! {just remember...to have a room for the wifey, too.}
Naw, Gee CHip,,I thought you been 'round enough to know how it works...
You PLAN the layout FIRST, THEN find {or BUILD} a HOUSE that will fit the layout !!!!
{just remember...to have a room for the wifey, too.}
SpaceMouse cowmanHope you can stick around enough to keep us on the right track. Might as well. I can't even plan a layout until I find a house.
cowmanHope you can stick around enough to keep us on the right track.
Might as well. I can't even plan a layout until I find a house.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
PASMITH How about a post for a contest? Remember your 4 X 8 contest post? Peter Smith Memphis
How about a post for a contest? Remember your 4 X 8 contest post?
Peter Smith Memphis
I'll need to set up a website to post peripherals to make it work. I'm kinda in a mad dash to get the house ready to sell so maybe when that pressure is off.
zstripeThat era,always intrigued me.. Just like the Bridges of Chicago
Redwoods = Chicago?
Just kidding. I know what you mean.
Chip,
Good to have you back. Hope you can stick around enough to keep us on the right track. (Pun intended.)
Have fun,
Richard
Thank's Chip,
That's very interesting.. That era,always intrigued me.. Just like the Bridges of Chicago,where I was born....
California Western #17
CW 14 at Logging camp 3
Frank,
Expand this Union Lumber Photo to full size and take a look. http://www.chipeft.com/photos/Panorama1911.jpg
How about, something,like the Alturas & Lone Pine Railroad,,, That's one of my old time,favorites..
galaxyWHat era will your new layout be??? {or did I miss that already?}. If I 'member correctly {not easy these here days}, you had an 1800s layout before? With horsies and cowpoke 'n outhouses, 'n spitoons, and the like...you gonna stick with that or move to a more modern era?
My dream is to run old steam 4-4-0's, 2-6-0's and 2-8-0's through 3 foot high redwood trees and Douglas firs. However, if I move 20 years forward, say 1919, I get a bit more leeway with engines--and can prototypically model the Union Lumber operation, California Western (mostly 2-6-2T's) and Northwestern Pacific and then interchange with the SP for a big yard.
jeffrey-wimberly Now, you need to get back to doing some layout building.
Now, you need to get back to doing some layout building.
It will probably next winter. Everything is dismantled and will be boxed up soon. The plan is to move at the end of summer.
See, Chip, my reverse psychology from page 2 seems to be working...for now anyways as...
...You are positng here regular-like!
We like to see it!
love to see more and watch as your new AZ layout progresses!!
Don't be a stranger, pardner...
WHat era will your new layout be??? {or did I miss that already?}. If I 'member correctly {not easy these here days}, you had an 1800s layout before? With horsies and cowpoke 'n outhouses, 'n spitoons, and the like...you gonna stick with that or move to a more modern era?
Good to see you back...
Welcome back SpaceMouse. Good to see you again. Now, you need to get back to doing some layout building.
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Very Nice, MB. Uh, where can I find that last street? I have some dollars in my pocket.
LOL Antonio. I've been warned!
SpaceMouseI bet it looks amazing. Have any pics?
At the risk of repeating myself from WPF, I'm rather fond of this one.\
I modeled the scene loosely on the old mills and their hyrdo-power canals from the Industrial Revolution in New England. The canals are all silted in and overgrown now, with trash tossed in for good measure, so I hope to capture that look with rock wall castings, Envirotex and DPM modules for the buildings.
The carfloat itself looks like this now:
The scene is still under construction. In the background, you can see The Brass Rat, a bar named after my college class ring.
Mooseport, like other waterfronts throughout the world, is one of those "enterprise zones" where young businesswomen got to meet with their clientele in the interest of economic opportunity.
SpaceMouse!
The return of a forum legend!
Chip it's good to see that you're back and am looking forward to seeing your posts again.
Now let's see, I think I can state the following polite message in "Arizonian":..............................
OK, Mr. Mouse! Just one little thing, pardner..................if you decide to skidaddle outta town and disappear again................me and the boys here are gonna come lookin for ya and it ain't gonna be pretty when we find ya!! So stay put! Ya hear?! Now git ta postin, you varmint!
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