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In the layout forum a self admitted "rookie" asked for some help in designing roads. Later in the thread he posted the following: "I got my first oval in and wired and took my first run(through a pink wonderland of foam)--man is that a satisfying feeling...a little stuttery and not much to look at, but it's a start!" I'm sure all of us remember the feeling of watching that first train run on that first layout. Sometimes we get lost in the neverending debate on which manufacturers make the best diesels, which type of track is best, the best method of buidling scenery, which DCC is better and the DCC/DC debate. Trust me, I love those debates, learn alot from them and don't want them to end, but sometimes I think we miss the big picture. This "rookie" posted something that I think we tend to forget. The important thing is that each of us obtain that "satisfying feeling" from modelrailroading in our own way. This hobby rocks! I remember watching my first train run on the first layout I built. I was in 6th grade. It was loop with a siding. The engine - a Bachmann N-scale 4-8-4. I do think that memory is one of the top 10 moments for me in the hobby. Anyone else remember their first train on their first layout?
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