This is a poll of eras, regions, scales, and time in the hobby please state all of the above and your age as of your last birthday. I'll go first 1940-1960, western US, HO scale, and two years in the hobby.
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
I meant to put region of modeling but also region of residence would be good.
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Era: 1940 to mid 60's
Mid west farther North
HO scale
Age:75- 67years in HO..3yrs. S scale
Chi-Town Burbs USA
Take Care!
Frank
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
What are you going to do with the poll results
Finding out, that the majority of us model railroaders roaming about this forum models the transition era west of the Alleghenies in HO scale, standard gauge, is male, over 55 years old, qualifying as old phart" and has chosen model railroading as his life time hobby.
One more fact - the number of "oddballs" modeling exotic eras, regions and/or prototypes is rather small.
NWP SWP This is a poll of eras, regions, scales, and time in the hobby please state all of the above and your age as of your last birthday. I'll go first 1940-1960, western US, HO scale, and two years in the hobby.
And your age? since you asked for ours.
Era is 1953 (+/- a couple of years)
Region is Middle Atlantic
Scale is S last 25 years Also I dabble in HO and O and have some Lionel trains.
Time in hobby is 45 years
Age 70
Paul
The Era: Modern (1975 to present). I say 1975 because there is a type of structure on my layout that did not exist before then. I also have two passenger trains from the '50s and '60s I like to trot on occassion.
The Region: Varies, includes but not limited to:
Miami, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Sylacauga, Alabama
Stevenson, Alabama
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Louisville, Kentucky
Ashland, Kentucky
Erie, Pennsylvania
Cleveland, Ohio
New York City
Woodstock, New York
St Louis, Missouri
Long Beach, California
Portland, Oregon
Casper, Wyoming
Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Wind River Canyon, Wyoming
Here's the part where I take a short pause to pat myself on the back: I think I can blend all these places into a cohesive narrative.
My Age: I'm a little older than my teeth.
Robert
LINK to SNSR Blog
Era: Tuesday, August 3rd, 1954, 2:00 PM.
Region: None in particular at all. Just classic Americana.
Scale: HO, Standard Gauge.
Time in the hobby: Entire life as long as I can remember.
Age as of your last birthday: 49
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-Kevin
Living the dream.
RR_MelMy eyes must be failing, I missed your age NWP SWP and I’ve never seen one of your post signed with your name.
Yeah, good point Mel. The OP did leave out his age and name.
Boo!
RR_Mel My last birthday I turned 80 and I feel like 90. (my eyes must be failing, I misted your age NWP SWP and I’ve never seen one of your post signed with your name) I think you owe us for contributing our data. Mel
My last birthday I turned 80 and I feel like 90. (my eyes must be failing, I misted your age NWP SWP and I’ve never seen one of your post signed with your name)
era - 1910
region modeled - NE PA to the west bank of the Hudson River, NY
scale - HO
time in the hobby - depends on what counts as a starting point - 58 years (got my 1st HO train set), or 53 years (started building my first layout).
age - 66
residence - Nashville Area
Jim
Era: late 1950s
Region: north east US. But it could be anywhere in the US depending on what rail line is running. ie: Great Northern, Western Maryland, CB&Q, PRR, NYC, B&O, South Penn, Blacklog, Tuscarora, EBT, etc.
Scale: HO
Time in hobby: ~30 years - Not counting the time with my Dad; 39 years
Age: 69
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Era: Late 1950s, with perhaps a squeek to 1963 to squeeze in those funky looking GP30s. I also have a pull, but am not currently modeling late 70s (just as the mergers were happening so you had this wonderful mix of paint schemes) or WW2.
Region: South Carolina Piedmont, cotton mill region. I grew up in a mill hill town that was trapped in the 50s culture wise so I'm trying to capture that unique culture of a southern mill town that is fast vanishing. Though having lived in Colorado, I feel a connection to the vastness of the scenary.
Time in: Since 1971. I won a Tyco train set selling Christmas cards in 6th grade.
jim
Sorry I'm Steven I'm 16 and live in the midsouth.
Well I really just started this thread for fun. So I guess the poll results are there for anyone to see.
OK, I'll play.
Era: 1953 (but a real rivet counter will find a few 1954 items)
Region: Mid Atlantic region of the US
Theme: Freelance Class I double track mainline
Time in hobby: 50 years - my father built me a very nice layout and got me started at age 10 - been at it in some form ever since.
Age: 60 years
Sheldon
Era: October 1999
region: western nebraska, southeast wyoming
age: 44
Been in hobby for 10 years off and on- have 3 kids and a job, so time is at a premium these days! Happy Thanksgiving!
Miles
Modeling the UP Sidney Sub in Nebraska & Wyoming in fall of 1999 in HO scale
Era: 1966-69, probably closer to 1969.
Region: City of South Milwaukee WI on the C&NW, my hometown (so, "upper midwest")
Scale: HO (also have dabbled in N and I set up 0-27 at Christmas)
Time in the hobby: if you include wind-up and toy trains, about 62 years. A bit less for HO itself.
Age last birthday: 65 years.
THANK YOU for NOT asking "estimated total life-time expenditure on trains."
Dave Nelson
Era: 1940's
Region: Upstate New York
Theme: Imaginary branch of the New York Central
Time in the Hobby: 33 years?
Age: 41
Mike
Sir Madog What are you going to do with the poll results Finding out, that the majority of us model railroaders roaming about this forum models the transition era west of the Alleghenies in HO scale, standard gauge, is male, over 55 years old, qualifying as old phart" and has chosen model railroading as his life time hobby. One more fact - the number of "oddballs" modeling exotic eras, regions and/or prototypes is rather small.
While all that is likely true, when the poll is over you may be surprised to find the north east/mid atlantic/ohio valley a very close second to everywhere else in the US combined. Why?
Because despite some population shifts recently, a large percentage of the people in North America still live east of the Mississippi and North of the Ohio and Potomac.
hardcoalcaseera - 1910 region modeled - NE PA to the west bank of the Hudson River, NY
1900-1905
SE Pennsylvania-Delaware
HO standard
50+ years in the hobby, 37 years on the prototype
60's
Nebraska
Hardcoalcase: Have you looked at the Yahoo Groups EarlyRail forum, lots of pre-WW1 modelers over there, plus the Railroad Line Forums has an Early Rail forum.
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
Majority time era: 1980s-2006
Location: Northeast (CR) West (BNSF/UP)
Scale: N
Age: 31
Place: Arizona
Active: 28 years
My fictional railway the Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio is located along those states but I hope I'll build it.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Layout #1 1980s-1990s, southern California, HO scale, since 1970s.Layout #2 1880s-1890s, northern Nevada, HO scaleLayout #3 2080s, Planet Mars, HO scale
Region: Indiana, Chicago South Shore & South Bend + South Shore Freight
Location: Beverly Shores - Carroll Avenue inclusive + Industries along the Line
Era: Sumitimo Electrics / GP38-2's Orange Livery - Date Scale: HO
Layout: Researching, Designing and making from Scratch - Buildings, Structures etc. Layout when I have moved to new house.
Residence: England Age: Much too late to Emigrate, to the U.S.A.
"It's the South Shore Line, Jim - but not as we know it".
I model the 1950-60 timeframe and the 1930s. To switch eras, I replace trains and vehicles. I have a few unfinished structures destined for swapping as well. I model the northern Midwest with Milwaukee Road equipment in HO scale. I've been back in the hobby for 12 years, but I really started when I was about 3 or 4 and put the trains in storage when I went to college, resurrecting them in 2005 to start again. I'm 70 years old now. I grew up on Long Island, New York and now live in the burbs of Boston, Massachusetts.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
54 years old, from south east Texas, model 1955-60, model western US, N scale, 27 years in the hobby...
49 years old and been in the hobby about 13 years or so. I model the Pennsy in the mid / late 1960's, along with a DT&I interchange. HO scale. No particular location, i just hope it looks believable. Sometimes i can't help but want to run some steam.
Located in central Ohio.