Are you a year round / full time, model railroader or seasonal / part time?

[dwiemer]

Full time with a small set up, not a layout yet. We break ground on a building just for trains in the spring time. I had been in railroad hybernation until our neighbor who owns a railroad moved in and my son was born. Now I am back with a vengence. Dennis[:D]

[LS1Heli]

365/24/7. Operate and collect pristine prewar/postwar/MPC/LT1/LLC Lionel Trains. Also fly nitro powered helicopter and drive fast cars in the summer. Also the ladies are another hobby thats 365 as well [:D]

[kopeck]

Part time. I've got other toys to play with, antique tractors in the summer, and I'm an avid snowmobiler in the winter. I don't go overboard with any hobby so that allows me to dabble in a few when time permits (which free time is very hard to come by).

Christmas got me thinking about trains again...

[crip]

Full time in my wife's opinion
part time in my opinion

[Anonymous]

Currently Full time "N" and Holiday for "O" but If I get more room or join a club then I would be fulltime "0" also. Right now I barely have the room for "N"

[Anonymous]

part time but full time...........part time because I just accumilated them from my dad when he passed, so x-mas every year is the time to set them up but i might leave them up on the shelf year round (shelf around a 14 x 14ft room). but full time because learning everything that i can is a full time job sometimes and trying to get something running for x-mas (first time ever) and getting the fever to hook up other stuff to it.

happy holidays and thx for the help from all of you guys.

cade

[Anonymous]

Seasonal with full-time back-yard aspirations.

I set up a Christmas layout the past two seasons and I've been working on setting up a garden layout - no track laid yet.

Bill

[phillyreading]

Full time or at least consider myself a full timer and model railroad collecter, mainly into Ogauge, have some S gauge American Flyer, some H.O. Like to collect items from
the Reading Railroad in O gauge, either Reading Lines (freigth service) or Reading Company (passenger service). Why the two names for Reading Railroad has to do with the anti-trust laws of he U.S.A., the federal government broke up the Reading Railroad that way in 1908 and so Reading formed two differant named companies with the same general owners.

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Full time building/running, overtime collecting!

[cnw1995]

Full time, though I spend more time in the basement in the winter months. I am now dreaming of catenary and trolley poles.

[marxalot]

Right now - Full Time (building the table for O in the basement family room); in the past Part Time (had the HO table in the family room........ summers do cut in with lawn mowing, fi***o try and catch etc.....

I have been trying to analyse my time spent on the layout a bit lately. In the past whenever I was working on the old layout I always was rushing, pushing to get this done ASAP. Now it might have been because the children were younger and we had a lot more on the plate as a family...... great times but in the past....... but I found myself almost feeling like the table was another "job", not a hobby. But I find myself sort of getting into that mindset even now.... so I'm working on taking it easy and enjoying the "now", even if it is only 1 by 4's starting back at me.........

Jim

[Buckeye Riveter]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wrmcclellan

Pretty much full time.

[#ditto]

[Tom1947]

Full time collector of American Flyer. Once I retire I plan on moving back to my home town and the first thing will build is a platform. I will spend a lot more time with my trains espically during the winter. I really do not have room for a layout where I currently live and not a lot of spare time because of my job.

[otftch]

Full time addict.This month our club has done three shows with every weekend covered.We will have a two week brake before our next show. After running trains all day I find myself running mine in the evenings.I guess I need a life but can"t find anything that interests me. Ed

[Anonymous]

Part time, as I have too many other obsessions. Motorcycle, ham radio, wood and metal working, clock and old tool collecting and bird watching.
Always looking for the elusive double breasted mattress thrasher.

Bob

[marxman]

Full time year round collector, but do not run my trains much in the winter as I do not have a heated space. I'm working on that and may have a better space with workshop next near.[sigh]

[ChiefEagles]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mackb4

(other than at work for the NS)

JEALOUS

Full time if I can find time from my retirement. [;)] Do a little each day if nothing but run one around the loop or clean out rooms or hang more insulation and walls. That is when I'm home. [;)]

[Anonymous]

Full time, but more so in the winter, than summer. Used to show horses in the summer time, but only 3 left and they are my pets ,not necessarily show stock...Tim

[csxt30]

Does anyone get Overtime ?? [:D] ( couldn't resit [:D] )

[jonadel]

Full time trains, full time yard boy (5 acres), full time bicycling, full time smoker of great meats for the family. FULL TIME RETIRED[:)]

Jon

[Roger Bielen]

Full time. I have a separate building that I've made a third of into a train room. Though, since the building is detached from the house (of course its alarmed) I don't run the trains as frequently as when they were in the house, some times too much of a hassel to put on shoes and maybe a jacket.

[IronHoarse]

Part time, but only because I spend the winter in the south west and my trains are in Michigan. Don't have enough room in SUV or apartment to bring 'em with me.

[wrmcclellan]

Pretty much full time.

[Big_Boy_4005]

Full time, with no consideration for holidays. One railroad. I do like to play poker as a diversion, though.

[csxt30]

Full Time here too ! [:D]

[Dr. John]

I was full-time for many years. For the past few, I've only had my Christmas layout. I hope to begin a permanant layout next year and get back to "full-time."

[overall]

I'm full time. I have a separate garage on my house that the previous owner used to retore antique cars in. That's where I have my layout. I go out there whenever I want to,usually at night, to run trains or work on them.

George

[spankybird]

Full time, but is still follow the NHRA national races on ESPN2, as I used to do drag racing when I was much younger.

[tmcc man]

I used to be only part time at Christmas, but one year my dad said I did not have to take them down, so now I am a full time modeler