Chat Room For Younger Modelers

[danrunner]

Area 51:

Go to Yahoo groups

Log in/join Lionel Layouts

Click on photo albums

click on area 51 by ufoofu11

They should appear.

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PS Dayof the rope--we've been looking for you--this is 1/2 your idea!

[Anonymous]

Anyone intrested in joining my forum?

[Anonymous]

i check out this forum almost everyday and i never saw this post!
but the good news is now that i'm here the real party can begin!

[danrunner]

For you younger guys, do you run mostly Lionel or do you run other stuff?

I ask this because I felt pressured to buy ONLY Lionel when I entered the hobby. It's what the older guys had as kids, and they pushed it hard on me. They also said that only Lionel is really investment grade--you'll get more of your money out some day. My fist set as a kid was a Lionel (after I returned the HO set my parents bought for me) My first set as an adult was an MTH--I loved it.

Now I run all kinds of trains from all kinds of makers and tend to ignore those who rip anything but Lionel...BUT I DO LOVE LIONEL.

How about you guys???

Dan

PS Has anyone gotten to the Area 51 layout and seen it yet? Please tell me if you have. There have been problems with people seeing the site.

[Anonymous]

I run what I want. True, I started out with LIonel when I was 10 years old, but then when I gotten my first MTH freight car, I now had another choice in what manufactuer I could choose from.

And now that I recently found out about Atlas O cars and engines, I am going to be getting them too. So yeah, I will buy things from any company as long as they make the stuff I would be interested in. I can care less what others think as far as what I should buy or stick with because since they are not paying for my train items, then I dont have to worry what they think either.

Chris

[Anonymous]

i have mostly lionel, i just like those best. i have a few scattered MTH and k-line. i'm really starting to get inot williams. i picked up the 2056 hudson a few months ago and i'm pretty sure i'm going to but the new GG1. the price for williams is fantastic for the quality you are getting

[danrunner]

My sincerest wish for you all to have a Happy Easter. Celebrate with your family and friends and RUN TRAINS. I'll be hauling some synthetic grass and plastic eggs and a stuffed bunny or two for my daughter (almost 2).

If I weren't in the middle of moving, I'd have the layout decked-out for Easter. As it is, it's the bare minimum as most of it is already packed.

Happy train travels.

Dan

PS Anybody have a wish list of items they'd like to pick up this year? I want to try one of those inexpensive Beeps and a Stanta Fe (is it an FA-2/warbonnet?) ...you know the standard red/silver one. Why am I the only one who can't identify train types? Anway, an FA-2/warbonnet and a coal car or two.

How about you guys?

[Anonymous]

I have stuff from all the big ones L,MTH, Weaver, Williams, KMT, Riverossi, Marx, TaylorMadeTrucks, RMT, Atlas, Industrial Rail, Bachmann On30, and even some Fly-by-night Knock off toy store trains that are battery powered but can run on O track.

In the past year or so the one company that got my attention most was K-line. I really love the Shay,Superstreets, Porter, Plymouth(esp. the 19th cent. ore cars that came with some of these), and the reefers. I am sad to see them go. They were doing some really interesting things at the end. I am a bit conflicted that the company that killed them now owns them. Above all I am tired of the backbiteing and courtroom conflict and This Co. is better than this other. It is boring.

[mitchelr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by danrunner



PS Anybody have a wish list of items they'd like to pick up this year? I want to try one of those inexpensive Beeps ....

Dan - do it. I got a WM BEEP yesterday and I've been running the wheels off of it today. Well worth the price.

Mitch[:D]

[ModelTrainLover]

Ok I have two things in mind 1. is the chat room on this web site or is it on another? 2. I have 2 engines 7 items of rolling stock 11 paper buildings and a 26.75 X 19 in. 1000 piece puzzle of a Union Pacific Big Boy. All in my room. My layout takes up a good part of my room. And it's a misshaped oval with 2 sidings. I don't have any trees, grass, etc on it and only 4 telephone poles. Is there any way to expand my layout with out having to hang it from my ceiling? or building an extention to my parent's house?[?][:(]

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[danrunner]

Modeltrainlover,

There is no real chatroom. we just post back and forth right here. It's not technically a chat room per se, just a special place for younger modelers to get together and keep the hobby alive and well. As for your space/room dilemma, someone may have an idea. Have you considered two levels, one on top of the other? Or if you have the money, make a layout on shelving if you don't want to suspend it from the ceiling.

[ModelTrainLover]

Well right now I'm not experinced enough to build the levels, I have a bunkbed, 2 dressers, a good sized toy box and a desk which I have part of my layout going under, and I don't think that my dad would be too happy if I put in more shelving. Though my dad and I are making plans for a table for my layout.
Thanks any way. I'll keep the Ideas in mind when I'm expanding it.

[ModelTrainLover]

Hey does ANY ONE LIVE near Topsham Maine? Well there is A train Show at Mt. Ararat High School.. April 29th. 10:00am to 3:00pm Adults $4.00 Under 15 $2.00.. And there will be a model train layout Raffle!!!!!!!

Sponsored By The Great Falls Model Railroad Culb

www.greatfallsmodelrrclub.org

And for any one who is not convinced.. I am a member of the club[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][^][^]

[Anonymous]

Sponsored By The Great Falls Model Railroad Culb

www.greatfallsmodelrrclub.com

And for any one who is not convinced.. I am a member of the club[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][^][^]

[Anonymous]

Sponsored By The Great Falls Model Railroad Culb

www.greatfallsmodelrrclub.com

And for any one who is not convinced.. I am a member of the club[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][^][^]