sorry but end of the line.

[wrmcclellan]

Reggie,

Good to hear from you and glad to hear about the new team. Good Luck!

[thatboy37]

Which do you see more of, CP or CN...?

 

when i do see them more cp but here and there montana link, bnsf,

[fifedog]

Which do you see more of, CP or CN...?

[laz 57]

Nice to hear from you REGGIE hope all is well.

laz57

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Reggie - Great to hear from you.  Do keep in touch, even if you don't get the layout up and running again!

God bless you the bride and the princess

Jim

[thatboy37]

the wifey and daughter are doing great and thanks guys.

we as in the team have a real good chance to make it to the cup.

as for layout the one i have at home is on post ponement till i get back in november and for up here a simple loop to keep me sane and see a train run

i have been to a couple hobbyshops up here in vancouver, bc and i can say i have bought alot of n scale trains as in 2 kato sd90's and 70 plus pieces of intermountian/deluxe innovations/red caboose rolling stock. with more to buy as the birthday is coming up on the 10th of october. havent been to any meets or train shows up here yet. the one show i had a chance to go to i had an away game and that was the big show but maybe next time.

[mackb4]

 Congrats. on the contract Reggie !

 And good luck to you and the rest of your team

 Any layout or collecting going on ? Have you been to any train meets ?

 Keep in touch with us .Take care.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Great to hear from you, Reggie.  It is great to hear that you are in the game again, too.  I know you are enjoying it immensely.

[johnandjulie13]

Is this the correct link?

http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/1787

Good luck to Reggie!

Regards,

John

[Brutus]

Hey Reg, thanks for checking back and updating us - keep in touch.

[dwiemer]

Congratulations Reggie.  Hope that things go well for you up there.  Please remember to drop us a line and let us know how you are doing.  Also, don't forget to post some pictures of that beautiful princess from time to time. 

God Bless,

Dennis

[jefelectric]

Nice to hear from you Reggie, good luck with your season.

[dougdagrump]

Reggie, What number are you wearing so we know who to root for when they show the Cup game here.

[thatboy37]

im doing great guys thanks for checking on and wondering about me. actually  didnt o to s. africa but i ended up signing a 3 year contract to play fotball for the bc lions in the canadian football league. the seasons going great and we are in the hunt for the grey cup. hope all is well and take care. 

[Brutus]

Buckeye - I'm 99 percent certain that they did NOT move to South Africa, but that he did move and switched to N gauge due to space constraints.

Here is one thread that touched on it:

http://cs.trains.com/forums/1290531/ShowPost.aspx

 

[Buckeye Riveter]

Anybody heard from Reggie?  Is he still in South Africa?

[jimhaleyscomet]

Reggie.

I have just been through what you are going through except we moved from Texas to England.  Most corporate relocations from Houston provided for air conditioned storage.  Does yours?  I took down my layout and packed everything away.  Only I could not decide which trains to bring so I brought them all.  It takes 1/2 of an extra bedroom to store it all (fortunately we got a 5 bedroom house).  Still, I am glad I brought them with.  I am now planing a Christmas layout.

Jim H

Surrey England 

[wrmcclellan]

Reggie,

Good luck. You know the internet lets you access this forum from anywhere!

[Buckeye Riveter]

Reggie, keep in touch.  We all have enjoyed your postings.

[thatboy37]

thanks for the advice, support, and love guys it really came in handy. as i was getting ready to put it all up for sale on the other train forum. as i was thinking that i could get it all again at a later date. glad you put a little knowledge into this youngster about the raraty of these trains especially in o scale. well we have put the house up for sale and waiting on the final words from her boss. all of the details have not been finalized yet. as we told her boss that we would like to sale our house first before we leave. well i finally took the whole layout down this weekend. that includes track and table. it hurt me with every piece that i took down to know that i put in all that work, and have to move before i really could get to enjoy my trains. well atleast i got to see some trains run before i had to take it down. i actually had all 4 lines running at once and it was a great site to see. it brought the little boy out in me. if only i could have captured the moment when i got the first train running on this layout i ran downstairs got my wife and brought her up there to see it run. she told me i was like a kid in the candy store. which i was at that time because i had been waiting and working so hard and long just to get a train up and running. now i really know how you guys feel when you have to tear down something you build that took so long to get done just to move after you get to the coasting part of the layout. well the tears are gone and now i'm already thinking about the next one i build. i already see some things that i will do differently like use lighter wood to build the frame work. plan the layout before you build it makes building the layout easier and funner. other than that i will keep in touch with you guys from time to time to see how things are going with the rest of the train world as i now can say i really have some true friends on this web site, and look forward to keeping it that way. i wish all of you guys the best of luck in whatever you shall do and may GOD BLESS each and everyone of you.

 

[kpolak]

Hi Reggie!

I'm with the rest of the pack...Keep them in a secure dry storage area.  It's hard to replace the memories you have with them, especially with memories of your nephew crawling on the boards...I'm sure he also had some favorites...

Offer will remain open to visit if you find yourself in Detroit.

Kurt

[mitchelr]

Reggie,

Just wanted to drop a note saying that I will miss your layout progress photos and encourage you to keep in touch and send us some photos of that beautiful baby from time to time.  My vote would be to keep the trains and store them, especially if your plan is to return to the states and build another layout.  Your collection is so impessive and you may not be able to find some of those items again if you sell them.

Take care and keep in touch.

Mitch 

[ChiefEagles]

Reggie, stored mine for almost 20 years.  Took them out of the boxes, cleaned them and lubed them and they ran fine.  Some [not all] of the General Mills era rolling stock, that the couplers accidently got closed, do not pop open now.  All my post war does work fine. 

[Anonymous]

You could always ship them to me and I can keep them for you!

Seriously, if your ears were ringing last Friday it's because you were the topic of discussion at York.  Your layout progress was incredible, and then learning you would be headed to foreign shores for a spell was a bit of a disappointment.  We all wish you the best and can't wait for your return so we can watch the next stage of your layout... It is very, very, rare that you get to watch a layout of that magnitude take shape from rough drawing, to rough framing, to underlayment, to track layage, to near opperation.  Truly inspiring.

When you do return to the states, my offer of an invite still and always will stand, heck if you make to the area in April or October during the week of York I'd be happy to let you tag along.

Best of Luck - and KEEP IN TOUCH!

[Birds]

Reggie,

I stored my trains for 10 years before I could run them again.  I would recommend keeping them!

If you can find a place to store them that is climate controlled it will help a lot.  Plastic housings can sometimes contract and expand with temperature extremes.  My stuff wasn't stored in a climate controlled area and I had a few pieces that cracked because the screws holding the plastic were tight and nothing gave.

Some tips:

• ensure the couplers on the engines and rolling stock are in the open position (I stored a few of mine in the closed position and the spring mechanism didn't like that over the long haul)
• slightly loosen screws on items with plastic housings (allows the plastic to expand and contract as the temperatures change and reduces the chance of cracking)
  
• use packing materials that won't get sticky or gummy over time - paper is good!
• store in large air tight plastic containers with packets of desiccant to absorb moisture (desiccant can often be found in camera stores and the plastic containers will also keep water from getting to them if there is an accidental leak or flood where they are stored)
• look into a rider on your insurance policy to insure the train equipment.  Riders like this are often very inexpensive compared to having to replace pieces that get damaged.

Enjoy yourselves and keep in touch!

Chris 

[traindaddy1]

Reggie:  This "older" guy would like to wish you and your family well. I have enjoyed following your layout growth from the very beginning and have learned a lot from the posts. I look foward to hearing your progress and wish you well in your new endeavors.  Good luck in the AAFL and all the best.

[jonadel]

I would encourage you to keep them, in a dry place. We all know that O gauge is the only way to go but the bigger problem if you choose to sell them is that you will most likely only get 1/2 of what you already have invested. They are paid for, keep 'em and just imagine what you will have when you come back. Just my opinion but I hate to see you take a beating on trying to sell them, money comes to hard to take such a loss.

Jon

[dbaker48]

haven't been here in a while how's everyone doing. question for all. since i'm in the process of moving out of the country(still waiting on details about pay and stuff etc etc). i'm in the middle of trying to decide if i'm going to sale all of my o gauge trains and just stick with my n scale collection. any help or thought from you guys would be great. we are only to be over there for 2 years and i don't want them to just sit and go to waste for 2 years. what do you guys think i should do. i will be back and i will get another house just like the one i have now to build a layout in. if any of you had to choose from the 2 to get rid of which would you choose and why. i figured this out you can only work on one gauge at a time, and from the time it took to just get one scale up and running. if you split the time between the two thats less work that will be done on either layout but it would eventually get done. help please

  Additionally, some of the pieces you currently have, I'm sure you have a fond affection for.  Those pieces will not be readily available when you come back.  And, the fact you have these will help motivate you getting started again, because of the memories you have with these.  I doubt you really need the cash so why get rid of them.  Finally, EVERYONE here will biased toward O scale.

[thatboy37]

thanks blueberry