Garden railroads built

[081440]

I've built one so far, hoping to expand it the summer of 2006. [:D] [8D] [:)]

[grandpopswalt]

I voted NONE, however I've built several "trial" layouts. Most were nothing more than a long, elevated section of track which included some turnouts, a few structures and a plant or two. Most of this was done as part of an "experimentation" phase of GRR'ing. I'm glad I did it this way because I've learned a lot along the way.

I'm working on a "shelf" switching layout in the garage right now. If it gets finished, the plan is to move it outdoors and make it the beginning of a larger permenent layout.

Walt

[grandpopswalt]

Vic,

I'd dearly love to live in northern California. I love the Bay area. But there isn't a decent house for under $500,000 within a hundred miles of San Francisco. But maybe it's a good thing I can't afford to live there because I'm a little concerned about your choice of governors, Ronnie, now Arnold, who's next, Mickey?.

Walt

[Anonymous]

Walt
have you herd anything from Brian of Canada latey ?????? he must be working a lot. Ben

[bman36]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bennysrr

Walt
have you herd anything from Brian of Canada latey ?????? he must be working a lot. Ben

I'm here!,
Been a very busy week! Too much happening to tell about here. As for the poll....I voted one. One is enough work for me for now. Each new year I plan to add on a little. Guess that may also count as another depending on how big I go. Still having fun here...and NO SNOW. Gonna' run some tomorrow weather permitting. Later eh...Brian. [:D]

[Wild Bill]

Just the one, and thats all there ever be. We will never move again! And with 13 acres there's no need to[:)] By the end of next year We should have The biggest outdoor O guage in the country! Plans go up to about 1000' at this time.
Can't wait to start planting in the spring. This things going to be great!
(What do you mean the wrong guage?[:D]) Doestn't matter this has got to be the greatest hobbie in the word!

[Wild Bill]

Just the one, and thats all there ever be. We will never move again! And with 13 acres there's no need to[:)] By the end of next year We should have The biggest outdoor O guage in the country! Plans go up to about 1000' at this time.
Can't wait to start planting in the spring. This things going to be great!
(What do you mean the wrong guage?[:D]) Doestn't matter, this has got to be the greatest hobbie in the world!

[van buren s l]

Judging by the results of this poll, those of us with garden railways should consider ourselves lucky. Nearly half of the poll responents don't have one. Mine is four years old and occupies and area about 50 x 12 feet. It was expanded to those demensions two years ago at my wife's insistence. There aren't any buildings on the railway yet since I have only recently decided on a scale that I want to stick with. Since I live only half a mile from the Metropolitan Branch of the B & O, I have a sound system for my lay out every time the CSX operating schedule and mine coincide.
Bob

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grandpopswalt

I'm a little concerned about your choice of governors, Ronnie, now Arnold, who's next, Mickey?.

Walt

Arnold, Mickey, whats the difference? There both latex puppets...[:D][8D][:o)][:p]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by RockyCreekNZ

QUOTE: Can go from snow to surf in 3 hours, can't beat that.

Come and live in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can go from surf to snow in 1hour. US $400K would give you close to NZ$700K , so you would be living in one of the best houses in the city and we get smog too, so you'd feel right at home[:D]

Only down fall is the exchange rate makes all of the train purchases from US almost twice as expensive which is why I don't have many trains and have to resort to building my own[:(]

Glen.

"..Get behind me Satan,...and dont push!" Stymie of the Hal Roach "Little Rascals" comedies, on temptation...[}:)][8D][:D]

"Shall I? Shall I?" Starbuck, Moby ***, H. Melville[:D][8D]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Carrales



You gents need to come to South Texas! In most of the little hamlets around here a home begins at $45,000 and an expensive house is about $100,000. Bread is $0.59!

Land is relatively cheap and there is alot of it, wide open spaces! BIG SKY! You might get a few acres for $500 if you are lucky. Prefect for layouts! Check out some realtors website for this area!

Two hours from Mexico, 3 hours to San Antonio!

Sorry Joe, Been to Texas three times now and sad to say I could never live there, the dam humidity and heat would do me in[:(] Been to Dallas/Ft Worth, and thru southern Texas border region (Drove thru in a car with no AC in summer, down by Judge Roy Bean's "courthouse") as far east as Laredo, and I just cant stand the humid hot conditions you guys get there, Florida is also out for the same reasons. Too humid, I'd never last.