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How Old Is Your Layout.

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:30 PM

rrinker

 Well, when the question is about how old your current layout is, that doesn't really indicate how long anyone has been in the hobby. The obvious question would be "how long have you been in the hobby" 

 

To which the obvious answer would be, "at least as long as my current layout".  Laugh
 
Rich

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 30, 2014 4:14 PM

My layout is 8months old.  It is approaching 75% track layed (some sections must be finished and fully tested before the partial second deck and the grade up to it can be finished.

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Posted by wjstix on Monday, December 1, 2014 4:13 PM

We moved into our current house June 2006, first benchwork went up about a year later. Of course, some buildings, cars, engines etc. on the layout are much older than that, refugees from the old house / layout.

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Posted by Dragonette on Friday, December 5, 2014 8:09 AM

Approximately 13 years ago and still unfinished after a long period in storage.

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Posted by PASMITH on Friday, December 5, 2014 8:31 AM

My railroad is 23 years old. It was started in 1982 in NJ and continued in Memphis.

It is standard gauge and 30inch gauge steam logging in the Pacific NW in 1911.

Peter Smith, Memphis

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Posted by zstripe on Friday, December 5, 2014 5:02 PM

Dragonette

Approximately 13 years ago and still unfinished after a long period in storage.

 

''Hello'', from the otherside of the World.

Welcome To The Forums.

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, December 5, 2014 7:14 PM

zstripe

 

 
Dragonette

Approximately 13 years ago and still unfinished after a long period in storage.

 

 

 

''Hello'', from the otherside of the World.

Welcome To The Forums.

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

 

Welcome DragonetteWelcome

Frank! It's not the otherside of the world, it's the bottom side of the world and I can prove it.

Brent

"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."

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Posted by zstripe on Saturday, December 6, 2014 1:44 AM

Brent,

LOL, Gotta get one of those for ''JaBear'' hope He see's it.Yes

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

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Posted by wickman on Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:28 AM

Present layout is about a year old , previous layout was 6  years old.

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