You know you're a model railroader when...

[Anonymous]

You know you're a model railroader when...

1) The only time you did anything resembling weeding the garden was when you were looking for model tree material.
2) You lie awake at night thinking... "So much basement... so little time!"
3) You spend $15 and eight hours adding brake details to that shake-the-box freight car kit you got for $4 at the Swap Meet.
4) Friends don't dare mention anything in your presence that is remotely connected to trains.
5) A blond supermodel comes up to you and says "Hey there Big Boy" ... and you immediately think "Wow, a 4-8-8-4? Where!?!"

[tomikawaTT]

you evaluate EVERYTHING for possible use on the layout.

You search prototype photos with a magnifying glass for obscure little details to add to your models.

Your junk box (or, more PC, potentially useful odd parts box) is the size of a steamer trunk - and not big enough.

[canazar]

I knew I had bad when I was at work standing at the rear rolling door faceing the alley talking to a customer, when I comepletly ignored what he was saying when I say my neighboor drive by with a bunch of foam peices in theback of his truck goign to the dumpster. Yeah, I got the dumpster as soon as my customer left.

[:I]

[Tracklayer]

You spend half the day on the forum here and the other half playing with your choo choos...

TL

[germanium]

You go to sleep at night thinking about track layouts !

[pcarrell]

When you buy a new house and the first thing you do is work out how far away the nearest railfanning spot is!

[bogp40]

Building a new layout room, and your only concern is--what to keep the elements out.. Maybe a house on top of it......

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Robert Knapp

Building a new layout room, and your only concern is--what to keep the elements out.. Maybe a house on top of it......

And the wife can't, for the life of her, figure out why coved corners and 27 electrical outlets are suddenly so important...........[:D]

[Anonymous]

You buy a house just because it has a big basement and a train track in your backyard.

[Anonymous]

You simply just can`t understand how some people don`t find model railroading facinating.

When you say your prayers with your son, Its always somewhere in the thank you list.

If you see a train in a movie (even if for a sec) You feel like ...Hey, thats my buddy that played this part.

[John Busby]

when you smoke and eat dinner in the lounge
and the room at the end of the hall has a sign reads
beware of trains
private
no smoking
no food and drink
keep off the grass
don't touch
please present your ticket on demand
Passangers traveling without tickets
fine $50
ect
and finishes Do Not Disturb

[emdgp92]

...your Chevy has a control stand and an EMD builders plate.
...you owe the hobby shop more than your annual income
...hobby shops call *you* for advice
...EMD and GE call you for advice

[GAPPLEG]

When you detour going to work or going home, just to get to a crossing, hoping a train will stop you.

[pcarrell]

When you want something out of the case at the hobby shop and they know you well enough they just give you the keys!

[dragenrider]

You find yourself excited about a train show and it's still a month away! [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: 2) You lie awake at night thinking... "So much basement... so little time!"

That's frightening, because it's literally 100% true for me. Almost word for word...

My input: You've spent so much on trains that even the people on the phone at Trainworld are nice to you!

(Okay, okay... They're actually pretty nice all the time, as long as you dial their 718- number and don't call their "orders only" 800 number with lots of questions.)

[SOU Fan]

Wondering why your brother's think your industry tracks are dead end tracks.

[Anonymous]

Complain about the new brass locomotive your wife gave you as not being the right phase and detail for the era you are modeling.

[jecorbett]

You take inventory of your unbuilt structure kits and find you have three duplicates.

(True story).

[sledgehammer]

You need to go for carpal tunnel surgery from using you hand held remote too much.

[jecorbett]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kchronister

QUOTE: 2) You lie awake at night thinking... "So much basement... so little time!"

That's frightening, because it's literally 100% true for me. Almost word for word...

My input: You've spent so much on trains that even the people on the phone at Trainworld are nice to you!

(Okay, okay... They're actually pretty nice all the time, as long as you dial their 718- number and don't call their "orders only" 800 number with lots of questions.)

I don't think they are really nasty. They just have that New York tone of voice that sounds that way to us Midwesterners.

[Anonymous]

You know you're a model railroader when...You read a post titled "You know you're a model railroader when..."

You know you're a model railroader when...You hear a train horn in the distance and you know if you have enough time to make it to the crossing to watch it go by.

You know you're a model railroader when...you see a locomotive go by and you write the unit number down to look it up to see what it was.

You know you're a model railroader when...You get the newest Train magizine and you sit down to just flip thru it and the next thing you know 3 hours are gone.

[Attaboy]

...you're on a bus tour that gets stopped at a grade crossing. And everyone on the bus groans...because the train is too short! (actually happened)

[Anonymous]

You buy your model railroad stuff THEN you pay your bills.

[IRONROOSTER]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dragenrider

You find yourself excited about a train show and it's still a month away! [:D]

You go to the train show in Timonium one week and then the show in Nortern Va. the next week, and then count the days to the next show.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

You have $20 remaining from your unemployment check then you go to a Hobby shop and spend it on a Woodland Scenics kit and a Model RR magazine.

You look at buildings as you drive around, trying to pick out details to use on
your pike.

You eat outside at McDonalds so you can examine trees and dirt for texture to get ideas for your scenery.

You pick a route to drive to work, that is near a train track so you might see a train or at least look at empty tracks that parallel the road you are driving on.

You have'nt had any incentive to clean your garage, but now since you are working on your train layout, garage items are suddenly being sorted out to make room for the trains.

Instead of renting the latest Hollywood blockbuster you go and buy a train video.

While your wife is reading a novel by Dean Koonst, you are reading "Track Planning for Realistic Operation" by John Armstrong.

You are always searching these forums for some new informative topic about model railroadng.

You want to sell your house and move to a less expensive area, so you can take the profit and build the "Ultimate Layout".

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JohnLat
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You want to sell your house and move to a less expensive area, so you can take the profit and build the "Ultimate Layout".

Ha! Already did that!

[UPFEF]

When your brand new Z06 Corvette ($82,000+) sits outside in the rain and snow and your trains occupy the garage.

[Anonymous]

When you have nail holes in your fingers from track nails, and little red burn spots from the soldering iron.

[Anonymous]

.....You have dreams about layouts that u have no idea where they came from then try and replicate some of the ideas in your real layout

......Your work understands that U HAVE TO take a day off to go railfanning

.....Your wife feels sexually deprived

.....Your 14month old daughter know not to touch daddys train no matter how tempting it is

......There is more money in your layout than anything else in the house

......when u say the word train around your friends and they know you arent talking about sex


Nick