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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 11:15 AM
i was introduced to the hobby when i was 4 or so. Ive been modeling for a couple years.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 11:15 AM
i was introduced to the hobby when i was 4 or so. Ive been modeling for a couple years.
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cwclark
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Posted by cwclark on Monday, July 26, 2004 11:56 AM
started modeling at 18...i'm 45 now....that's a lot of benchwork, track, turnouts, and MR issues!

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Posted by cwclark on Monday, July 26, 2004 11:56 AM
started modeling at 18...i'm 45 now....that's a lot of benchwork, track, turnouts, and MR issues!

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Noah Hofrichter
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Monday, July 26, 2004 1:15 PM
I started with a Train set my Mom and Dad gave me for my birthday when I was six or seven, and I'm now thirteen so I've been going for about 5 ro six years now.

Noah
Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com
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Noah Hofrichter
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Monday, July 26, 2004 1:15 PM
I started with a Train set my Mom and Dad gave me for my birthday when I was six or seven, and I'm now thirteen so I've been going for about 5 ro six years now.

Noah
Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 2:15 PM
yep, bout 55 yrs.

Mac
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 2:15 PM
yep, bout 55 yrs.

Mac
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 6:41 PM
i've had trains around as long as i can remember.... had home made brio style ones when i was really litlte. got a couple of O scale marx stets at some point, and had those for a while. got a few HO cars at some point simular but it took me a while (years) till i got an HO engine to run them with. after that me and my brothers picked up some more ho stuff at garage sales or what not. it stayed like that till about 8th grade and we went to a train show. me and my brothers picked up some more trains and decided that we really wanted a layout. before we had talked about building one, but never seriously. so we fanaly got my dad into it from there it just took off =D
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 6:41 PM
i've had trains around as long as i can remember.... had home made brio style ones when i was really litlte. got a couple of O scale marx stets at some point, and had those for a while. got a few HO cars at some point simular but it took me a while (years) till i got an HO engine to run them with. after that me and my brothers picked up some more ho stuff at garage sales or what not. it stayed like that till about 8th grade and we went to a train show. me and my brothers picked up some more trains and decided that we really wanted a layout. before we had talked about building one, but never seriously. so we fanaly got my dad into it from there it just took off =D
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 9:12 PM
It all started when I got a wind up Thomas the Tank Engine toy when I was born. Then I got a trainset for my 5th Birthday. I've only started getting serious in the last year, purchasing 3 locomotives over 5 months, building kits, etc.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 9:12 PM
It all started when I got a wind up Thomas the Tank Engine toy when I was born. Then I got a trainset for my 5th Birthday. I've only started getting serious in the last year, purchasing 3 locomotives over 5 months, building kits, etc.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:31 AM
About 40 years with the typical breaks for mundane stuff like college, girls, career, family...etc. Started building a new layout after a long break in 93' Been proto-freelance modeling for about the last 5 years. Started on a new layout last year.

Guy
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:31 AM
About 40 years with the typical breaks for mundane stuff like college, girls, career, family...etc. Started building a new layout after a long break in 93' Been proto-freelance modeling for about the last 5 years. Started on a new layout last year.

Guy
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Posted by FriscoFool on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:42 AM
I'm 58 and just getting started. Have yet to even think about actually building a model. Currently still working on benchwork, backdrop, and subroadbed.
The Fool in Frisco A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted, especially in Frisco, Colorado
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Posted by FriscoFool on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:42 AM
I'm 58 and just getting started. Have yet to even think about actually building a model. Currently still working on benchwork, backdrop, and subroadbed.
The Fool in Frisco A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted, especially in Frisco, Colorado
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 1:26 PM
Seems like yesterday I started, but that was 30 years ago. And I'm still going strong. Planning my 6th layout!! [:D]

See my website:

http://www.geocities.com/trainiac77/MRR.html

Like the name says, I'm a devout trainiac
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 1:26 PM
Seems like yesterday I started, but that was 30 years ago. And I'm still going strong. Planning my 6th layout!! [:D]

See my website:

http://www.geocities.com/trainiac77/MRR.html

Like the name says, I'm a devout trainiac
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 2:10 PM
Almost 10 years now[8D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 2:10 PM
Almost 10 years now[8D]
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PennsyHoosier
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Posted by PennsyHoosier on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:22 PM
40 years this year.
Lawrence, The Pennsy Hoosier
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Posted by PennsyHoosier on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:22 PM
40 years this year.
Lawrence, The Pennsy Hoosier
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