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how old are model railroaders

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:54 PM
I'm surprised to see 17% in the 21-30 range, you have to be pretty well off or a great job to pay for living expenses and this hoppy!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 8, 2004 1:26 AM
My Dad worked for UP, so trains were allways a part of life. Got a Marx windup about age 4, more Marx (a steam set and a diesel set) up to about age 10, then it was plastic cars & airplane kits. Girls and cars in high school (man, the '60's were great). Got back into HO after the Army (1970) and stayed there until 1997 when Atlas O, LLc was born. Jumped into O Hi-Rail and am really enjoying it. Still have my HO stuff and looking hard at On30.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 8, 2004 1:19 PM
I'm 40, but put my in front of an aisle of train stuff at a LHS or put have the UPS guy deliver a box from Internettrains or an ebay seller and I'm like 10 on Christmas morning!

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Posted by jdolan on Friday, October 8, 2004 1:32 PM
I'm 64 been modeling railroads since 1965.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 11, 2004 3:46 PM
20 going on 21 in November.
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Posted by darth9x9 on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:22 AM
I have never heard of a "delegate" in the WGH campaign. Is he running for office???

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If it has an X in it, it sucks! And yes, I just had my modeler's license renewed last week!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:58 AM
Im 37, born July 9 1967 - 8 days younger than Pamela Anderson [:D]

And I think that I look much younger than she when I wake up in the morning [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

The SP line across Cajon Pass was opend the day when I was born !!!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:16 AM
Bigboy4015,

And you don't have to worry about melting away if you get to close to the heater vents lol

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