While in college I had a layout in my Dorm Room. It was a 4x8 with a pair of 3' long wings on either end where they went across a desk and into the closet.
Mind you I had a single room so I could do this. Single rooms in dorms are getting rarer so I don't know how successful new students or existing students would be at pulling this off.
The comments were great, they varied between, "did you know you have a train in your room?" to, "can you leave your room open when your gone. I want to play." I never had a problem with leaving the door open, because there was practically someone in there from noon to 7pm. My wing/floor liked to use it as a stress relief.
it was fun.
Lionel collector, stuck in an N scaler's modelling space.
I'm 18 and nearly everyone I know that I've told about the trains think they're cool. The only exception were a few kids back in middle school who called me a dork for "having toy trains".......but that's okay, since they were smoking cigarettes at the age of 13
Dave
ArmyTrainman wrote: Another problem I see is many Teen railfans and Model railroaders are "in the closet" as thier hobby is often misunderstood by thier peers and by even there parents. Many see the hobby as playing with toys when they should be worrying about other things. I'll tell you this I was made fun of for this nd many other reasons by my peers but I got over it and had fun because trains were my hobby and they provided me with enjoyment.
Well, that isnt the case for me,
As the captain of my football team last year, and a prominent leader this year (we dont have captains), as well as a dominant baseball player, I have a say in whats "cool" or not. All my friends think thats trains are ok and especially the girls think modelrailroading is cool.
SCORE!
Mechanical Department "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."
The Missabe Road: Safety First
well I'm a 13 year old from Maine. Lewiston Middle School is were I got to school. 8th grade. Come I've been into the hobby for almost a year now. I've liked trains for 12 1/2 years. I do volinteer work at the local YWCA. there I bring my layout (I use life like power loc track) and run it. and my train still lives!! the 3-4 year olds are facinated by it. I have brought it there numerous times. I do go to the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad ( www.mngrr.org )( www.mngrr.com ) every time I go there I get free cab rides. and on the 26th I'm going down there to help out with a Day Out With Thomas The Tank Engine.I am also a member of the Great Fall Model Railroad Club. ( www.greatfallsmodelrrclub.org )
QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal I'm the Northeast Region Rep. of the TAMR.
QUOTE: Originally posted by AndyInserra If there are any kids out there into trains and model railroading reading this they might like to look into the Teen Association of Model Railroaders [www.tamr.org] or some of the college railroad clubs that are around [they mainly seem to be in the Midwest and East Coast]. Andy