Hello ALL!
Ed here from Ohio. I'm 50 and never had trains as a child. I found an old Marx trainset last year and went to a train show to see what it was worth. I was blown away by some of the layouts I saw. I bought a cheap $50 trainset and a 4x8 sheet of plywood and ran the train around a few times. I was hooked. Fast forward a year.......
I've been to maybe 12 train shows, 50 hobby stores and many flea markets. Being a bargin hunter, I found good deals on structures (built and kits), track and tons of other thngs to put together a great layout. I've also scoured the Web looking, reading and learning. I like HO scale because it offers the most possibilities without needing a magnifying glass and a large room. I'm ready to start and have build my tabletop. I chose this configuration because it seems to be the best for my room and for accessability. These are the best pictures I have for the tabletop so far...
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/amrap1/album?.dir=/2462re2&.src=ph&.tok=phTDmzFBoyaOo1ka
Thanks for looking and any advice will be welcome!
Ed
Ed here from Ohio. I'm 50 and never had trains as a child. I found an old Marx trainset last year and went to a train show to see what it was worth. I was blown away by some of the layouts I saw. I bought a cheap $50 trainset and a 4x8 sheet of plywood and ran the train around a few times. I was hooked. Fast forward a year.......
I've been to maybe 12 train shows, 50 hobby stores and many flea markets. Being a bargin hunter, I found good deals on structures (built and kits), track and tons of other thngs to put together a great layout. I've also scoured the Web looking, reading and learning. I like HO scale because it offers the most possibilities without needing a magnifying glass and a large room. I'm ready to start and have build my tabletop. I chose this configuration because it seems to be the best for my room and for accessability. These are the best pictures I have for the tabletop so far...
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/amrap1/album?.dir=/2462re2&.src=ph&.tok=phTDmzFBoyaOo1ka
Thanks for looking and any advice will be welcome!
Ed