srothstein: very cool!
phillip964: All of my old Lionel HO scale trains are wrapped up and in the attic in boxes...I've got a few of my Dad's original train cars...they were very large scale (and all steel, of course) - he was born in 1941, just had his 79th Birthday a few days ago - I've got a few of the tracks too. A few years ago I actually thought about getting a train set, building one, etc...as we've got a MASSIVE garage/shop, well, at least for living in the 'burbs (1,600 sq ft with very high ceilings - oh the fun I could have with that)...but I've got other hobbies that dominate my time...still, someday...I do appreciate seeing what y'all (and others) are doing!
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- Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:55 pm
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- Topic: Model Railroading
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- Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:06 pm
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Re: Model Railroading
You've got to check this out, Cab ride on Mr. Porsche‘s VERY large model train layout:
If you're ever in Bavaria: https://www.traumwerk.de/en/info-2/
Here's the video home page for PILENTUM: https://www.youtube.com/c/PILENTUM/videos
If you're ever in Bavaria: https://www.traumwerk.de/en/info-2/
Here's the video home page for PILENTUM: https://www.youtube.com/c/PILENTUM/videos
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:34 am
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Re: Model Railroading
Going to check out the link above....and for the "closet train folks" (like me)...PLEASE do post pics of your progress!! 
I had a very large bedroom as a kiddo...and in the corner I had a 4' x 8' plywood train layout...it was definitely a kid-level build (with my parents helping - can you say "very cool paper mâché mountain with a RR tunnel through it?"). One large outer ring/oval with an inner ring, some very minor structures, I had the (at the time) ultra-realistic controller (early 1980s) that you could switch to "real" mode...it would take over half the layout to slow the train down to a stop..it was pretty neat for what it was. And who could forget the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Imagine my joy / surprise when I came down to the Christmas tree as a young kiddo and there it was...circling around the Christmas tree...blowing smoke rings!!! I jumped / screamed for joy! Yep - parents have it on 8mm video...
I had a very large bedroom as a kiddo...and in the corner I had a 4' x 8' plywood train layout...it was definitely a kid-level build (with my parents helping - can you say "very cool paper mâché mountain with a RR tunnel through it?"). One large outer ring/oval with an inner ring, some very minor structures, I had the (at the time) ultra-realistic controller (early 1980s) that you could switch to "real" mode...it would take over half the layout to slow the train down to a stop..it was pretty neat for what it was. And who could forget the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Imagine my joy / surprise when I came down to the Christmas tree as a young kiddo and there it was...circling around the Christmas tree...blowing smoke rings!!! I jumped / screamed for joy! Yep - parents have it on 8mm video...