1. Littlefoot14

    Littlefoot14 New Member

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    Hello members,

    I thought i should introduce myself. My name is Matt and im 15 years old. Ive lurked on these forums for awhile and then joined. I made a whopping 1 post and never came back, until now that is. I recognize some usernames here from some other forums im on.

    No layout just yet, but i have been stockpiling locomotives and rolling stock. Alittle about me? Well, im a sophmore in high school. I play football, indoor and outdoor track. Im a tight end and outside linebacker in football, and a middle distance runner in track.

    The layout im designing is a proto-freelanced regional carrier. The Adirondack and Northern is a bridge line based on the Delaware and Hudson and Canadian Pacific. The main goods carried on the A&N are logs, lumber, but in almost every train are flatcars with equipment for the loggers. Locomotives are a mix of heavy duty 6 axles like SD60s and AC4400s, and smaller 4 axles like Geeps and Alcos. Yes, my railroad is pretty rich for its size :mbiggrin:

    Ive been working alittle bit with weathering, ill show some pictures later.

    Have a good one!

    Matt
     
  2. Ironhorseman

    Ironhorseman April, 2018 Staff Member In Memoriam

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    Good to have you aboard, Matt. :thumbs_up:
     
  3. subwayaz

    subwayaz TrainBoard Member

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    Hi Matt, I model Freelance East Region to Southwest Way compressed. :tb-biggrin:as well, welcome aboard. Well take your time enjoy the ride to running trains, and look forward to seeing pictures of your progress
    :thumbs_up:

    Glen
     
  4. Littlefoot14

    Littlefoot14 New Member

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    Thanks for the welcoming responses!

    I didnt get a chance to mention it in my first post, but im always looking for AC4400s in CP Rail paint :thumbs_up:
     
  5. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Matt-

    Welcome to TrainBoard!

    Boxcab E50
     
  6. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome to TrainBoard! :)
     
  7. GP30

    GP30 TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome to Trainboard, looking forward to pictures!
     
  8. Wings & Strings

    Wings & Strings TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome to Trainboard!:tb-biggrin:

    Seems like more of the younger crowd is getting into model railroading. I myself am 16 and model the San Diego & Arizona Eastern in N scale. I've kitbashed several steam engines and scratchbuilt recreations of depots and other SD&AE structures.

    Here's some of what I'm doing if you're curious:

    My kitbashed model of SP T-31 4-6-0 #2353, the engine @ Campo's Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum.
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    ...and my SD&AE Jacumba layout. The whole thing is only 2x4 feet. [​IMG]


    I'd like to see what you've been modeling!
     
  9. bnsf971

    bnsf971 TrainBoard Member

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    It's good to see younger people getting into model railroading. I started when I was 12. Of course, now I'm... older.

    Here's a pic (I hope) of the real 2353 I took last Thanksgiving:
     

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  10. Flashwave

    Flashwave TrainBoard Member

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    I somehow managed to miss this thread, but Hello from this soon to be 19yr old.

    I started when I was old enough to walk. Carried around a little Bachmann 4-4-0 until I dropped it... Still have the now kit-form engine though. As of now, I've moved into an HO version of the City of Madison Port Authority in Madison Indiana, with a little halp from some regional carrier backing.
     
  11. MOPMAN

    MOPMAN TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome to Trainboard. It's good to see younger modelers in the hobby. Like it or not, you are the future of this hobby.
     
  12. traindude109

    traindude109 TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome to Trainboard from a fellow Matt ;)

    I am modeling Southern Pacific's Modoc Line as SP's subsidiary the Modoc Northern. Additionally I also have a part time job with the Yreka Western Railroad here in town. Looking forward to seeing some of your stuff!
     
  13. Larry777

    Larry777 TrainBoard Member

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    Welcome

    Welcome to Trainboard, Matt...

    It's refreshing to see young people entering the relm of model railroading. The chatter always is that this is a dying hobby, frequented mostly by older guys (and girls)... But this is sweet evidence that replicating the rails is still alive. Now in my sixties, I started in my mid-teens just like you. It's been a great life-long affair.

    Again, welcome aboard...!
     

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