Aloha World! While new to this forum I am a long time model train fan. After many failed starts in HO, N, and the various G (F, 7/8" ..) a railroad has emerged above our garage that has captured my interest now for several years. I was raised in the Pacific Northwest and have a fondness for GN, NP, and the Milwaukee Road (especially a branch on the Olympic Penninsula that started as the PT&S) but I digress. My wife and son and I moved to Hawaii for work 25 years ago and I immediately fell in love with plantation and island railroads. When Bachmann came out with their On30 line of engines and cars I started collecting equipment to build my own line where a version of the Hawaii Consolodated was started above my shop and garage. Sloping ceilings in an attic loft have been a challenge but I now have a small hidden yard where trains connect with the rest of the network and bring empties and loads to my small seaport town to be made up and run up the branch for delivery. Three of four planned towns have benchwork done and track laid but lack a key missing link to become functional. A tall steel trestle is under construction that will fill that gap and has me wondering about my sanity! O scale, even narrow gage, is BIG. I am enjoying relearning about DCC and now dead rail, battery powered engines, that I found so attractive in the garden line. New tools such as SketchUp and Shapeways have change the way look at modelling as well. These forums are a link to the rest of our "brotherhood" and I enjoy sharing and helping others where I know how. Few other model rails live nearby but a couple have become good friends. Please let me know if any of this interests you and more will come! Thanks for looking. Malahini (newcommer) I posted this elsewhere by mistake - hopefully not too much confusion will be inflicted.
Welcome to TrainBoard! You mention the Olympic Peninsula, I was a Puget Sound native with deep family roots to the Peninsula. And some decent knowledge of the railroading. Am especially a fan of theMILW, and that line you mentioned. "PT&S" (actually the PTSRR) and the other common carriers associated to the end. You might be interested in seeing this page on my web site: http://www.train-orders.com/SNCTRR/PRESNCTRR.html As you noted, O is big. I had some On30, but just too large for what I'd wanted and limited space available. So I dug out my HOn30 and went back to that size.
Hi, welcome. Happy to have you on board. Yes, O is big, so I've been in N for over 30 years. However, I sure miss my Lionel O from nearly 70 years ago, and the basement my folks allowed me to run in. Looking forward to seeing what pictures you wish to post.
BoxcabE50 - Nice to meet another Port Townsend Southern fan! I guess I mess up the abbreviation. It's been years since I was "back home" but my family was from the islands and had relatives both in Port Townsend and Sequim. Many days have been spent as a youth walking the rails in Discovery Bay and visiting the paper plant and pier (as close as I could get) south of PT. The museum there has a great collection of photos as well and available online. Thanks for the link as I had forgotten most. Hytec - I resisted O scale for a long time but really enjoy building with my hands so gravitated to the larger scales. I even played with #1n2 but the only parts I could buy were wheels. That has changes some now that MTS made #1 available again but parts for narrow gage are rare. Someday ... I note that both of you are here often and post frequently so I hope you don't mind my reaching out for advice. While I shy away from the political topics things like posting a picture are new. How do I post a photo from my device? From an upload to Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79864836@N08/21473665254/in/dateposted-public/ Malahini
Welcome aboard, or I suppose Aloha would be appropriate? It would very much be ice to see some shots of your road, I believe it's been a while since I heard of anyone modelling one of the plantation RR's (at least I think that's the right term) As far as posting pictures, the simplest way is usually to create a Railimages album and upload them right here.
This tutorial will help you with posting photos. The best way for you would be the Railimages route. That way you have a quick-n-dirty storage location with easy access for posting. You already have storage space and authorization since you now are a TB member. Caveat - you have to wait three days from your membership date before posting photos. This blocks spammers and other malcontents from deluging us with unsolicited ads and "stuff".
Welcome aboard, Malahini. I have retired friends in the Port Townsend-Squim vicinity and have visited often. Sounds as though you have had experience in almost every scale, and we would love to see photos of your newest project.
