Just be careful John your wife may want to substitute the new bedroom layout rather than other bedroom activities heheehhe ------------------ Paul Cassar-# Member number 50 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000
(scraping jaw from floor...) Yeah, my wife saw N gauge at the train show last winter in Denver and said she liked it, but I never thought she was serious. Guess I'll have some planning to do !! Happy Modeling!! John ------------------ The Colorado and Southwestern, Top of the Rockies! http://jstrainstation.homestead.com
I think i must have one of the most understanding wife and family, When my son was about 2yrs old he &I would go out train- watching, sometimes putting on between 400 to 600 miles a day. Devin(my son)& I always try to go train watching every weekend. When we don't go trainwatching we get together with some real good friends in denver to run trains. You could not ask for a better bunch of guys to railroad with. My wfe always knows where I am at (usually down in the basement working on my trains). It is nice to have the same interests as my son so we can railroad together.
I had interest in trains when I was about 7yrs old when I got that trainset under the Christmas tree. I grew up in a railroad town so I guess it was in my blood. I didn't get seriously into modeling until about 8 yrs ago when my wife bought me a trainset a sort of gag. Boy she didn't realize that the joke was on her. I am now in process of building my third layout, the first one in our new house. My wife is accepts my trains, trainclub and my railfanning, as long as I don't neglect things that need to be done that are non-railroad related. My my two boys also have an interest, but are not as fanatical as me. They are both waiting for the new layout to start running. I cannot wait either A.J. [This message has been edited by ajy6b (edited 08 September 2000).]
It is nice having the family involved, I first built my layout to involve my son who was 8 now he is almost 13 he much more interested in the net , skateboards and I suppose soon girls. It would have been nice for him or my daughter to be interested but not too be, oh well there is never any argument who controls the layout hehehe ------------------ Paul Cassar-# Member number 50 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000
Sounds like we are about in the same boat: My middle son asked if we could build a layout after hearing the stories of my old layouts . We built it, and ran it together a couple of times, but for him it was too late...he became a teenager and has lost most of his interest. My 3-year-old on the other hand LOVES the layout. Since our move to the new house he has aked about a million times "Daddy, when can we run trains?" How can I resist that ??? Happy modeling!! John ------------------ The Colorado and Southwestern, Top of the Rockies! http://jstrainstation.homestead.com
John, I can relate to putting a layout in a bedroom. I'm moving in a few weeks to a townhome up-valley, and it's our first purchase. The bad news is that I lose a base- ment, the good news is that I get to redo the layout in a shelf-type format, with remo- vable staging yard at one end. Plenty of room for a layout, bedroom furniture, and the rest (don't go there, Colonel ). I'll be able to completely get rid of all my code 100 track, and really focus on detail. It'll do for a few years until I get a basement with a house on it. ------------------ Southeast....Southwest.. Ship IT on the Frisco! Bob T. http://hometown.aol.com/slsf1630/myhomepage/profile.html
Well I won't go there at all lol. Shelf layouts are very enjoyable. I basically have a shelf layout with loops at either end. My daughter shows some interest in the layout but my son is now at the age where girls are becoming more important lol. Oh well can't use the kids anymore as an excuse for building my empire (layout) ------------------ Paul Cassar-# Member number 50 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000
Sounds Like a plan to me, Bob. The wife has backed out of the N scale deal (had a feeling she would, but I'll keep trying ). The other bad news is that although the CSW survived the move, it is just too big and boxey for my garage space . It looks like a new CSW is necessary after all...shelf type also . Give me some info on removable staging yards...have seen some minor stuff in MR, but nothing that seemed to be workable for me. Happy Modeling!! John ------------------ The Colorado and Southwestern, Top of the Rockies! http://jstrainstation.homestead.com
If you want to hear about "Family" supporting our hobby. In 1998 (175th Annv. of the D&H), my wife (whom never has had an interest in trains) designed a "Family Vacation" so I could spend nearly 2 weeks in NY/PA photographing the existing D&H stations, Canal Locks, Engines, etc. you name it. She did slowly get sick of seeing nothing but back roads and train stations; but, see did all the research, planning, reservations, etc. just to support my hobby. As a thank you, I took her on a trip to Alaska the next year so she could injoy her hobby of Geology and Travel. We still picked up some train travel as part of the trip to enjoy the interior. Both trips were wonderful "Family Vacations" and supported each other hobbies too boot. ------------------ Stourbridge Lion stourbridge_lion@yahoo.com Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JCater: It looks like a new CSW is necessary after all...shelf type also . Give me some info on removable staging yards...have seen some minor stuff in MR, but nothing that seemed to be workable for me. Happy Modeling!! John <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sure thing- as soon as I figure out how to do this, I'll post the news- it may be sometime in mid-October before I get it started, so stay tuned. ------------------ Southeast....Southwest.. Ship IT on the Frisco! Bob T. http://hometown.aol.com/slsf1630/myhomepage/profile.html
My wife-to-be was always tolerant of my train chasing, and accepted it as one of my peculiarities when we were married. Our first child fell in love with Thomas the Tank engine, and we built a "Thomas" layout to suit her needs. (At age 2 she could recite all of the train numbers, colors, and names). Both the second and third children (boys) naturally like the Thomas layout too. This past weekend, our NTrak club held a show, and I took my 5 year old with me for a morning operating session. Nobody was working the yard, so I planted cars across multiple tracks to give hime some practice in yard work and making up a train. He had a great time, plus the crowds were amazed to see a 5 year old (standing on a chair) operating the train! Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Just yesterday i found out my mom didn't approve of my expansion plan into the spare bedroom with the new layout i'm planning, so it looks like i've effectively lost half of the space i though i was gonna get! Man, this really puts a crimp in my plans. Oh, well, i'll just have to work with what i have... I guess my family and trains aren't too cool with each other right now!
I'm with Kermit! I drove a model D with 9" dual wheel lugs during the summer harvest time for two summers. Then Guy Rexroate traded it in on a new rubber tired diesel model R, and my Uncle bought the tricycle type, all John Deers. Aline is John Deer contry. The only other tractor I remember was a Case steam engine Mr. Rexroate ran to pull three 18 foot John Deer combines in his big field, and on the old Kirkendahl place. It was a big thing, twin cylinder and had seven foot rear wheels. I fired it for him for two seasons. It is at Wichita, Kansas running the Steam Calloiope (sp). My family is very supportive of my railroading. ------------------ Watash
My wife and I just returned from a 2 week visit to Europe, I was amazed by the amount of RR knowledge she's picked up in out 23yrs of marriage. Usually she smiles, you know the way wives do when their "boys" are playing. Well she was commenting on all sorts of arcane observations such as why are the freight cars so short and have only two wheel trucks and its nice to see passenger trains have the right of way over freight in Europe instead of the opposite in the states. She was facinated by the small Italian diesels used for switching in the yards and very taken by the TGVs and Pendolinos. It made me feel very comfortable. ------------------ When in doubt, empty your magazine. Member #33
This past Christmas, my brother-in-law gave my son (he turns 2 at the end of October) an HO scale CN SD40-2 engine and said that Tyler would get a new piece every year. I was really touched by the gift, because I knew that it would be something that my son and I can do for a long time. Needless to say, my obsession for "toys" has really taken a hold of me. I am putting together the benchwork for our first layout now and trying to learn as much about Canadian National as I can. My son is going to get a Thomas the Tank Engine play table for his birthday coming up and is already very interested in trains. Every time we pass a local switching yard, he points and then pipes up, "Train, Train. Chugga-Choo-Choo." It is actually quite cute. I had guessed that my wife would simply tolerate my interest, but much to my surprise I think she will join with me in the hobby. We went to on of the Great American Train Shows that came by Cedar Rapids a few months ago. As I was trying to give her the basics about what I have become interested with, I saw a book about garden railroading. She was hooked. When we buy our house this next year, one of the first things she wants to do is put in a garden railroad. I feel pretty good that my children and my wife will join me as I play. Bry
Bry: If we have missed a welcome to you let me say welcome from all of us. That's grand that the family is going to join in this great hobby with you. When it comes to trains there is something for everyone. Welcome again . ------------------ Residing in BNSF's St. Croix Subdivision near Trempealeau, WI
JCater, a suggestion? Go to an office furniture salvage company, and look at the spring loaded framework used to support typewriters, word processors, and other equipment that swings down under the desk top when not in use. The springs will be too strong, but screen door springs can replace them to get the proper tension. Use a good 3/4" plywood for the shelf you mount on these two linkages. To get a close fit, we beveled the outer edge of the fixed shelf with a saber saw, and beveled the matching edge of the movable shelf on a table saw. With the spring frame in the up position, we then slid the plywood against the shelf, and fasted the plywood to the frame linkages. We added door springs as we added weight, then mounted two window locks on the under side to lock the plywood firmly in place for operating. A 1/4" dia wood dowel was fit into a slot to guide the two for alignment, so our loop rails would fit. Leave enough slack on any wireing to allow the shelf to swing down under the fixed shelf. Ours was 28" wide (into the garage) x 36 long.
Watash, Thanks for the help...hadn't thought of a folding type shelf! Happy Modeling!! John ------------------ The Colorado and Southwestern, Top of the Rockies! http://jstrainstation.homestead.com
