Since I left the model railroading world a little while back, I've missed it
terribly. So, today I had a crazy thought! Since I'm switching to N scale
anyway (from HO), and since I really don't have the room right now, why not
build a diorama? So I started one today (it stays at work). It's very small
(29.5" x 16.5") and will feature a double-track mainline, a spur off the
main to an industry, a passenger station (passenger trains are still my
favorite), a road, some businesses, maybe a house or two, a small creek, and
scenery.
I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!! I've already bought a CSX 60' Box
Car which will be, I'm sure, happy to serve my industry... I'll keep you
posted of the progress, and please let me know if you have any
thoughts/suggestions. I will probably get lots of inspiration from Pelle's
article in the MR a few issues back (N shelf layout I think).
WOOHOO!!! And CHOO CHOO!!!
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crazyro
Since I left the model railroading world a little while back, I've
missed it terribly. So, today I had a crazy thought! Since I'm switching
to N scale anyway (from HO), and since I really don't have the room
right now, why not build a diorama? So I started one today (it stays at
work). It's very small (29.5" x 16.5") and will feature a double-track
mainline, ------
------... I'll keep you posted of the progress
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Good luck and enjoy! Please do keep us posted. I'm looking forward to
it.
Bill
Bill's Railroad Empire
N Scale Model Railroad:
Hehe.. Funny... :-)
Actually, I got home and started looking around the garage and found a piece
of 1" styrofoam, just the right size! :-) It's a 2' x 4', so that's what I'm
using now. And, am actually building it at home, in the office, and not at
work. Maybe wanting to do it at work was not such a good idea after all. :-)
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crazyro
Ohhhhh! A home office...That explains a lot.
Heck, if you could get away with it, model railroading on Company time would
the greatest thing since sliced bread!
--Dan
Kudos to you. I would love to see more people building dioramas.
I can be perfectly happy building nothing but dioramas. I have built
most of mine so they can fit in a future layout. I don't know when I
will build another layout , but in the meantime I'm having just as
much fun with the dioramas.
Would love to see pics of it.
Ken Day
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The last tool and die shop I worked at we were working 12 hour days in the
design department. I only had about six hours worth of work to do a day, but
my boss told me I had to be there in case the guys in the shop needed
numbers or details drawn. To keep me happy he would let me go on company
time to the hobby shop and buy rail cars to put together during working
hours. This lasted about eight months. I got paid a lot of overtime to put
together kits.
Robert
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