Ed,
It is a logical question.. You get a logical answer. When I got my house in July 2009 many things about my life solidified where they may have been previously somewhat unrealistic. I now knew how big MY basement was going to be. When I first walked down to see it, I thought "This basement is really NOT that big........ But that is OK. I can work with it." In that instant the "dream" was adjusted and approved The footprint is 21 x 42 which for those without a basement would love to have. Don't get me wrong - I am not complaining. But in my area basements are somewhat common and are a usually bit bigger depending on where you look. Dick Karnes mentioned a while back that scenery is possibly the most expensive aspect of the whole thing - more so then the trains and layout combines. That really stuck with me. What I don't have: The patience to be without running trains in my house for an extended period of time. The funds to pay for an elaborate layout with elaborate detailed . 20+ years of train buying pretty much took all of the toy money. The scenery skills - I have yet to put a building together, although I did paint 2 walls last week A finished basement. I thought finishing it was going to happen before the basement got populated but it did and probably will not. My house had some rather serious wall issues before we bought it. It has been professionally repaired with steel beams keeping the outside out, but I have great hesitation about covering it up, or putting a layout in front of it. SO, my layout will be in the center of the room. At 21' wide that does not leave a lot of room for much else. What I get: Trains running faster. Just seeing trains run in my house is an attainable goal. Portability.. While I hope my first house will be my last house, life it not as predictable as it was 20+ years ago. We are in volatile times. Nuff said about that. Time to finish the MANY roiling stock projects I have. It always has BEEN about the trains for me. If I ever get the dream 16 x 30 workshop built next to the garage that will free up some space of stuff that is on the basement now. Perhaps an almost separate 3 scene PRSL layout (Camden Pavonia Yard Wildwood Oak Ave Station & Cold Spring Harbor) could be built around the walls. It would be loop to point - no continuous running. But again I have serious doubts that will ever happen. I hope I answered your question.. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
