Bill, We are recently married (Hurricane Irene was an uninvited guest who fortunately arrived a little late) and have decided that our (was mine) cozy bungalow in Minneapolis is a wee too small. We are both from the Northeast and we like to say we are moving 'back east' - that is across to the east side of the Mississippi River to St. Paul.
The RR will be a completely different concept. Rather than a table on steroids it will likely be a wall hugging affair with peninsulas and what not. There has been some discussion about how to take up the track without destroying it. I will save the turnouts and diamonds to see if they can be reused after I decide how the rail of the code 125 looks next to the the SHS. It's pretty wide open now what will happen with the new layout. Ben Trousdale --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > Hi Ben -- > > While I know there is some exhilaration in contemplating a new railroad, I > think I have seen some photos of your work that say taking this one down > isnât > trivial. Where are you moving? Locally or across country? Retiring? > Will you have the same kind of space, or will you have to down size the > railroad (sometimes a good thing)? I hope you enjoy your new location, > wherever it is! > > I missed the second stage of track because I went straight from snap track > to dual gauge HO, which was, out of necessity, a combination hand laid and > commercial track. That situation has not changed, even though I changed > scales more than 30 years ago. > > Heading to Flagstaff tomorrow with Nelson Steinmetz (Scottsdale) for the > NMRA division meet. He usually brings a train or two for static display, > and I packed up a short one tonight also. I will also take the usual > assortment of S propaganda... > > Bill Winans > ----------------------------- > That would seem to sum it up. I'm about to take down my completely > hand-laid, brass woven layout because we are moving. The new layout will be > SHS flex that I obtained several summers ago during a half price sale and > additional stock when it was clear there wasn't going to be any available > for an undetermined amount of time. > > The theory of hording pays off! > Ben Trousdale > ------------------------------------ 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/
