Visitors to your layout

Art its been a long time since I have been to your house. I will have to come and see what has changed since I saw it last. Well enjoy your time showing your wifes friends the layout. I am sure you and the ladies will have a great time.  Scot

The vast majority of folks who visit our layouts are polite and are really interested in what they are looking at. Typically, they ask a lot of questions. I think that the hosts get as much of a kick about the visit as do the visitors.

Nice job Art in promoting our hobby. You have always been open about sharing your layout with others.

What a neat experience for you!  Most folks will admire the craftsmanship that goes into the layout and enjoy the experience even if they're not into trains.

--Greg

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being asked to show my layout to my wife's ladies Bible study group. 

 

Tonight one of my wife's ladies' bridge groups is at our house and another seven are scheduled to see what is going on in the basement.

Admit it Art, the real reason you got into trains was to meet women! 

It's been a while sence I had a visitor. My grandaughter is my biggest fan though it's only for a few minuets. But come Christmas when my trains are running that's the best time for me. 

Art,

Sounded like a very nice time, keep us updated on what happens tonight.!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex

It is a pleasure to host polite and interested visitors.  Your guests asked intelligent questions.

I had a similar good experience a few years ago when we hosted our church choir Christmas party.  I didn't get any rude questions that I have heard about from others on the forum.

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Dennis

Great job, Art.....that's what makes this hobby so much fun!

Peter

I enjoyed reading all the questions from your guests.

Sounds like you did OK.............. Congratulations

None, Don

The ladies bridge group visited the layout after they finished playing cards and it was another enjoyable evening.  Here are a few of the comments and questions that I remember.

• Wow, it is really big.  I haven't seen one this large before.
• Do you actually build the buildings or do they come that way?
• Do you like to ride on real trains too?
• I remember seeing and riding on passenger trains like this.  We went to California on the Super Chief.
• I saw a train with coal cars just like this recently.
• It is so cool that you model scenes from your past instead of just running trains.

The trains ran perfectly and the company was fun to visit with, doesn't get much better than that.  One lady wants to bring her grandkids back to see it and another has a friend that is into trains that she wants to get us together. 

Art

Art; this sounds like it may have rejuvenated you into getting back downstairs. I know that we both have kinda been taken a break.

Spence - I hate to admit it, but you are right.  I was using the excuse that I couldn't start on my stone arch bridge because I have to tear out the temporary bridge and then I can't run trains.  Now that these visitors have been here, there is no reason I can't start construction.

I have been spending way too much time on the forum and not enough on the layout. 

Art

I had a forgotten about a similar experience where my wife had a bunch of friends over that were all collectors of Woof & Poofs (we have what seems like hundreds of them). Next thing I know they were all in the train room taking pictures and asking questions. Quite a pleasant surprise.

I've been playing too much golf and I still do my own yard work.  The layout has been untouched for weeks.

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Dennis

Gee Art, that one could be taken the wrong way, especially in a room full of women. (sorry, I couldn't resist)

Seriously though, I think that most of us here get a lot of pleasure from this hobby when we share it with others. I know I do. This reminds me that I need to get ready for some visitors myself. My hockey ticket partners are coming over in a few weeks. They haven't seen the layout since last year. Just a few changes since then.

I got an interesting comment related to a built curved grade section of my layout: "Where did you buy that corner piece?"  Most, who would view, have no idea the effort put into some layouts or even some of the structures.  IMO  Layouts, (layout building) are/is a personal thing, best enjoyed by the individual who spent the time.  Obviously not for everyone.