Hi All:
Just an update.
I have decided to return to 3-rail. I think I can do what I want to do with model trains using traditional sized equipment and walk around control. It's my feeling that by taking this approach, I'm confident it can take me to the DnD* stage of life.
* Drool n' Diapers
After the DnD stage... well, all bets are off.
I haven't decided whether to continue this thread, or start a new one that can be used as an ongoing blog for my ramblings about my 3-rail future. Lots of decisions await me. Plus, a lot of menial work (like the massive selling off of my HO holdings) lies immediately in front of me before I can start to seriously indulge in 3-rail. I have much to relearn, and learn anew, about traditional sized 3-rail. All in good time, I suppose.
But hey, I'm NOT starting from scratch in my 3-rail adventure. No sirree... I already have a great start on a fantastic traditional collection:
All fer now.
Andre