Curt,
I do not know how long it will take…..maybe even many years after college….but I know Max will be back building his dream layout someday. He has been around some wonderful folk and wonderful layouts in the club from Bill Dischinger's, Eric Siegel's, Jay Cain's and a whole bunch of others too numerous to list. I know that he has that inner desire to build and create that ultimate layout. You have been a major influence in that and he has been around trains his whole life. It will be when he has his own money and time to commit to that dream project. He just might out do all of us!
Rick