@Tom Tee HI Tom thanks for the kind words. Yes it is great to be a young 66 in August. !!!
We are hoping to buy the next house before the end of this year, we will see. We found a great house which literally backed up to an interstate. Road noise was intense. Not much decision to make - a hard no- we currently live about a mile from I57 and can hear the high pitched road noise at night - not willing to live with that any more.
Regarding Twin Pines - I knew this was going to be short lived, but watching all you and others have done has allowed me to experiment with different techniques. I love learning new stuff and get quite a bit of motivation trying out new things. The CEO commented the other day on how I am able to just go ahead and launch into things I have never done before and am not afraid to do it. I just suppose I consider myself handy.
I do intend to complete a couple of more details on the TP before it comes down for good. Don McCuaig (former forum member) did a great video of his layout called the "Last Run" - I plan to do something similar, but will not be able to reach his Emmy award level skills. Should be fun trying though. So I know how I will build the next one, I know some of the elements, but until I know the space everything is up in the air. My dream besides having the 3rail, includes a small two rail town trolley system with working overhead wires and a point to point 2 rail to display and run my scale European crocs and passenger cars and "wagons". I think I can work those in together because they do not need to connect with the 3rail.
So much for a short answer. Carpe Diem --- more accurate translation "enjoying a moment that is rooted in the sensory experience..." Jeff
