Happy Friday everyone!
I'm back from a little train break for the past few months. After playing the game of musical chairs w/ kids rooms, etc it turned out that the baby would wind up getting the room the layout was in. My wife was kind enough to give me the office downstairs to put a layout in, so that's what I've been working on of late.
My youngest son is obsessed with the trains, so my goal is to make a semi realistic looking layout but not go crazy on detail & fragile buildings & accessories. This way the kids could touch them & I don't have to worry. So that means Lionel or MTH buildings instead of Woodland Scenics for example. Remember, it's ALL about getting kids involved & making it be fun! Hope to have some pics soon to share.
One thing I did recently get was the Lionchief+ Conrail Rectifier. Have to say I'm pretty impressed.
I also spent a few days each of the last few months in PA documenting the last remaining days of the classic PRR signals on the west slope of the Pittsburgh Line ( see my post in the Real Trains section if you want to see some of the pics)
I'm back from a little train break for the past few months. After playing the game of musical chairs w/ kids rooms, etc it turned out that the baby would wind up getting the room the layout was in. My wife was kind enough to give me the office downstairs to put a layout in, so that's what I've been working on of late.
My youngest son is obsessed with the trains, so my goal is to make a semi realistic looking layout but not go crazy on detail & fragile buildings & accessories. This way the kids could touch them & I don't have to worry. So that means Lionel or MTH buildings instead of Woodland Scenics for example. Remember, it's ALL about getting kids involved & making it be fun! Hope to have some pics soon to share.
One thing I did recently get was the Lionchief+ Conrail Rectifier. Have to say I'm pretty impressed.
I also spent a few days each of the last few months in PA documenting the last remaining days of the classic PRR signals on the west slope of the Pittsburgh Line ( see my post in the Real Trains section if you want to see some of the pics)
Christopher
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