12-15-2013, 10:25 AM
Chris, that would be a good layout if built by someone of any age, but the fact that you started it in your early teens speaks volumes for your ability. I have only a few things left from anything I did in my early teens -- it just wouldn't have stood up (I started the hobby by simply gluing NMRA horn-hook couplers to the bottoms of cars, for instance, i.e., without even the coupler boxes). The Callahan Central is clearly a good plan, too. I keep hoping that, even though you have in mind getting rid of the layout in the foreseeable future, you can find a way to hold on to it and keep working on it. You'll treasure it down the road if you do!