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Hello! - Triple-C - 08-19-2025
I was bitten by the bug at a very early age: my grandfather had an N scale layout in his basement when I was a kid. The old DT&I used to ride the rails of the small town where I grew up, and I've been taking photos of trains and wanting to build a layout of my own for most of my life. I turned 50 this year and now I'm the grandpa. 3 out of our 4 kids have moved out, and I find myself with a bit of spare time, and spare bedroom, and a little bit of spare income. It's time.
I'm not a complete newbie. About 15 years ago, I was going to make a run at this. Did a lot of research, even managed to build a few structures. But, life got in the way. Hopefully this winter, I'll start putting up some benchwork.
The plan is an around-the-walls N scale layout in a spare bedroom (about 10x13). I want to model 1953, the transition era, so I can have my favorite engines: steam and early diesel. I've created my own freelance railroad, the history of which I'll post in my official build thread. I suppose the N scale forum is the right spot for that.
RE: Hello! - tompm - 08-19-2025
Welcome aboard!