Hello to all

Fritz · 04-02-2008, 03:58 PM

I have just gotten reinterested in model railroading after about a 25 year break. I can thank my Thomas the Train fanatic grandson for that. When I was a kid my brother and I had an elaborate Lionel 0/027 gauge lay out, and that's what I have now. I been trying to figure out a place for a decent lay out, and may actually convince my wife that adding a room to an already huge garage would mean that I'd have trains up, and she would see her grandsons more. It's a shamless ploy, but all's fair in love and 0 gauge layouts I guess. Right now I'm still at the point of repairing and cleaning rolling stock that had been in the attic for years. I've also gotten interested in repairing and restoring post war steam engines. I hope to meet folks with a common O gauge railroading interest, and also to get technical tips from people who have been involved in the hobby far more than I have.

RonP · 04-02-2008, 07:17 PM

Welcome, you are sure to get more info then you ever dreamed of here.

shaygetz · 04-02-2008, 07:51 PM

Welcome to The Gauge...looking forward to pictures of your beasties as you ready them.

Jim Krause · 04-02-2008, 11:00 PM

Welcome to The Gauge. There seem to be quite a bunch of Lionel, O gauge, three rail devotee's here.

spankybird · 04-03-2008, 07:34 AM

Fritz.

What part of the country do you live in? Is there a local club or train museum for you to visit? The O gauge hobby has change alot in the past 25 years, all for the GOOD!

kpolak · 04-07-2008, 06:53 PM

Welcome Fritz!

Kurt

Brutus · 05-02-2008, 11:22 PM

Welcome, Fritz! Good luck with the trainroom! You need to pick up the Thomas set from Lionel (can often buy on ebay without the extra track and transformer for about 1/2 price). It will run great on O27 track!

04-02-2008, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fritz Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Hello to all I have just gotten reinterested in model railroading after about a 25 year break. I can thank my Thomas the Train fanatic grandson for that. When I was a kid my brother and I had an elaborate Lionel 0/027 gauge lay out, and that's what I have now. I been trying to figure out a place for a decent lay out, and may actually convince my wife that adding a room to an already huge garage would mean that I'd have trains up, and she would see her grandsons more. It's a shamless ploy, but all's fair in love and 0 gauge layouts I guess. Right now I'm still at the point of repairing and cleaning rolling stock that had been in the attic for years. I've also gotten interested in repairing and restoring post war steam engines. I hope to meet folks with a common O gauge railroading interest, and also to get technical tips from people who have been involved in the hobby far more than I have.

04-02-2008, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
RonP Member of the WMRC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, Ontario. Canada Posts: 597	Welcome, you are sure to get more info then you ever dreamed of here. __________________ Model Railroad, how to E-mag come and visit us @ Scratchbuilders Guild

04-02-2008, 07:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
shaygetz Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,786	Welcome to The Gauge...looking forward to pictures of your beasties as you ready them. __________________ "He's a Christian, Jim, but he's unlike any we've ever seen before..." My website>>> www.freewebs.com/shaygetz My blog>>> http://misterbobsmodelworksemporium.blogspot.com/

04-03-2008, 07:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
spankybird OTTS Founder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Willoughby, Ohio, USA Posts: 938	Fritz. What part of the country do you live in? Is there a local club or train museum for you to visit? The O gauge hobby has change alot in the past 25 years, all for the GOOD! __________________ All be Safe tom http://204.156.4.209/memberpages2/frame.asp?sid=1075 www.spankybird.shutterfly.com www.wrmrrm.org

04-07-2008, 06:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
kpolak Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 213	Welcome Fritz! Kurt __________________ Kurt Polak O-Gauge Ann Arbor, Michigan

04-02-2008, 11:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jim Krause Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Polson, MT Posts: 1,358	Welcome to The Gauge. There seem to be quite a bunch of Lionel, O gauge, three rail devotee's here.

05-02-2008, 11:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 509	Welcome, Fritz! Good luck with the trainroom! You need to pick up the Thomas set from Lionel (can often buy on ebay without the extra track and transformer for about 1/2 price). It will run great on O27 track! __________________ TCA 07-61589 Chewy chooses choo-choos!

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