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Prolific poster 2,152 posts Scarpia Prolific poster 2,152 posts
Scarpia

For folks who may be interested, I thought I'd put up a quick update about the Barre Branch.

We moved from the Middle East to California last year, and after renting, found and closed on a house. That's the good news, the bad news, is like most Southern California homes, it's too small for the layout.

And so, it goes.

I'm stripping off parts that maybe useful, and salvaging the bases for new uses. For this module, I was able to salvage the double crossover and another turnout.   They survived the move pretty well, actually!

The construction turned out to be very robust, as you can see I have to chisel off the foam from the plywood.

and in the end, a farily clean base. The glue marks are stains in the wood.

So what's next. The house isn't big enough for a layout, and yes there is a garage, but it does have a big garden....

 
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Dave K skiloff Prolific poster 4,031 posts
Dave K skiloff

Too bad

Bummer there is no room inside for a layout, Tom.  But if you want a garden starter set, let me know.  My wife's uncle is trying to unload all his G scale stuff.  

Dave
Playing around in HO and N scale since 1976
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joef MRH Founder 17,479 posts
joef

Nice to hear from you again!

Hey Scarp ... nice to hear from you again. Always interested in hobby updates from a fellow modeler.

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Scarpia Prolific poster 2,152 posts
Scarpia

G- Scale

Hey Dave, I might! I'll be in touch. I'm really thinking live steam though would be cool...
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UPWilly Prolific poster 1,965 posts
UPWilly

Been wondering ...

... how your move was going. You need to change your map pin location in ZeeMaps. Are you in South Bay area or Northwest Orange County?

 

Bill D.

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N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

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Greg Baker Mountaingoatgreg Prolific poster 1,330 posts
Greg Baker Mountaingoatgreg

Welcome Back

Glad to see you are getting settled in after the move!

To bad the layout did not fit the current space, but I bet you will again create another great layout!

Keep us posted on your efforts!

"Mountain Goat" Greg Baker

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ChrisNH Super User 1,277 posts
ChrisNH

The Odyssey

You are like Ulysses wandering the world looking for a place to drop anchor and build a model railroad.. only to be frustrated.. I hope you find a way to keep it going. Perhaps a round robin group in your area? That has worked well to keep me active in the hobby even if not so much at home.

I ran across the track I had salvaged from your original HO scale layout this weekend when I was cleaning up the train area in anticipation of starting a new project. I am probably going to do another small N layout in the short term but in the long term I expect the material will find it's way back into service..

I am a regular visitor at a large garden railroad in MA, if you are every up here and interested in seeing what comes about when an operations minded couple fill their back yard with trains drop me a line. Live steam has interested me to. I want to get a Ruby live steam kit.

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Kevin Rowbotham Prolific poster 2,336 posts
Kevin Rowbotham

I'm really thinking live

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I'm really thinking live steam though would be cool...

Hello Thomas,

I missed this thread somehow...

I've been watching Fired Up on Trainmasters and I agree, live steam is cool!  If I had the budget and the acres, I would really enjoy a garden layout with steam power.

Regards,

~Kevin

Appreciating Modeling In All Scales but majoring in HO!

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Russ Bellinis Prolific poster 3,335 posts
Russ Bellinis

Good to hear from you again.

Not sure what part of So Cal you are in, but you might also consider a modular club.  I joined the Orange county Module Railroaders years ago, but if I were looking for a modular club to join today, I would go FreeMo.  There is an active ho FreeMo club in Southern Cal. that I see set up at many venues. 
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