The challenge was thrown down while I was packing up the house for a cross-country move. Everything has arrived in the new Texas home and quite a bit is unpacked. The hobby room has been staked out and I'm contemplating two prototype locations as inspiration for the next layout. Two slogans are beginning to dominate the project; Keep It Simple Stupid, and Keep Moving Forward. I've posted more detail on the room and the prototypes on my blog:

http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

Yesterday I set up the hobby workbench and began setting the related tool and parts drawer units to enable an efficient model building workspace. I should be able to post another update or two by the Labor Day weekend deadline.

Eric

Eric Hansmann
El Paso, TX

Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/