Sad Sad day

    It is a sad day to hear you have had to take down your layout.

Hope you sell and get it a new home.

Joe

Disappointing

Well, that sucks. Hope your home sells quickly so you can get in a new place and restart the railroad.

I've been wondering

with your lack of posting of late what has happened.  You haven't said if the house has sold or not, though some of us assume it has not yet.  Hopefully you can find small projects to keep yourself modeling.  

Not Forgotten Indeed!

I can only hope all the old photographs will be kept and that a new railroad, whatever size or shape it comes in, will soon be emerging in your new home. I know how hard it must have been to dismantle the Richlawn. Did that once not too many years ago. I trust you are at the same address for now? I have been working on your thank you gift for Grandpa Sam's and it will soon be ready to ship.

Take care my friend,

Kevin

Yes, KevinI'm at the same

Smile, My Friend!

Remember, everything happens for a reason. I'm sure another door will open for you - - to a new home for you and your family and for the railroad. I, too, dismantled what was starting to be a great railroad a number of years ago and kept both memories and stuff in boxes I never thought I'd ever unpack again. I know the feeling.

Take heart; good things are coming your way. I'll even send along some of my "Irish" to you. Ellwood and his bride send their best. 

The trick is now to think about what you would do differently; sit down with a ton of paper in a sketch book and DRAW LIKE HELL. Your railroad still lives; you may just have to wait a bit for the gandy dancers to start laying rail.

Very sad to see this go,

Very sad to see this go, really enjoyed your work on the Richlawn. I sincerely hope you stay modeling via a diorama, module, or some other outlet.

Nothing is as constant as change

I frequently browsed through the MRH blogs to view your splendorific progress. I will miss the Richlawn Railroad in the Atlanta outskirts, even though I only visited through your posts. I am presuming you will continue to maintain your web site. I am hoping you will soon be able to start anew soon in you new digs. It is great to hear you are salvaging some of the more characteristic portions - they really had character(s). Had you made any progress lately in the hole in the wall at the end of the alcove before the teardown?

Ouch

Good to see you're still hanging around Rick, even though you ended up posting some sad news.  I hope things work out with the home sale and move.

Hang in There

Hey Rick,

Sorry to see the Richlawn Railroad has been dismantled. It is always a sad day in the model railroad world when a layout is torn down. I wish you well in your continued attempts to sell your house and hope you will remain an active modeler and participant in this forum. You have brought much to the table and I always zero in on your posts.

Good Luck

John R

Best of Luck

Rick;

My condolences on the having to take down the Richlawn Railroad.  I know all too well how it feels.  I had to take down the CCT&E Railroad last January due to a foreclosure and eviction.  I'm hoping that your circumstances are better then mine were.

Take care my friend.

Dave Stearns

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That's a nice sized room - i hope it moves quicker now, without too much more re-prep.

I think strong words worth remembering is that a model railroader is not the layout he builds, but the layout the builds reflects the modeler - no matter where that layout is or how big it is.

Rick It is a sad day, but

Rick

It is a sad day, but the Richlawn will never be gone because all of us will remember it forever.    I pray that all things will work together for your good and that you are back "on track" soon.

Sad news Rick, but there are always modules...

Hey Rick so sorry to hear the your had to do what we were all hoping would never eventuate.  I've never done it, hope I don't have to do it, and I'm sure it was an extremely bitter pill to swallow, considering how much effort and passion you put into it.  It always showed when you put your posts up.

I'm sure that you more than likely want a break for a little while, and get your home sold.  Just remember though you can always keep building, why not start building modules for sale?  You have the talent to make it work and it could make you a little money too.

Hope all goes well with you future sale and that you can get back into the swing of things soon.

Cheers,

Jas...

Dismantleing a layout is always tough

Hi Rick,

I know how hard it is to dismantle a layout. You remember all the work and time spent getting it to look and work just right as you are taking it apart and it makes it very difficult. I donated a few sections of my old layout when I took it down and gave it to a good friend and the portable modules to my club layout when I moved and that really helped. The sections you saved will live on be a good memory of the very nice layout you built. I appreciate you showing me the layout and that I got to see in person what a great layout you had built.

Keep the faith and hopefully the right buyer will come along soon. I have helped pass the time until I can build my next layout with some custom painting and decaling of a few locomotives. There are always those little projects that you can do now that you never had the time to complete when you had a layout to build.

Keep us informed on your home sale and any new modeling projects that you undertake.

Tom     

Thank you all

Joining a club

is a good idea Rick, for those exact reasons. Last year, when I decided to get back into the hobby, I did just that. I have made some new friends and get to run my trains on a nice layout while mine is under construction.