So, this idea is so crazy, that it just might work.

I'm kinda just posting this as a blog, so I can keep track for myself on this, though, comments are always welcome...

I just did it! I wasn't sure if there would be any left, and there were, and I got it! w00t! I just got paid, and just ordered the "SPECIAL! Get All 10 Siskiyou Line & Bear Creek videos"... and now the worst part...

The waiting.

I mean, it's not as bad as when we were kids, and the "6 to 12 week" wait for that send away from the comics, or the cereal box tops... I expect I'll have them in about a week... but... what to do in the mean time?

I was thinking... if somebody did an "Iron Chef" type of show for model railroaders... I would totally watch that!

I mean... I would watch the crap out of that!

Okay, so... taking stock at the collection so far, and figuring out maybe some ideas for a module, that will someday become a part of an Old West layout, and I figured this might be a bit fun to get some ideas from you folks. I have never been to an ops session, so I don't know the first clue about ops, or how to work it into the Old West, but... here's what I have so far (the cars seem limited and few, but, I've been building them from kits, they look real nice, and operate amazingly)

2 Alco 2-6-0 (DCC/Sound)

1 Baldwin 4-6-0 (DCC/Sound)

A lot of us tend to buy just engines, and just cars... we build our collections, and layouts, and maybe it started with a train set, and maybe it started different, but how many of us really think about it?

I felt the desire to share here, as well as ask other folks, why they collect as well.

What got you into the hobby?

A bit about myself (this gets a bit personal, and long winded)