Introduction

This autumn I will have a room free for setting up a permanent model railroad. The room is 4 x 5 meters and along with the railroad I also have to make room for a working table and some storage. The space is a bit limited but big enough to make an interesting layout that can provide many hours of fun building and operation.

What brought me to model railroading was the technical aspect of the hobby, but the operational part is getting more and more interesting as times go on.

I received the in-stock notice from MB Klein saying the non-logo topgon was in stock, and I immediately ordered one (last one according to the site!).

My model just came in today. Kudos goes out to BLMA for a PERFECT product, paint & printing is sharp. End detail, including wheel size info is included in the printing. Detail is one of the best on the market. The only thing it lacks is full brake piping and the train airline hose (I'll use a Hi-tech real rubber hose for the latter).

For 3 years I planed to build a portion of the D&RGW & the RGS in an area 30ft by 40ft. early this year my new building burned to the ground just before completion (NO RR equipment was lost.)

So until my funds in the stock market are replaced ready Cash in NIL.

Flash I now have changed my whole way of thinking about the RGS. I have an area 26ft X 18ft in the form of 2 rooms and instead of trying to build everything at once I have taken a whole new approach.

     Even though I order most of my HO supplies from internet suppliers, I also try to help support local hobby shops whenever I can. Unfortunately, there is only one small shop in my locality and its the kind of place that whenever I go there for an item, they never have it in stock (or at least so it seems). The owner always has it "on order" and it'll "be here on ?". I can understand not having a large inventory having spent most of my working life in a retail environment, but today was the "straw that broke the camel's back"!