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Luvsallscales
New Hire
USA
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 Posted - 06/25/2012 : 10:40:31 AM
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I'm wondering which aspect of this hobby most of you forumites find yourself.
Are you primarily a collector? A modeler? A runner with a layout? Which gauge are you into? 3-rail O? 2-rail O? HO? N? Z?
If you're a 3-railer, what are you into? Tinplate? Prewar? Modern era? Scale or semiscale? Which manufacturers do you prefer? Williams, Atlas, Lionel, MTH? Steam era, electric, desiel?
Asking all this because I'm primarily a 3-rail O gauger and wondering how many fellow O gauge 3-railers are regular followers and contributers to this forum or whether I should move on to another forum with more 3-railers.
Let's hear from you if you're into 3-ral O gauge. |
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mabloodhound
Fireman
USA
4621 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 11:31:35 AM
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Luva, I suspect you won't find too many 3 railers here. I model On30 but don't recall reading much from the 3 rail side.
Of course you're still welcome here as we have a lot of O scale narrow gauge modelers and many scratch and kit builders.
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Dave Mason
D&G RR (Dunstead & Granford) in On30
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”~Benjamin Franklin
The 2nd Amendment, America’s 1st Homeland Security
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
23235 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 11:40:43 AM
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I'm into HO and HOn3. Building models (mostly scratch built) and placing them in realistic scenes is more important to me right now than operations. That might change with time.
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Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
3895 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 12:38:51 PM
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| on30, and a modeller, too poor to be a collector, and i can get bored running trains (mostly when its my own layout/own stock) but i can loose myself for a few hours at a time building something |
"Is it really "rivet counting" if it's regarding NBW castings?"
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fireman93514
Engine Wiper
USA
298 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 1:06:18 PM
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I am into HO scale. My favorite ares would be scenery and structure building.
least favorite trackwork and wiring.
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Rick
Administrator
USA
17747 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 1:35:32 PM
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On30 modeler here.
Got a nice stack of kits sitting on the self and haven't done much modeling lately so I guess for right now I'll label myself a kit collector.
As has been already mentioned, there isn't a lot of activity here for O scale 3 rail, but maybe if you start posting some threads with pictures of things you've built or are building it just might attract some 3 rail lurkers out of the shadows and join you.
Also, it would be nice to address you by your name.  |
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brakie
Moderator
USA
6949 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 1:38:07 PM
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After trying to model in N and HO I decided to sell my N and return to HO full time.
I have and always will favor car card/waybill industrial switching operation on small Industrial Switching Layout(ISL) over everything else the hobby has to offer.
I prefer small ISLs because they can be up and running in 8 hours.I can completely finish these layouts at leisure over a few weeks.
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Larry
Engineman
Slate Creek Rail.
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BBLmber
Fireman
USA
4236 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 3:22:07 PM
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On30 and HO mostly.
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Jim from Valencia CA
Engine Wiper
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 3:42:47 PM
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| HO mostly--I do still have my Lionel collection from when I was a kid, but I am not really into Lionel. I enjoy all aspects fo teh hobby. I don;t consider myself a collector, but I have more stuff than many hobby shops. |
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Neil M
Fireman
Australia
2173 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 07:01:18 AM
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On30 (and HO but that is dormant at the moment because of geographical pressures), but I am mostly into building structures and scenery. Running the trains is a wee bit less of an interest to me (but that is possibly because I am limited to very small layouts).
There don't seem to be that many O scale standard gauge modellers on this forum, and even fewer 3-rail modellers, but I'd encourage you to stick around for all the structure building and scenery ideas - this forum has heaps and heaps of ideas that don't relate to the track |
Built a waterfront HO layout in Ireland http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22161 but now making a start in On30 in Australia |
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Craig H
Engine Wiper
449 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 09:20:12 AM
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Im into On30  |
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nberpa
Engine Wiper
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 09:45:47 AM
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| Mostly HO scale. |
Cody
Modelling the modern day Central Pennsylvania "shortline" Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad
from Bellefonte, PA to Pleasant Gap, PA. |
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LaRueD
Engine Wiper
USA
412 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 09:56:21 AM
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1:87, 1:48-interested.
I enjoy building structures as a creative outlet, escape, release.
No trains or layout.
Delbert,
Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona
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Danny Head
Fireman
USA
1752 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 10:58:48 AM
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| HO Scale...I have a layout, but it is collecting dust.... more into building scratchbuilt structures and dioramas, primarily based on real structures of the past. Favorite era: 1960's ...favorite location: Appalachian. |
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snarlman
Fireman
USA
1396 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 1:27:16 PM
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I model HO mostly, but do a very small amount in N and O
I love the electronic funciton, sound etc of DCC and electronics, but also like building Kits and am starting some scratch, both wood and plastic. I also do OP's once a month, so I guess that is an all around answer.
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Thorn Creek and Western
Fireman
USA
2351 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2012 : 1:50:04 PM
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I model in HO scale, but having endlessly dreamed over some ancient Lionel catalogs as a kid I couldn't resist buying myself these when I grew up--
Sure wish I could afford one of these--
-Dave
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