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Ed's got dibs on some of the PC stuff but I may break the ice by selling off a few of my locomotives to bankroll RGS #40 in HOn3.
Haha! I'm sort of in the same boat. A few weeks ago, I decided to attempt liquidating a few pieces of motive power and rolling stock that sees little use on my layout, to fund the purchase of a couple of IM SD40-2s with DCC and sound. However, IM has now further delayed the SCL and SBD SD40-2s into late Spring 2017 at best.So, since the eBay sales did better than I expected and I've got a little cash burning a hole in my pocket, I've decided to go in a different direction. I'm now selling off a significant chunk of my fleet, because I'm seriously considering purchasing a second generation Mazda Miata (1999-2005). Ever since my brother owned an MG Midget in the 1980s, I have long wanted to own a soft-top, two-seat roadster. While the MGs are cool, let's face it, Miatas are much more reliable and less expensive to maintain.DFF
Hey, hold on. Flag on the play! What the hell happened to the On30 Tweetsie? That was gonna be my new favorite thread!
@Dave Vollmer,There's two things that I missed when I tore down my expansion: (1) the loss of the extended mainline (which is not an issue for you), and (2) staging. I have an idea, which I realize you won't bother with before the move, but perhaps you can put it to use in the new house and keep the JD interesting to run.Take a look at the siding that comes off of the loop and feeds Enola. Instead of running off of the end of the HCD, you could bend that siding to the right to go off the side of the door. That could allow you to put a narrow (say 8" or 12" deep) shelf on the wall for, say, a three-track staging yard. Nothing fancy, just stubs. But you could minimize handling your rolling stock and swap out trains from time-to-time.Thinking about this further, maybe you could even consider saving one Conrail and/or Penn Central train to mix it up occasionally.DFF
We're putting in a bar.
Some day, sure... But as I said for now, we intend to use that basement space for much more than trains.We're putting in a bar, and we also have an enormous air hockey table that sees a lot of use.
Some day, sure... But as I said for now, we intend to use that basement space for much more than trains.