Hello,
I thought I would introduce myself having finally registered yesterday. I have been reading through the forums for a couple of months now and finally decided to join the regular ranks. I thought I would tell you all a little about myself, and what my plans are.
I'm 34 years old and and work for a electric utility as a turbine engineer. My wife and I have 2 darling little girls who bring us much joy, a little frustration at times, and dirty diapers (though our oldest has just learned to the use the potty every day now for the last week!). I had a 4 x 8 oval HO gauge train set with a single spur when I was 12 years old. My father's friend had a much larger cookie cutter layout which really sparked my interest in the hobby. I quickly discovered that I could get more done in N scale, but alas, never built a layout.
My plans are to build a medium-large N scale layout in my basement, I've even received the OK from my wife for the space. I want to build a 2 deck affair where a mix of operations and scenery can be modeled. I plan to build a present day freelanced layout based on the BNSF SD70MACs that bring 130 car coal hoppers to our power plant almost every other day.
I can tell I've been blabbering way too much (engineers love detail), but after seeing how great all the folks here are, I'm sure I'll find place to fit in.
Thanks
I thought I would introduce myself having finally registered yesterday. I have been reading through the forums for a couple of months now and finally decided to join the regular ranks. I thought I would tell you all a little about myself, and what my plans are.
I'm 34 years old and and work for a electric utility as a turbine engineer. My wife and I have 2 darling little girls who bring us much joy, a little frustration at times, and dirty diapers (though our oldest has just learned to the use the potty every day now for the last week!). I had a 4 x 8 oval HO gauge train set with a single spur when I was 12 years old. My father's friend had a much larger cookie cutter layout which really sparked my interest in the hobby. I quickly discovered that I could get more done in N scale, but alas, never built a layout.
My plans are to build a medium-large N scale layout in my basement, I've even received the OK from my wife for the space. I want to build a 2 deck affair where a mix of operations and scenery can be modeled. I plan to build a present day freelanced layout based on the BNSF SD70MACs that bring 130 car coal hoppers to our power plant almost every other day.
I can tell I've been blabbering way too much (engineers love detail), but after seeing how great all the folks here are, I'm sure I'll find place to fit in.
Thanks