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Custom train sets Opinions wanted! What do you guys think of a hobby shop offering custom train sets? Soup to nuts. Customers can get ideas from the Atlas planning book or bring in their own diagrams and we could draw up the plans in a track planning program. Then based on what size layout...

Great news! Someone to spoil and turn into a little train nut! David

Data base I can see where maintaining an acurate data base would be difficult. The shop I am openeng is 1 block away from a VIA Rail station. The train stops for 45 min. to an hour to fuel up every day and you always see them wandering around town with nothing to do. So I may never see them...

Guests "So, when I put my 4x6 in there, it will have to be temporarily stowed away when guests come. Now, if I were to build a shelf layout, it just might be able to function as a guest room and train room at the same time? :confused:" Rob, Can you use a sleep sofa? If it`s to comfortable...

Running 2 trains This is a HO Scale layout that you could run 2 trains on in a 4`x6` area. I will be setting this up in my new store. A passenger train constantly running on the outside and a small switch operation inside. David :cool:

MadHatter, That was great advice I will be building up a database of customers to serve them better. Thanks for the ideas David

Hobby Shop I agree 100% I am starting a Trains only hobby shop here is the thread on that http://forum.zealot.com/t119618/ David

orders I already do, Model Rail Structures :thumb: David

Train shop A guy once told me that the only way to make a small fortune in model railroading is to spend a large fortune! :eek: So who knows! I am going to do my best, and as I always told my wife, "If this does not work, I am going to have one heck of a layout!" sign1 David

Police/fire call boxes Yep, unless you model in the 30`s to 70`s eras.:thumb: David

Whoever I can get hooked on trains is my target!! LOL David

Train shop Thanks guys! The clinics that I was thinking about would be simple 2 hr. clinics for kids mostly. One I was planning is Scoring pad trees. Scouring Pad Tree I spent a fortune ordering products today! And I will post pictures of the shop as it progresses. I get the keys on June...

Police box? What is a police box? are you refering to the call boxes that hung on street poles? If so, I will have those available soon. David

Thanks all, Yes I will continue to run the online store, and yes I am going to build a layout in the store! The other thing I was thinking of is to have childrens clinics or whatever you call them where on Saturdays they can come in and build a simple little kit and play with the trains! David

Well I am excited! I just rented a space and will be opening a hobby shop just for model railroaders! The shop is within one block of The Northern Ontario Railroad Museum, A large CN Yard and a Via Rail station! So if anyone ever is up this way, stop in! David

Great, now I can search for a personel smilie!

Thats sad! I hope this gets resolved quickly, because in the court system only the lawyers win. David

Gas Up here in Canada, gas is $1.10 per liter, thats about $4.00 PER GALLON US at 3.6 LITERS PER GALLON!!!! :eek:

Need I say More? :roll: David

Well This weekend I sat down and got the chip stand done in the cad program. It will hit the laser in mid june. It will first come out in HO Scale 8ft. x 12ft, have a roof top fan, a counter, a picnic table, sign board and 2 trash cans. I am working on some generic signs so that it will be able...