I know I’ve not posted in a while since I told you all I had Cancer. Well after 3 years of Chemo and a couple of operations. I’m back in my garage building the Rock Ridge layout.
What surprizing is how difficult it is to find 1890’s locomotives anywhere and most of that like say on eBay cost as much as new stuff–as if anyone is making anything. It’s almost like I have to create a sub-hobby for layout aquisitions.
Chip, so glad you’re back. It sounds like you had quite an ordeal but good to see you’re back at your layout.
Regards, Chris
Good to see you back Chip. Don’t forget to post photos.
Hey Chip, That is good news, guessin your last post was after your trip to Ft. Bragg? Can’t say I haven’t wondered about ya from time to time, like maybe you ran out of water in the desert while birdin or somethin welcome back, regards, Peter
Hi Chip. Glad you’re back, and I wish continued good/better health to you.
I keep waiting to hear similar good news from Doc Wayne, but he has not piped up here nor on another forum I frequent.
-Matt
Chip, Welcome Back!
Much respect to you and so glad that you’ve pulled through and are moving ahead.
Three years - bless you. I went from noticing symptoms to surgery, through radiation and a clear scan, over a period of only 7 months.
I resurrected my railroad hobby during the toughest part of radiation therapy and recovery. What I really needed was a distraction, and my hobby was wonderful for that.
Best of luck to you.
Aw man! I liked Doc Wayne.
I hear that!
Will do.
Welcome back!
Hard to say. The trip was enlightening. That is the area I’m modeling.
Welcome back Chip!
Congratulations on your successful treatment.
Cheers!!
Dave
Thanks everyone for your well-wishes.
Love your tag line.
Welcome back and happy to see you getting to building your train layout.
I do like the name of your railroad. My freight yard is called ‘Rock Ridge Yard’ and was named after the town from the movie ‘Blazing Saddles’. My industrial complex adjacent to the yard has that name as well.
Need to have some humor on my layout.
Please post some photos when you can!
Neal
Welcome back! Yeah, 1890’s stuff is hard to find. Ebay has “professionalized” a lot these last few years. Have you tried Marketplace?
The thing with 1890’s stuff is that most of the older productions don’t run that well. MDC stuff can still be found at reasonable cost (2-8-0s). I must say that the new retooled 4-4-0s from Bachmann are superb. But yes, be ready to spend at least $150. If you really like to run trains, save up your money, you won’t regret it.
Simon
Yeah, I have. I have spent hours combing the site. I found no rolling stock and only an old Life Like 0-6-0-and that was over 500 posts down in the list. I accidently hit the wrong button and it was sold when I reloacted it.
The only 2-8-0’s were pre-order from athern due in October. The sold out the day after I found it. The 4-4-0 looks promising. Thanks.
Welcome back, Chip.
David
I’m happy to see you posting again, Chip. I have had two old timers contact me on PMs on another forum in the past three years and then drop off the face of the earth again. It’s weird…I’m wondering if they read my reply and then remember why they went silent again in the first place. [(-D]