I would like to meet any of the other teens here on the forums, if there are any others, that are garden railroaders. It would be nice to know that I am not alone.
I bult my garden railway when I was in 8th grade.But now I miss the teen mark by four years, (I’m 22).
Ah, you qualify then. What do you model?
I modle a short line/regional that was spun off by Conrail in the 70s. SZo I run lots of Conrail equipment plus stuff from it’s predacessor roads. I still have the Echo Toys “Classic Rail” I got when I was 10, essentialy a knock off of LGB’s DSP & P Mogul and some older Bachman stuff which is used for fan trips.
I’m 18 going on 43, do I count?
Im 14 My dad had built a garden railway when i was a wee lad. But we now are expanding. we got a stream in. and now ive laid 15 feet of track. we are now working on a trestle. its gunna be so cool when its done!
We reckon here inAustralia that the world should be run by teens while they still know everything!
Ian
Howdy,
Im David and I have been rring since age 3. I am currently in construction of my second grr. Here are some pics: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dukebasketballer/album?.dir=c66bre2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3A//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos
Also check out this website, it is a forum for teens in large scale rring:
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I’m approaching my 18th birthday also. OK. so it’s the 4th time around, but I’m still a teen at hart!
As my wife so fondly says;
The difference between men and boys.
Is the price of their toys.
Remember; if all else fails, have fun!
hey guys, Im 18 … +20, You guys are doing a great job, they say any group is only one generation away from extinction and it looks like model railways are in good hands !!
John
RJR Branch Line
I am 15 and currently constructing a narrow gauge themed garden railroad.
I’m 13 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 years. It’s quite a bit longer than what you other guys are, so I guess that makes me the longest living in the bunch! I’m building my first garden railroad, sorta waiting for winter so I can try my new snow plow out. First things first, though, I gotta get it finished!
l8rz
d00dz
(Ian, the above letters & numbers is a lame attempt to be cool that teenagers usually try for a while in the US.)
Well honestly, I want to thank all of you for responding.
I’m 13. Iv’e just started two years ago, but we moved, so i had to take apart my old one. my new one is up and running with 123 feet of track, a waterfall, bridges, ect.
Well that is cool. So what all equipment do you guys have?
I have a mix of bachmann, aristocraft, and LGB locos and rolling stock. all my buildings are scratchbuilt.
Hey Eric,
It’s Colin, checking in here. I have LGB and Aristo locos and cars. I am mainly focusing on my O gauge RR, it is in the planning stages right now, but I hope to finish it soon. Ohhh, I am seeing some good deals in Garden Railways right now. What to buy, what to buy???
Well when I aint checkin’ my deer feeders, marching, or with my girlfriend, I am usually working on my garden railraod. I tore down my O guage layout. I am going to stick with good ole fashion floor layouts.
I am 21 years old. I’m modeling HO pretty heavy right now. I am also collecting for my Garden Rail Way once I move out of my Apt. I have an old lionel set with alot of Lionel cars and track. My Lionel track will always be indoor use only. I have had all my Lionel for many many years.
Right now I am trying to stock up on LGB Track and buy (2-4) Dash-9’s. I am buying my first Aristocraft Dash-9 44CW BNSF Heritage Two in 2-3 weeks and then I will wait another 2-3 weeks after that and buy a Aristocraft Dash-9 44CW U.P. “Building America”.
Baker
I have an SP GP30 plan to buy another My father collects narow gauge stuff he has a shay, heisler, and a 4-6-0 I also plan to buy an SP SD70. We also have a old LGB warbonet alco like the now whitepass loco. all pretty rad