Whats Your Time period also how did you make your time period?
My time period is going to be modern day. I haven’t done anything in way ot scenery at all. Everything I own though is modern day looking stuff.
Same here, I am going with 2005, but using modelers license to keep somethings that aren’t around or scrapped, like loco’s and cars.
Late July or early August 1925. Somewhere in the Finger Lakes Region of NY. Well maybe it will go on into 1926… or 27? I chose that period because I love old steam and dating back earlier than that makes it difficult to find rolling stock and equipment. However, I can still run some old 1880 to 1900 stuff if I choose.
I do the 1870’s in OO/HO because it just works
It is off the wall but if you are interested in the 1870’s visit:
http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/why/
Thank you if you visit
Harold
THE time period. Transition. So I can run thundering articulateds with reefer blocks ‘n’ such in tow. And transition includes the only good looking group of powered boxcars, F units and PAs.
These modern soulless diseasles ain’t got nothing on the giants of steam! [:p]
BTW-- Jim, I 've got some neat modern Burlington Northern cars in the works right now. I’ll contact you when they’re ready.
Time period 1926, rural branch line based upon an SP prototype. Why? Because nobody else is doing anything similar in S scale and I enjoy the challenge.
Dave
Time period 1950’s New Haven RR and trucking ,do what you remember best.
Have fun whatever you era.
Ed
Mid to late 1990’s, when the SD40-2 and the SD40-T2 were still the most prevalent locomotive running up and down California’s San Joaquin Valley. I can mix SP & D&RGW units at will, and even throw in an occasional UP unit (as long as it’s not a yellow tunnel motor - I refuse to acknowledge they exist [(-D] )
I can also sneak in a few BN units (like one of the SD40-2B’s) into an AT&SF consist. And it’s early enough in the respective mergers that I don’t have to “patch” the numbers.
James
Present day Illinois Central without the CN/IC merger.
ICMR
I am trying to model an interchange between a short line and the PRR in the 1950’s or 60’s in Southern Ohio. Because the short line narrowly escaped failure during the Depression by a mixture of innovation and frugality I can justify still using older equipment and some structures that were not widely used at the time. Although, as Samuel Clemens said “When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati. Everything happens ten years later there.”
1950 to late70s.This way I can run steam and early diesels,and later 2nd generation diesels on the same layout.
Basically steam to diesel transition BUT I can model any era right up to today as if the PRR never ended in 1968.
Early 1960’s in northern Maine, A freelanced shortline with a connection to the Bangor & aroostook RR. I’m not really into steam but I like the 1st gen diesels alot so that influenced my timeline.
bill
Late '99-2001. Just enough to include Conrail in with CSX and the UP Flag Units.
uspscsx
Modern day, and with a little “back in the day” stuff mixed in.
Alec
I model what looks cool and I feel like buying! [(-D][:-,][#wstupid]. Most of the cool stuff that I buy is modern.
Time- 1911
Place- Northern California, Mt Shasta area
Theme- Steam logging
Prototype- SP Shasta Division, Weed Lumber Company, Weed Line, Klamath Branch, California & Northeastern (SP), Klamath Falls Branch/Cascade line (SP). McCloud River RR Shay no 16
Free Lance- Whisper River Timber Company 30 inch gauge. Mill located between Weed and Bray Wye on Weed Line.
Reasons:
I love HOn21/2- Frary & Hayden
I Love Pacific Coast steam logging - My job in the forest products industry
I Love SP - John Signor
I love Historical research- Jerry Harmon
I Love Model Railroding- Lionel, John Allen
You can look it all up - Sam Posey
Peter Smith, Memphis
Wow, we might be buying each other’s stock. I’m modeling the redwoods–the California Western with an interchange with the Northwestern Pacific. The year 1917. They only had one Shay, but the 2-6-2 saddle tankers are kinda cool too.
The Weed Lumber Co had two really neat saddle tank 2-6-2’s. ( 1907) Signor 'SP Shasta Division"pg. 163. I am trying to figure out how best to model no 4. Maybe Bachmann.
Peter Smith, Memphis ( Elvis’s best song was one of his earliest, " Mystery Train)