You know you're a model railroader when...

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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You know you’re a model railroader when…

  • You see a set of letters on a car’s number plate (MKT, BLI, NYC, etc.) and immediately think of the railroad/model railroad company they represent
  • You have a one-track mind…and it has trains running on it
  • You see a sign that looks like it may be for a hobby shop, and climb several flights of stairs only to find it’s a fashon model agency
  • Someone tells you they’re looking at tenders for a contract, and you think of fuel & water for steam locos
  • You have your favourite locomotive’s whistle/bell/horn as a ringtone on your phone
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Smile,
Stein

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Police check you out because you go into fields and such----goldenrod and sedum are your targets for making trees and such—some people think other stuff[:-^][(-D]

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You can stare at U-Tube for hours, watching trains on other people layouts.

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Whenever you hear the words “model” “train” or “railroad” your ears perk up.

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After 55 years in the hobby you still get excited over your newest locomotive or freight car-just like you did with your first purchases.

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You just aquired several 1:32 scale steam locomotive drawings and say to yourself " I could build one these using supplies from the Home Depot" [(-D]

Dave

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You want to change into The Hulk when, after telling someone you’re a model railroader they respond with “Oh, that’s cute! I didn’t know you played with trains!”

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When you drive down a county road and think to yourself, now this would make a good scene to model.

When you drive by a building and say, (sometimes out loud) man that would make one heck of a train building.

When your in Walmart and give a kid intimidating look so he walks away from the little cars and trucks that you want for your layout.

When your in a first name basis with the ladies at A.C.Moore & Micheal’s craft stores.

Want to hug the mailman when he brings you your latest copy of Model Railroader. ( come on you can admit it)

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When you keep a disposable camera in each of your vehicles’ glove compartments, so you’ll have it for one of those once-in-a-lifetime proto-photo opportunities.

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When you prefer to stare at your collection of trains rather then eat or sleep.

You look at a train and know what states it went through.

You go into a hobby shop and you want to buy all the trains in there.

You go into a hobby shop and pass all the other stuff, go straight to the back(or front) of the store skipping all the new stuff and staring at the trains.

You would rather be with other train collectors and look,talk, and test each others trains out instead of throwing a football party.

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When you get a tour of a friend’s new house and all you really want to see is the basement so you can envision what type of layout would fit in it.

Scott

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One of my New Year Resolutions last year was to never leave the house without at least my point-and-shoot camera with me…not just to shoot trains, but that was a big reason!

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When you get a pet goat, and name it Rocky.

When you go into restaraunts and take a bunch of straws for pipes.

When you wife answers the door, and tell them exactly where you are.

You are on this forum.

When you never wash or re-paint you car because it makes it look more rail-roady.

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When you name your cat “Chessie” and try to name the dog “Peake”

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When a “supermodel” is one that is properly weathered and equipped with a Tsunami.

When you decided where to buy coffee based on the kind of stirrers they provide.

When you look down from a high bridge and study the roof details.

When a real steam whistle will rouse you out of a sound sleep.

When “making tracks” has nothing to do with leaving.

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You want to name your baby daughter, Soo.

You train your dog to come by blowing one of those wooden train whistles.

Your house smells like Lysol from the ground goop recipe.

Rust doesn’t bother you.

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  1. When your standing in the “Make your own” jewelry aisle of Hobby Lobby, (with a bunch of young girls) thinking that bronze necklace material would work to chain your logs down to your cars, and those split rings and small studs could work for hardware on your gallows turntable.

  2. Your wife knows the difference between ballast and “plain old dirt”

  3. You have a knuckle coupler on the bumper of your truck when the ball isn’t being used.

  4. You have a Milwaukee Road logo besides the 88 Dale JR sticker on the rear windshield.

  5. Your GPS has all of the LHS’s saved for 25% of the continental USA.(and you have visited them)

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When you see a building in disrepair and admire the weathering job.

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When you consider painting your car in the colours of your favourite railroad