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Post by Country Joe on Jun 13, 2024 15:47:48 GMT
Welcome heavyduty to the OGF.
Welcome aboard Greg.
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Post by JDaddy on Jun 13, 2024 16:25:27 GMT
Welcome Greg and show us your trains!
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Post by Adam on Jun 13, 2024 16:34:08 GMT
Welcome to the OGF!
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Post by curtis on Jun 13, 2024 21:43:41 GMT
Welcome to a great forum.
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Post by david1 on Jun 14, 2024 2:31:04 GMT
Welcome to the OGF,
Dave
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Post by heavyduty on Jun 14, 2024 2:50:49 GMT
Thanks all, I'm looking around, finding new resources and new to O gauge. My train room is getting a facelift, then bench work to kick off the new layout. Currently gathering track, switches and all required to lay track. Picking up a few models here and there being very selective. Do not want to get ahead of myself. Happy to post a few shots of the trains & models. @ Joe Are you familiar with Orange Blossom Miami Fl by chance?
   
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Post by dennym57 on Jun 14, 2024 3:46:44 GMT
Welcome aboard!
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Post by JDaddy on Jun 14, 2024 3:59:35 GMT
Greg are you dismantling the HO layout and moving to O gauge?
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Post by keithb on Jun 14, 2024 9:20:00 GMT
Welcome aboard!
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Post by atsda on Jun 14, 2024 13:56:14 GMT
Greg (heavyduty), welcome to the OGF. Tell us about your trains, train hobby interests / activities. Alfred
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 14, 2024 15:47:27 GMT
Thanks all, I'm looking around, finding new resources and new to O gauge. My train room is getting a facelift, then bench work to kick off the new layout. Currently gathering track, switches and all required to lay track. Picking up a few models here and there being very selective. Do not want to get ahead of myself. Happy to post a few shots of the trains & models. @ Joe Are you familiar with Orange Blossom Miami Fl by chance?
Greg are you dismantling the HO layout and moving to O gauge?
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Post by healey36 on Jun 14, 2024 17:25:20 GMT
Welcome to this place...look forward to seeing the next incarnation.
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Post by heavyduty on Jun 14, 2024 17:50:11 GMT
Thanks all, I'm looking around, finding new resources and new to O gauge. My train room is getting a facelift, then bench work to kick off the new layout. Currently gathering track, switches and all required to lay track. Picking up a few models here and there being very selective. Do not want to get ahead of myself. Happy to post a few shots of the trains & models. @ Joe Are you familiar with Orange Blossom Miami Fl by chance?
Greg are you dismantling the HO layout and moving to O gauge?
Good eye was wondering if some would notice it was N, done with it is now but a faint memory.
And without hesitation a new era begins.
Orange Blossom Hobby: 1950 went bust, left Miami 87 happened after I was gone. To bad, they had a huge inventory of all trains. Every brass O, HO and N produced from 80-87 was in the store.
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 14, 2024 21:14:40 GMT
Greg, I’ve been to Miami a couple of times but I’m not familiar with it. I live in Vero Beach and don’t usually go further south than West Palm. I’ve been involved with both N and O for many years but have transitioned to mainly N since we moved to a smaller home last year and I just don’t have room for O anymore. You’ve been involved with N for many years. What prompted your change to O? Are you giving up N or going with both O and N?Greg’s previous layout was N scale.
Good eye was wondering if some would notice it was N, done with it is now but a faint memory.
And without hesitation a new era begins.
Orange Blossom Hobby: 1950 went bust, left Miami 87 happened after I was gone. Too bad, they had a huge inventory of all trains. Every brass O, HO and N produced from 80-87 was in the store.
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Post by heavyduty on Jun 14, 2024 21:44:03 GMT
I was less than happy with Peco rail, looked good. Did not run as good as it looked. Peco track has a crown, that translates into a small foot print driver to rail & constant stalling.
The first N layout I used Atlas flex track, the rail head has a flat surface, that layout ran great. I build for performance trains & cars.
I see O gauge as a more fun train to model.
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