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Post by ptc on Nov 22, 2019 18:33:31 GMT
"How many forums have members that get together for dinner?"
The OGF forum has had a dinner on Thursday evening for many years. It is a great way for the members to exchange information on the events of the day and catch up with friends.
We held our first Thursday evening Dinner at the Olive Garden near the York Fairgrounds. It was a huge success and we will continue this event in the future. Reservations have already been made for April and October.
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Post by nicky on Nov 23, 2019 11:31:21 GMT
I am one of the new guys with very little posts. As of now I am working on a new layout. About 2 n half years ago we decided to buy a 100 y/o house. My wife watched to much of that Chip and Joanna show. So long story short, old layout came down and I have been restoring the house from electrical on up. Though not completely finished I am at a point to start a new layout. I still have 1 more bathroom and a wood shop to finish. Its nice to see light at the end of the tunnel. At this time I have the benchwork up, 1st level and track down for a time saver area that includes a grain elevator. The main line should be down and wired in the next few days, hope. The main table area is 6.5 ft by 20 with a a off shoot of a 22 inches by 22 ft area, that spot has the elevator and switching area. Like most folks on here we started out on other forums. I still participate on the OGR. I was away from trains for about 2 years and when I returned noticed a lot of names gone, PTC was one. So here I am today. I post on both forums, T8afao on the OGR. It was years ago, when my son was little but we had built a 3ft by 3ft layout for a competition on the forum. We ended up with it as a main article in magazine. Even had a pic in CTT in the front as a single photo. That was of the old layout and hope to get the new one up and photographed. I look forward to posting more as I complete my layout. My favorite things are scenery and weathering, so the quicker I can get track down the better. Thanks, Nick T.
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Post by ptc on Nov 23, 2019 11:50:51 GMT
Nice story, Nick. Happy that you are at a point to start working on your new layout.
Many thanks for remembering me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 18:05:09 GMT
Thank you for the thread. I think this is a very important topic. For example: A good friend of mine since childhood is an O Gauge fan. We go to local Meets together and he’s a regular at the local hobby shop. We have many conversations about the hobby and he has even created a modest YouTube channel with a few Christmas layout videos. He’s happy to be a Forum Member but is uncomfortable posting because of his self-described inexperience. I think he has many interesting things to say and many reasonable questions to ask. I’ve learning quite a bit from our dialogue. Still, there remains a barrier to participation. I’m not sure how to remove that for anyone other than to say that all friendly dialogue is welcomed. Everybody was new to the hobby or the Forum at some point. All perspectives are valuable. Not every post ha to be a “Golden Nugget”. If you have a thought or an idea or a question: Post it. There’s no penalty for bad grammar or spelling mistakes. I'm Emile "There’s no penalty for bad grammar or spelling mistakes". My father was always on my case about spelling and grammar. Denny, bring the gentleman to York in the spring! Gary.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 21:42:21 GMT
Hey Nick, good to see you here. Why don’t you start your own layout build thread, and we can follow your progress?
Andy
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Post by ptc on Nov 23, 2019 21:55:57 GMT
"Hey Nick, good to see you here. Why don’t you start your own layout build thread, and we can follow your progress?"
I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by dennym57 on Nov 24, 2019 3:49:41 GMT
"There’s no penalty for bad grammar or spelling mistakes". My father was always on my case about spelling and grammar. Denny, bring the gentleman to York in the spring! Gary. I wish I could. He would have loved it.
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