It was suggested that I introduce myself in this forum, so I am taking that advise. I have been active in model railroading all my life but I have only been active in G scale for the last 4 years. I’ve been on another forum for most of this time but think the time is right to switch over to here. I only have time to commit to one forum per hobby. This love affair started with the purchase of a Ruby and circle of new bright track which ran under the Christmas tree for a winter until I set up a Dog Bone out in the yard.
It’s been hard to dive in head first as we moved into our house 4 years ago after I spent 10 years gutting rebuilding and adding on 2 additions. We also had our first (and last) baby two years back, so there have been allot of things pulling me in other directions. One of the additions to the house was a big attached garage with our new living room above. This gave me a place for my budding machine shop and to work on projects. Over the winter I have almost completed restoring an 81 J10 Jeep truck. This has also kept me from work on the rail road. ( but will help with hauling loads of crusher fines!)
As for my train related ambitions, I’ll start with my first purchase, the Ruby. It has been on the work bench for almost a year now. It’s getting a new scratch built tender ( about done) new larger boiler with sight glass, and new cab. It will be RC’d with control of burner, throttle, J-bar, and servo water pump in tender. A build thread should appear in the next few months when I get back to it. I was also lucky enough recently to buy the only commercially available live steam engine that I have interest in. An Accucraft EBT #12 ! Needless to say this wouldn’t handle the 4’ diameter ends of my dog bone sooo, The yard is being prepped for a much larger railroad that I have been planning for the last 4 years. Of course there will be a thread on that as well. Until I can get to these projects, I’ll be logging on and living my MR dreams vicariously through you all !
