Shifting Gears

As you have seen I have not been on my blog much lately. I have been vary preoccupied with life for some time. I have made the decision to close down the hobby store, sell our home and most likely move. This decision comes mostly from the desire I have to get into a different line of work and the decision to start a new business. To get right to the point, this blog is going to shift gears and head away from being a blog for my business and instead toward a true arcive of what I am doing with all of my hobbies. So mabe I should list all of my current hobbies. I enjoy gaming and have been painting my Warhammer "Empire" army for about 7 years, hopefully I will get them all painted before I am to old to see them. I currently am building an O scale 4 x 8 layout for fellow that i used to work with. I have not done much with this layout in about a year however I need to get going on it so that I can get it to him before I move. I also enjoy computer gaming, this is the biggest black hole for time I have ever known. You can sit down to play a game and it seems the in a blink of an eye 5 hours are gone. Finally, as of yesterday I have decided to start a micro layout due to the inspireing teachings of Ian Holms. I look forward to getting going on this layout ASAP. I just wanted to let you all know where life is right now and what I am up to.

Getting beyond the train set

I enjoy watching trains run around a track as much as any child. However, as I increase my skills and learn what things can be done I become increasingly less interested in a oval of track nailed to a piece of plywood with a few toys running around it. I recently was vending at a train show when I noticed that there was a small "Micro Layout" near my booth. It was drawing an amazing amount of attention. I saw people look at a layout that was less than 4 square feet total for over an hour. This layout was top notch don't get me wrong, but I was amazed at the response it was getting from visitors. This got me talking to the creator (Ian) of the layout about doing some modeling classes. He was interested in the idea and we talked about some possibilities. With that all said I am happy to say that we will soon be launching a hands on modeling series called "Getting beyond the train set". This series will be taught by Ian (if he agrees to it, PLEASE) it will most likely be Saturdays and in the class we will teach some folks to build a "Micro Layout" like Wingett's recycling (pictured above) from concept to operation in around 8 sessions for 100 dollars or less. There will be no charge for the class other than we will ask that you purchase your products from our store. So if you are interested in this how to series contact us at (763) 856-2140 and we will get you on the list.