06-22-2012, 04:27 AM
Howdy Shortliner; Another fellow Texan! 
I lived in Houston for 13 years, before coming to London. I miss the 24 hour Mexican breakfast before chasing an 150 SP double stack and picking up my modelling magazines at the Bellaire Roundhouse. I really like your layout. I'm thinking along the lines of an exhibition portable 4x8ish HO layout with an U shaped track plan. Motive power will be an old HO Bachmann GE 44 ton diesel detailed as an US Navy unit. Currently I am collecting old AHM helium cars to be rebuilt into USN / NASA cars (found2, looking for 7 more). Aircraft will consist of one Walthers HO C47/ DC3 and one kit bashed HO blimp (still researching). The layout will mostly be runway & hanger based on a cross between what you’re doing and a scaled down Lakehurst NJ. I'll post the plan in the next few days. Hope all is well – David Notarius, London UK, (Ex New Hope Pa, ex Houston Texas, ex Port Arthur Tx, ex Platsa Greece {near Kalamata} and ex Livingston NJ)
PS; Here’s a link for a model closer to N, with proper mooring mast to boot. The Blimps envelope is about the right size for a Kit basehd L class blimp
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I lived in Houston for 13 years, before coming to London. I miss the 24 hour Mexican breakfast before chasing an 150 SP double stack and picking up my modelling magazines at the Bellaire Roundhouse. I really like your layout. I'm thinking along the lines of an exhibition portable 4x8ish HO layout with an U shaped track plan. Motive power will be an old HO Bachmann GE 44 ton diesel detailed as an US Navy unit. Currently I am collecting old AHM helium cars to be rebuilt into USN / NASA cars (found2, looking for 7 more). Aircraft will consist of one Walthers HO C47/ DC3 and one kit bashed HO blimp (still researching). The layout will mostly be runway & hanger based on a cross between what you’re doing and a scaled down Lakehurst NJ. I'll post the plan in the next few days. Hope all is well – David Notarius, London UK, (Ex New Hope Pa, ex Houston Texas, ex Port Arthur Tx, ex Platsa Greece {near Kalamata} and ex Livingston NJ)PS; Here’s a link for a model closer to N, with proper mooring mast to boot. The Blimps envelope is about the right size for a Kit basehd L class blimp
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