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- Jason
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Well done story & video. You mentioned you may do some rail-fanning before you start your next layout. This is an invitation to join us on - "Rail-fanning on the OGR Form"
https://ogrforum.com/topic/155716354382227123
Take care: Hope to see you out rail-fanning. Gary 🚂
WOW! Well, this was a surprise but good for you to have such a large new basement to plan your future layout, hopefully a keeper this time. Good luck in your new home.
Mikki
Wo Jason what a surprise 😮 I hope things go well for you and your new wife! It is always ni e.to close to family and I will be watching foe you new layout build!
I’m looking forward to the new one!
Jason, as much as I loved your layout (especially the storage tracks underneath) and will miss it, I believe that you are doing the smart thing at the right time in your life.
I wish you and your family the best in your new home.
Looking forward to your new layout.
Take Care,
Ray
My neighborhood in Avon, OH welcomes you back home!
Tearing an old layout down can be sad, indeed.....but making a new one that is better or bigger is just plain exciting.
Most of us would change something on our layouts, however minor it may be. You now have the chance to perfect your old layout.
There's a good O gauge show in Independence on February 22.....if you're around. 
Best wishes for happiness and success in this new phase of life!
Hi Jason, I don't think you "tore" down your layout. It looks more like you dismantled it. I like the fact that you are able to reuse the wood from the old layout in your planned new layout. I will enjoy seeing how you rebuild it. Best wishes for future success!
Jason,
Good for you and yours. With you skill sets and attitude I'm sure this will continue to be a great transition to more and better things. As we say in Indiana: Train ON!
Looking forward to your new postings. Being born and raised at West 58th and Clark Avenue in Cleveland before moving to Indiana I'm a little jealous. Of course that was quite a few years ago too! Enjoy.
Jim K
@Bogart posted:Looking forward to your new postings. Being born and raised at West 58th and Clark Avenue in Cleveland before moving to Indiana I'm a little jealous. Of course that was quite a few years ago too! Enjoy.
Jim K
I take it that you made it to The Trading Post a time or two then?
Congrats. The only surprise is that it didn't happen sooner. Watching your videos, I knew that you weren't going to be in that basement for very long. My mom grew up on the west side of Cleveland - it's a nice area, great for trains, and lots of big basements. A couple of hours closer to York, too.
Looking forward to updates.
Jason, those boys in Michigan take their football very seriously, considering your alma mater won the national title, are you sure they just didn't kick you out of the state. Can't wait to see the new layout come to life and best wishes with all your endeavors. Dwayne
Jason, my dad is why I’m in the hobby. He is a post war guy and took me to TCA shows throughout the late 70s and 80s when I was a kid. He lives 45 minutes away. He was able to be there every step of the way with my boys and me as we built our Legacy layout in our basement. It was a three-generation project and the memories are awesome. One thing we did: we all regularly signed and dated (as a group) hidden areas of the bench work throughout the project. I smile every time I come across one of the signatures. Dad is in his 80s now and his eyes aren’t quite what they once were, but he’s still my wingman as I’m doing a big renovation to the layout.
You made a great choice moving closer to your parents.
I feel your pain.....I've done it 4 times.....however, your heart and your goals are in the right place.......I believe that the layout will rise again, better than ever!
Peter
Peter
@Berkshire President posted:My neighborhood in Avon, OH welcomes you back home!
Tearing an old layout down can be sad, indeed.....but making a new one that is better or bigger is just plain exciting.
Most of us would change something on our layouts, however minor it may be. You now have the chance to perfect your old layout.
There's a good O gauge show in Independence on February 22.....if you're around.
We really are neighbors. I'm in North Ridgeville.
@jdstucks posted:We really are neighbors. I'm in North Ridgeville.
You showed up just in time for the new traffic circle on Mills and 611, then.
Would certainly like to meet up when things settle down. My Chevelle would like to say hello to your Supra.
If you haven't already done so, give Bistro 83 and Nemo Grille a try with the wife some time.
Welcome home!!
@Berkshire President posted:You showed up just in time for the new traffic circle on Mills and 611, then.
Would certainly like to meet up when things settle down. My Chevelle would like to say hello to your Supra.
If you haven't already done so, give Bistro 83 and Nemo Grille a try with the wife some time.
Welcome home!!
I think we're going to Bistro 83 tonight Hah!
Welcome back to ohio. Im just around the corner in Grafton. Your in the center of 4 o gauge train stores. Stockyard express to the west, Depot train and hobby to the east, Rays trains in sheffield lake, and Ormandy's to the south.
Didn't know that Ormandy's was still in business. Was there about 5 years ago and business was so slow that he kept the interior lights off unless a customer walked in. Website looks like they moved around the corner.
They moved about 2 years ago. Was just there beginning of December
Congrats, JD, on the new home and larger space for a layout. May your move be all you envision it to be.
Enjoyed the video the other night. Sometimes tearing the layout down is a sad ending, but for you it seems like an exciting new beginning.
@jdstucks posted:We really are neighbors. I'm in North Ridgeville.
Congrats on the move. We were in North Ridgeville to visit my wife's friend. Rated safest town in Ohio. Wasn't able to get to the train stores but it was good to drop into a Menards, which we don't have in Eastern PA.
John
HOLY COW!!!!! ( the cow would have been something else but this is a family site haha) what a shocker!! But hey, U R so right about family. You and Shelby have a great future to look forward to and U made a good decision. I had to tear mine down 2 yrs ago to move, but at your age your next one will become reality quickly. Mine is taking more time since I move slower now hahaha. You're a good man Jason , you have your priorities in order. BTW, that Reading and Northern F unit I bought from you is one of my favorite engines in my collection. Best of luck to you and Shelby.
WOW JD! I've followed your videos and enjoy them. Best of luck with the move. Can't wait to see the new bigger layout.
Curious what the RE agent said when they saw the layout?
Bob
I stumbled upon your video. I was definitely shocked. You had a great layout but I understand your situation. I wish you all the best in your new home and I am sure you make an even better layout someday.
Congratulations on the move, Jason! It sounds like you made a wise decision to move closer to family. I will look forward to seeing the new layout room and your new layout take shape with what you have moved along with you!
@RSJB18 posted:WOW JD! I've followed your videos and enjoy them. Best of luck with the move. Can't wait to see the new bigger layout.
Curious what the RE agent said when they saw the layout?
Bob
My realtor actually thought we could make it something that would draw people in to see the house HAHA. But I didn't want people walking through the house with access to my full collection on display. I had the basement completely empty for photos.
- Jason
@jdstucks posted:My realtor actually thought we could make it something that would draw people in to see the house HAHA. But I didn't want people walking through the house with access to my full collection on display. I had the basement completely empty for photos.
- Jason
Wise move. You don't need "lookie-lous" tempted to "shop" in your basement.
@jdstucks posted:My realtor actually thought we could make it something that would draw people in to see the house HAHA. But I didn't want people walking through the house with access to my full collection on display. I had the basement completely empty for photos.
- Jason
Out-of-site, out-of-mind was a good idea. Don't need anything to go missing during an open house.
I asked because years ago I was renovating a house (electrical contractor) and the previous owner left a very large O gauge layout in the basement. The new owner actually asked that it be left behind. I probably would have finished the job months earlier if I hadn't spent hours and hours fiddling around with the layout.....
Bob
Hey JD,
I’ve been watching your videos since you began at your parent’s house. Always interesting! Something that is very impressive about this past layout is it portability. Great that you did it in modules so it will save you a lot of effort on your next endeavor. We’ll be looking forward to the changes you make especially to the layout/track plan given the added space.
Bob
JD just was cringing at the thought of putting all the scenery on those beautiful mountains that he built. He figured that buying a new house gave him a great excuse to skip all of that. Lol
@jdstucks posted:My realtor actually thought we could make it something that would draw people in to see the house HAHA. But I didn't want people walking through the house with access to my full collection on display. I had the basement completely empty for photos.
- Jason
When I was putting my last house up for sale, my realtor said something similar. However, I did the same, completely sanitized my basement of trains, except a couple walls where I had a couple holes for tunnels through the drywall into the utility room in a couple places that I didn't have the opportunity to patch up before putting it on the market. However, I did patch them up before it was sold. Ironically, the buyer was sort of disappointed because they figured that the holes would be great access points for their cats to use the litterbox.
After having to move it once, I have arranged the layout with a degree of portability and all of the tables/legs are marked and attached using bolts instead of screws.
-Ed Abbot
@eaaiii posted:When I was putting my last house up for sale, my realtor said something similar. However, I did the same, completely sanitized my basement of trains, except a couple walls where I had a couple holes for tunnels through the drywall into the utility room in a couple places that I didn't have the opportunity to patch up before putting it on the market. However, I did patch them up before it was sold. Ironically, the buyer was sort of disappointed because they figured that the holes would be great access points for their cats to use the litterbox.
After having to move it once, I have arranged the layout with a degree of portability and all of the tables/legs are marked and attached using bolts instead of screws.
-Ed Abbot
I'm building a new layout and after taking down the old layout. My new one is being built so if we ever move again I can just unscrew the legs and Un bolt the sections.
Jason, I have torn down a few layouts. Always rebuilt better. This is your chance to go 2 rail. You seem like the guy with the energy to do it right?? Check the Chicago O scale March Meet now 6 weeks away. jeff
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@mr buttons posted:Jason, I have torn down a few layouts. Always rebuilt better. This is your chance to go 2 rail. You seem like the guy with the energy to do it right?? Check the Chicago O scale March Meet now 6 weeks away. jeff
That's like asking someone to change religions. 
One thing I've noticed, especially in the scale world, is that a lot of really great layouts are in basements where the owner has lived in the same place for 30, 40, or 50 years. My theory is that having a layout helps people resist the temptation to continually move into a more expensive house, which allows the opportunity to save for retirement while also having more money to spend on trains. Not to mention the value of having continuity in a neighborhood. I hope that your new home offers you this opportunity.
Mallard, I don`t think having a layout keeps people from moving. Way too many factors. It does`nt take any more time to build a scale layout than HO or other scales. I`m just renting my space from the boss upstairs. She occasionly mentions she would like to live in a condo. The horrors!! Good luck to Jason. Whatever he does will be good. 1/48 forever. jeff
