Thanks for coming back Jim!
My dad will be 78 soon as well. He's on the mend at the moment, but he should be back walking the dogs at the service dog organization soon.
My wife and I were there as Conowingo Models.
Things went well on Saturday until the food vendor got far behind on orders. They really need to address that issue. This caused most families with kids to leave in search of food and not return.
Sunday had less people, but they were more serious...
Great job on the Prairie conversion!
The body on the 0-4-4-0T is pretty narrow, so I think only the rear truck could be powered. Even so, the articulation messes with the available room. I think there's enough room in the coal box to put a small decoder. Either way, I don't have the talent to...
I've got an 0-4-4-0T that I purchased several years ago. It appears to have been made from two Lindsey 0-4-0Ts.
I've been looking for someone to convert it to a can motor and DCC. My efforts wasted a bunch of $$ and accomplished nothing.:mad:
Gotta start the kids young! Mine didn't really latch onto it. Although they still occasionally like running a Bachmann Spencer (one of my best running locomotives, BTW) on the layout with some of the Thomas cars.
The toughest part about selecting a layout design is to figure out what works for you. Get some snap track and try it out. See if you like it. It's all about personal preference.