Hi there, and welcome to Model Railroading A.D.D.!
My name is A.J. by the way, and the purpose of this blog is to show case my other projects withing the model railroading hobby. And unlike many hobbyists who find a particular scale and gauge and become committed to that... I can't seem to do that. Sure, there are many fellow model railroaders who branch out and dabble with another scale or gauge, but from my experience speaking with other hobbyists it's usually just ONE different scale. And they still focus on their primary choice. Where as for myself, I dabble with a multitude of scales and gauges.
My personal preference in model railroading is On30, an right along side that is On20. And that's because they fit within the same theme of Arizona copper mining and the two railroads work together. But then I have my other... distractions. I collect and model, ACTIVELY, in HO, HOn3, and Gauge 1 Large scale. And even more recently the 7.5" gauge live steam crowd!! That's a lot to juggle with, but I find myself unable to model in an exclusive scale and/or gauge. And so that is why this blog exists. Along side my On30 and On20 modeling I mostly work in HO scale. Mostly because that's arguably the most popular scale and gauge. Most model railroad clubs feature HO standard gauge for their club layouts and when I find one I'd like to join I'd like to have a decent roster of HO equipment I'd like to operate. Or at least that's my "excuse" for venturing into HO scale. And then there's HOn3, which is a natural because I use the same gauge for my On20 efforts... but my interest in Narrow Gauge railroading stemmed from Colorado 3 foot gauge railroads. So I would like to have a small bit of HOn3 equipment for the fun of it.
And ever since I was a child I've always felt drawn to the Large Scale model trains. First by LGB, which was a train I always wanted, but never got. The closest I got to large scale was a battery operated train set in G gauge. Though I did invest in a Bachmann Rocky Mountain Express set and recently a Lionel Gold Rush set, as well as an old Echo Classic Rail batter train. (Which is undergoing an extensive rebuild.)
So this is just a little introduction to Model Railroading A.D.D. And I have to thank a good friend of mine, Matt Coleman, for coining the term and inspiring this blog. Thanks again! And stick around, there's some good stuff to come!
