I got my start in model railroading the same as all the other little boys in the 50’s with the Christmas train set. But it wasn’t long until I was begging my dad to leave the trains up all year. About the same time my parents also noted I was always drawing and painting. After excelling at art, thanks to some great middle and high school teachers, I was off to a boring year at college and then a 10 year run as Set Designer for educational television. During those 10 years I started a commercial sign business. After 30 sucessful years running my sign shop my wife and I semi-retired to Vermont where I continue working in the sign biz for Dave Couch Signs in Stowe.
During all those years the trains were never far away. Layouts came and went and when I finally arrived in Vermont I built my “dream” layout in the second story of our preserved 1820’s barn. The layout occupies an 18′ x 29′ room built within the existing exterior walls of the barn.
The layout is The Mid Atlantic & New England, or the MANE. I received some Western Maryland equipment from a dear friend who passed away and added that to my CV and other New England railroad booty and the MANE was born.
For information about Gatorfoam and its uses or any other information I can help you with please send a mail to Dave Myers, 3471 Waterbury Stowe Rd, Waterbury Center, Vt 05667