Matchmaking in the hobby
ECHOES member Tom Klimoski, who has been a major contributor to Lance Mindheim's R&D for the Downtown Spur layout built the Hawksridge Division proto-freelance layout back in 2000 . He had to discontinue and dismantle the layout in 2011 sadly when he moved out of South Florida, but do not despair; Tom's Georgia Northeastern layout is a masterpiece and truly masterclass material for industrial operations. I strongly recommend you check out his channel. On top of all this, three of the modules, which are designed to be compatible with ECHOES layouts, have been saved for use on club displays going forward. Up to five sections on the layout were removable by design as a condition of having the layout in a single car garage. If you look at the visuals on the link, and have seen the layout, you may recognize them off the bat. Two of the modules (Amtrak Station/KFC/Heritage Furniture) are in club standard 4'x2', and have been the thumbnails and backdrops for many shots I...