MELGAR Layout in OGR Run 304

Very nice Melgar. Congrats on the article in OGR. Goes to show you don't need a massive layout and miles of track to enjoy this hobby.

Bob

CONGRATULATIONS MELGAR! That's a lot of action packed into a layout of that size. Very impressive. Will look out for the article.

Dave

There’s a lot of detail in that layout. Proves a lot can be done in 50 square feet. 

Congratulations to you on the publication of your article and photos.

Note the publisher may not allow your posting of photos in the forum if the same photos were part of the article they published. Might want to check on that.

I know the several of my articles which have been published in O Scale Trains and O scale Resources have all had this restriction.

Bob

Well done Melgar!

flanger posted:

Note the publisher may not allow your posting of photos in the forum if the same photos were part of the article they published.

These photos are similar to those in the article but are new and were taken on 01/11/2019 - after Run 304 arrived by mail. Article and layout pictures are, and will remain, exclusive to OGR and Forum. Many more photos in article.

MELGAR

Congratulation MELGAR. Very creative & well done. Your talent is much admired.

                                                   JACKIEJR

Congratulations, MELGAR. I am very happy for you. It is quite exciting to be presented in OGR, so I know you are very, very pleased. I hope you have ordered multiple copies of your Run. I ordered several dozen, of each Run, so that we could give them to guests who came to our home to see the layout. If I may offer that advice, get yourself many copies of your treasure. People will treasure them from you.

FrankM

Fantastic! Reminds me of the O Gauge in a Small Space series. Well done Sir.

Outstanding! Having  worked on a 185' X 40' layout I can appreciate the benefits of a smaller one. 

 Very nice!  👍

Curt

Well-deserved, MELGAR.  I marvel at your photos of your layout when I remember its size.

Well MELGAR, now your Famous, and rightfully so, Your Layout is simply Wonderful. Congratulations on a job well done, as I look forward to reading your story this afternoon and having seen your name on the OGR Forum, I knew this would be Fantastic. To be seen in this magazine is a great accomplishment, keep up the great and fun work as this is The Best Hobby in the World.  Happy Railroading. Leapin Larry.

And for those forumites who do not keep their hard copies of OGR, get MELGAR's mailing address and send them to him so he can "gift" them to others.

BRAVO!!!  Your layout and article are an inspiration to all modelers who must work in a restricted space.  Your scenery and detail are first rate.  Congratulations!

Tom

Very nicely done.  I love it. 

Moonson posted:

Congratulations, MELGAR. I am very happy for you. It is quite exciting to be presented in OGR, so I know you are very, very pleased. I hope you have ordered multiple copies of your Run. I ordered several dozen, of each Run, so that we could give them to guests who came to our home to see the layout. If I may offer that advice, get yourself many copies of your treasure. People will treasure them from you.

FrankM

Frank,

Thank you very much. I plan to do exactly as you suggest. Your appreciation means a lot to me.

And thanks to everyone who has responded.

MELGAR

Melgar's article and photos in OGR are a must read. The article is very clear and beautifully written. 

In case you folks didn't know, Melgar is a retired aerospace engineer who, among other things, worked on the Hubble Space Telescope, and taught aerospace engineering as a college professor. 

He applies the same precision and skill to his modeling, photos, writing, and teaching of modeling as he did to his work as an aerospace engineer.

Arnold

Please share more information about this building.  Kit? Bashed? Scratch built?  Various components?  About how many hours?  Did you see one like this and had the urge to make a model?

Thank you,  John in Lansing, ILL

Melgar, your layout is absolutely superb.  Can you tell us exactly what materials went into the construction of your truss bridge and trestle?  Both structures are very realistic and appear very sturdy.  I envy guys like you who possess first rate modeling skills.

Congrats to a fellow Connecticut-ee! 

Looks like lots of hours with great results... Melgar, see you around the neighborhood soon!

Mel, As previously mentioned, The NYT&B is an object d'art.

OKHIKER posted:

Melgar, your layout is absolutely superb.  Can you tell us exactly what materials went into the construction of your truss bridge and trestle?  Both structures are very realistic and appear very sturdy.

Thank you OKHIKER. Both bridges made from basswood strips with various cross sections. Reinforcing gusset plates on the truss bridge (1/32-inch thick basswood sheet) make it very strong. Trestle uses 1/4-inch square cross section (one foot full scale) for the columns - so also quite strong.

MELGAR

eddiem posted:

Congrats to a fellow Connecticut-ee! 

Looks like lots of hours with great results... Melgar, see you around the neighborhood soon!

Thanks. I estimate about 2500 hours during almost five years. Took my time to maximize the fun!

MELGAR

Nice job Mel. 

Tom 

excellent layout. especially like the river scene with adjacent factory buildings 

Congratulations @MELGAR!   

Good for you Mel'.. A very nice honor indeed.  Congratulations on your achievement'...

MelGar excellent article and layout.  As a fellow local here in CT, happy to see familiar names on streets and buildings. Sad that your local Plumbing Supply CO closed up shop after 100 years recently. But they are now part of OGR history! 

Enjoyed the article and as always your contributions to the forum.

Mel, I just got my copy and skimmed over the photographs, but haven't read the article yet.  The photographs look great!  Congratulations!  Thank you for working with the OGR staff on the article!!!

Gosh Mel, that really looks great! Your article photos and story are a good lesson in quality compared to quantity of a layout.  You can be very proud of your accomplishment!

Mel, superb work and well deserved accolades.

Fendermain

I don't have my issue yet but I saw your article in the PDF advance proof.

Really good work!

Lee, I just took a look at my issue and see there is an article on your layout too!  I only looked at the wonderful photographs so far!  Congratulations!!

Melgar, that is a neat little layout, it just showed ME that I have no excuse for not having a layout.  I really like what you've done and it is just chuck full of wonderful structures and great looking scenery.  If I missed it, I apologize, what radius are you using, is it 48"?  Terrific job on it and as soon as my copy shows up at my door step, I'll be sure to look at your article first.

Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.

Just reviewed in my issue.  Very nice.  I have space not much larger (9X12).  You packed a lot in your available space.  Bravo.

J. Motts posted:

Melgar, that is a neat little layout... I really like what you've done and it is just chuck full of wonderful structures and great looking scenery......what radius are you using, is it 48"?  Terrific job on it and as soon as my copy shows up at my door step, I'll be sure to look at your article first.

Atlas O-54 on 60-inch table width... Outer rail about 3 inches from rear edge of table, 1.5 inches from front edge of table.

MELGAR

 From West Australia...

Congratulations mate ! Roo.

Congrats Mel! Proof positive, sometimes less is more!