Alan Arnold's magnificent layout!

How about posting a link, please?

RoyBoy posted:

How about posting a link, please?

That is a lot of work I'm exhausted watching the video's! Roo.

That is one layout I must see.  

I think he has too many engines...

You haven’t lived until you are able to see it in person and walk through the aisles with those tall skyscrapers towering above you. There simply is not enough words to describe how magnificent the layout is.

wow that is one very impressive detailed layout going on with a lot of action and really enjoy the camera in the engine running really make it gorgeous.!

Alan

You  need to start thinking about tours. 

I like Steve’s thinking.  Given Alan’s proximity to some pretty good fishing locations; OGR could organize an OGR Forum layout tour and fishing trip.  

C’mon Alan!  😉

Curt

That’s awesome Alan! Great layout lots of fun. 

I just happened to see this thread....!!  Actually I was on YouTube getting ready to post an update when this popped up in the search engine...!  Anyway, thanks so much Don for starting the thread.  And, thanks for the nice comments guys!  I have made further progress and there are parts of the layout that are finished that were not in the video which will be 3 years old this coming December.

Curt....What a great idea!!  I had never thought about doing something like that...uhmm....a fishing trip and layout tour.  Heck, we have several fantastic layouts within a couple of hours...Roger Wasson's comes to mind.  AND...the Lake Norfork as well as Bull Shoals Lake are practically in my back yard as well as the White River and Buffalo River not far away.....  If there was enough interest (at least 4 to 6 of you), I would be willing to set it all up....!!

Alan

OGR PUBLISHER posted:

I just happened to see this thread....!!  Actually I was on YouTube getting ready to post an update when this popped up in the search engine...!  Anyway, thanks so much Don for starting the thread.  And, thanks for the nice comments guys!  I have made further progress and there are parts of the layout that are finished that were not in the video which will be 3 years old this coming December.

Curt....What a great idea!!  I had never thought about doing something like that...uhmm....a fishing trip and layout tour.  Heck, we have several fantastic layouts within a couple of hours...Roger Wasson's comes to mind.  AND...the Lake Norfork as well as Bull Shoals Lake are practically in my back yard as well as the White River and Buffalo River not far away.....  If there was enough interest (at least 4 to 6 of you), I would be willing to set it all up....!!

Alan

I would be game for this also. 

Alan A. really has a love for trains. 

Very nice! 

Yes, going to see Alan’s beautiful Layout is on my to do list, and also to see Marty Fitzhenrys beautiful layout is on there to, not the same day of course.  Both of these men take the hobby Seriously. Great post...Happy Railroading...

Yes the videos of Alan’s fantastic layout are great!  I would love to visit too, but more so just to visit with Alan!

Place a visit to Alan's Layout on your "bucket list"... to do before you "kick the bucket." I have visited his empire a few times over the years, since he is located (as I am) in Arkansas. It's incredible - one of few vertically-oriented O-gauge layouts based on the urban environment.

Alan wrote a series of articles about his layout for publication in THE LION ROARS magazine of the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA). Fortunately for hobbyists everywhere, he is as good a writer and photographer/videographer as he is a model RR designer-craftsman and operator.

Mike Mottler   (ritrainguy)
LCCA Member and Previous Editor, TLR
Conway, AR  72034

Wow..... Beautiful 

Mike H Mottler posted:

Place a visit to Alan's Layout on your "bucket list"... to do before you "kick the bucket." I have visited his empire a few times over the years, since he is located (as I am) in Arkansas. It's incredible - one of few vertically-oriented O-gauge layouts based on the urban environment.

Alan wrote a series of articles about his layout for publication in THE LION ROARS magazine of the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA). Fortunately for hobbyists everywhere, he is as good a writer and photographer/videographer as he is a model RR designer-craftsman and operator.

Mike Mottler   (ritrainguy)
LCCA Member and Previous Editor, TLR
Conway, AR  72034

 

Thanks Mike....actually Mike was really responsible for those articles.  He was so easy to work with having predetermined questions and based on how I answered them (sort of an interview style), he wrote up the well done articles basically in my own words/answers to the questions.

Alan

Here are a few recent pictures where I was "playing" with the light which comes in from windows on the east wall.  Not my best but does show some changes since the videos referenced above....

Love this Layout !!!!!!

Alex

Yeah, I caught it on YouTube as well. Definitely a must see.

The morning photographs look good Alan!

Amazing. I am still trying to grasp the hours of work and miles of track.

This I guess was not a weekend project.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

Very nice!

i COULD BE COAXED TO MAKE THE OHIO TRIP IF A LAYOUT TOUR IS PUT TOGETHER. WITH MAYBE SOME MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. DONY OVERLOOK A TRIP TO MERCER JUNCTION STORE AND TO DAVES HOME LAYOUT.

L.I.TRAIN posted:

i COULD BE COAXED TO MAKE THE OHIO TRIP IF A LAYOUT TOUR IS PUT TOGETHER. WITH MAYBE SOME MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. DONY OVERLOOK A TRIP TO MERCER JUNCTION STORE AND TO DAVES HOME LAYOUT.

 

Whoever coaxes you to go to Ohio would be playing games with you as Alan’s layout is about 1000 miles south of that

Amazing.  Thanks for making it available again.

If you watched it up close on full screen tell me honestly: did you catch yourself leaning into the curves?   

It is truly remarkable!

Peter

Quick update on Curt's idea (above)....  Roger Wasson and I have already talked about a layout tour along with Curt arranging for a fishing trip to our area...a combo so to speak!  Lots of water and outdoor activities available.  The tour would encompass layouts in my area as well as Springfield Mo, Roger's neck of the woods.  So...we are waiting for Curt's report on the meeting with his club and friends and if he can get enough folks to participate.  If you are interested...let us know.

Here are a couple of pictures...the first one taken in April of 2016 and the second one taken in April of this year compliments of my good friend Bill Bramlage.  He photo shopped the cloudy sky which makes the city look so much better...and speaking of cities....his urban layout blows mine away a 100 fold..!!

OGR PUBLISHER posted:

I just happened to see this thread....!!  Actually I was on YouTube getting ready to post an update when this popped up in the search engine...!  Anyway, thanks so much Don for starting the thread.  And, thanks for the nice comments guys!  I have made further progress and there are parts of the layout that are finished that were not in the video which will be 3 years old this coming December.

Curt....What a great idea!!  I had never thought about doing something like that...uhmm....a fishing trip and layout tour.  Heck, we have several fantastic layouts within a couple of hours...Roger Wasson's comes to mind.  AND...the Lake Norfork as well as Bull Shoals Lake are practically in my back yard as well as the White River and Buffalo River not far away.....  If there was enough interest (at least 4 to 6 of you), I would be willing to set it all up....!!

Alan

We're in, sans fishing!

bluelinec4 posted:

L.I.TRAIN posted:

i COULD BE COAXED TO MAKE THE OHIO TRIP IF A LAYOUT TOUR IS PUT TOGETHER. WITH MAYBE SOME MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. DONY OVERLOOK A TRIP TO MERCER JUNCTION STORE AND TO DAVES HOME LAYOUT.

 

Whoever coaxes you to go to Ohio would be playing games with you as Alan’s layout is about 1000 miles south of that

OUCH, Thought Alan was close to the Ohio OGR Headquarters

L.I.TRAIN posted:

OUCH, Thought Alan was close to the Ohio OGR Headquarters

Don't know the exact location, this led me to believe it is a little south and west:

OGR PUBLISHER posted:

 The tour would encompass layouts in my area as well as Springfield Mo, Roger's neck of the woods. 

Tha photoshopped clouds do make for a great mood, Alan!  

Guys....I am located in Mountain Home Arkansas.   OGR decentralized late last year and our staff is now located in several different states.

The closest I’ve been to Mountain Home was Eureka Springs back in the late ‘80s.  My in-laws spent the last ten years he worked near Fort Smith.  We really liked visiting Arkansas!!

I added some sound to the slide show since I noticed that the one that Ben linked to was silent...

@OGR CEO-PUBLISHER, Alan, two quick questions. 1.How long did it take to build your layout? 2.Will your layout ever be in OGR Magazine as a featured layout?

I know that when I saw the YouTube video a year or so ago, my first few thoughts were just wondering the sheer size of it and how much time it took to get it up and running.

Go fishing first. The lakes and rivers are beautiful, but if you start with Alan's layout you will never make it to the water.  Pat B.