Building a layout for some friends.

nice work Steve

Steve that looks awesome, superb craftsmanship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Alex

Nice job Steve!

Ralph

    Thanks L.I. Alex & Ralph.

It's a fun project and a good break for my crew.

Steve C.

Todays progress. Mostly wiring.

Steve C.

Looks awesome Steve.

Well done!

Peter

Wow, thanks for the pictures showing the progression. The result looks great.

Paul

Great job

Lots of interesting features.

Are you using a command control system?

Thanks gentlemen,

     Charlie, it's all conventional because it is a childrens  inter active museum. The transformers are connected to a motion sensor so they only come on when someone enters the center of the layout space. Each track will have a large button that a child can push to activate one of the three trains. There are also doorbell type buttons for some of the accessories like the fire house, gas station, billboard guy and lights in various buildings.

Steve C.

Steve looking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex

Steve -- excellent pics on the progress, THANK YOU.  I really enjoy seeing the progress pics on a build, A+.

Excellent job Steve. It's amazing how fast things can get done with dedicated crew. Where is the museum located?

Fantastic looking layout. Great photos.

nice job!

Hey Steve  Can you and your guys come to my house and build me a layout   That looks great

Super-GREAT-

Wow. Lots of work. Very nice. Thanks for sharing

Looks outstanding.  I'm curious, why were no tunnels specified?  To me tunnels are always a favorite feature of kids.  Although, I will admit I really like how those narrow valleys turned out in place of tunnels.  Serves much of the same purpose and gives a traditional bridge overhead.  Great work!

Thanks again guys,

  Ben, When can we start???

MichMikeM, No tunnels were because the layout has plexiglass almost up to the ceiling which makes it difficult to get any derailed trains. It's also easier to do maintenance. 

J1e, The museum is in  Florham Park NJ. here is the web site. http://www.imaginethatmuseum.com/

This is what they had for the last 10 years.

Steve C.

Wow, can I be your friend? Seriously, one of my favorite O gauge train memories is the old Rochester PAL layout, well covered in several "Model Railroading" editions. It was thought to be a great way to keep young folk out of mischief and into building and running trains as an antidote to street life. It was also an icon for many a young modeler. Always great to see train people thinking about youth and doing something substantial for them...

Awesome work. I've been messing around in the attic since 2010 and I'm still not running trains.....

For those interested...all the trains on this layout are by RMT.

Texas Special A-B-A w/ 4 matching cars

RDC/BUDDY 

BANG S-4 freight train

And they all run on RMT's Super Snap Track.

Thanks for choosing RMT as your preferred trains Steve!

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

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Very nice layout.  Perfect for kids (of all ages!).

Wonderful job! Love all the pictures of the process - thanks for posting.

Pored a lake and installed the bridge (generously donated by Ben) for my friends at Imagine that museum. It still needs a few more layers and some details but it cleaned up the area. I used EnviroTex Lite for the water. Easy to work with and very little smell.

Steve C.

That layout will give some youngsters many hours of enjoyment.

Thank you for posting all the nice photos.

Steve,

Looks great , Awesome work as always

Alex

Great job it will make everyone's life a little richer!

a dream layout for the Marx operator... 3 tracks and no switches!!

but where all the accessories that you'll need to fill every square inch of space??

(yes, ...sarcasm)

cheers...gary

So Steve, When is this Museum layout going to be installed?

Thanks guys!

   prrhorseshoecurve,  the layout was installed back in April. Trains were up and running by the end of the first day.   We go back when we have time (or when the museum has an extra buck) and tweak it. We showed the owners how to make and install trees yesterday and they are going to use it as activity with groups. The kids can make trees and see them put right on the layout.

Steve C.