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SteamBoy posted:

I can't wait to see what Mark's layout will look like in the end. It won't be big but even small layouts can look fantastic. 

I can't wait too!  LOL. Thank you very much!  I built layouts in HO and N scales, but it has been a while.  This is the largest space I have had to work with but I never built an O gauge layout except the Ceiling Central RR on shelves and the Temporary Railroad on a sheet of foam with green carpet.  I look forward to getting into this one, and am glad to share what I do to help others and give me ideas as well!

RSJB18 posted:
Mark Boyce posted:

Yesterday, I drove to the Harrisburg area to pickup the backdrops that George (G3750) had professionally painted for his PRR Panhandle Division layout.  I had been following George's layout build, since the Panhandle Division is in the same area I live, crossing the Ohio River at Weirton, West Virginia about an hour and a half drive from here.  I had noted that George announced he was going to move to a new home and posted a new plan for that home.  Then George posted that he was going to sell his backdrop sections instead of trying to get movers to move them.  I think they will work well in providing a backdrop for areas on the layout where I want a view into the distance.  I am also thinking I will have some areas where the sceniced mountain will go up to the sky in other areas.

So here they are in my train room, in no particular order from right to left.  

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Mark- looks like you are well on your way.

Thank you!!  It is amazing what a backdrop can do to an empty room.  I jockeyed in backdrops into an already built layout, and said never again.

Store my trains and run them so they keep from having any grease harden up!  That would be very nice of you!  

Actually, I had the boxes in a closet, but had to move them out to get at my railroad reference books.  While they are out, I am getting photos of the ends to prove I have the items I am copying out of my spiral notebook onto a spreadsheet.  They will go back in the closet, even though it is nice to be able to get in the closet without having to remove a bunch of the contents right now.  

I'm new here so I will cover since Christmas when I got started in this hobby.      Got the Polar Express LC set for Christmas.  Built a 12x6 table.   Started out with a loop then the layout on the Lionel website for a 5x10.5 layout but stretched it to 12x6.  Wanted to run two trains so I put another mainline loop around that and connected the two with switches. (bought lots of fastrack).  Bought 57 pieces of rolling stock from my neighbor, which were brand new in the box made anywhere from the 50's to the early 90's.  Then bought a Wabash Fallen Flags passenger set from the same guy, brand new never ran from 1986.   Been wearing out the local hobby shop for track and rolling stock. Picked up 6 or 7 1:43 cars from the 1950's .  Scored some good deals on ebay. Now I'm up to about 100 cars and 4 engines.  Including a Southern PS-4 flatcar by Lionel with a covered load that nobody can or will say what the mystery load is lol   

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carsntrains posted:

I'm new here so I will cover since Christmas when I got started in this hobby.      Got the Polar Express LC set for Christmas.  Built a 12x6 table.   Started out with a loop then the layout on the Lionel website for a 5x10.5 layout but stretched it to 12x6.  Wanted to run two trains so I put another mainline loop around that and connected the two with switches. (bought lots of fastrack).  Bought 57 pieces of rolling stock from my neighbor, which were brand new in the box made anywhere from the 50's to the early 90's.  Then bought a Wabash Fallen Flags passenger set from the same guy, brand new never ran from 1986.   Been wearing out the local hobby shop for track and rolling stock. Picked up 6 or 7 1:43 cars from the 1950's .  Scored some good deals on ebay. Now I'm up to about 100 cars and 4 engines.  Including a Southern PS-4 flatcar by Lionel with a covered load that nobody can or will say what the mystery load is lol   

That's a lot of stuff collected since Christmas. You will fit in just fine here. 

Welcome aboard!

 

carsntrains posted:

I'm new here so I will cover since Christmas when I got started in this hobby.      Got the Polar Express LC set for Christmas.  Built a 12x6 table.   Started out with a loop then the layout on the Lionel website for a 5x10.5 layout but stretched it to 12x6.  Wanted to run two trains so I put another mainline loop around that and connected the two with switches. (bought lots of fastrack).  Bought 57 pieces of rolling stock from my neighbor, which were brand new in the box made anywhere from the 50's to the early 90's.  Then bought a Wabash Fallen Flags passenger set from the same guy, brand new never ran from 1986.   Been wearing out the local hobby shop for track and rolling stock. Picked up 6 or 7 1:43 cars from the 1950's .  Scored some good deals on ebay. Now I'm up to about 100 cars and 4 engines.  Including a Southern PS-4 flatcar by Lionel with a covered load that nobody can or will say what the mystery load is lol   

Nothing like just diving into the deep end right away. Welcome to the best hobby in the world. You will definitely fit right in with the rest of us addicts.

Mark Boyce posted:

Yesterday, I drove to the Harrisburg area to pickup the backdrops that George (G3750) had professionally painted for his PRR Panhandle Division layout.  I had been following George's layout build, since the Panhandle Division is in the same area I live, crossing the Ohio River at Weirton, West Virginia about an hour and a half drive from here.  I had noted that George announced he was going to move to a new home and posted a new plan for that home.  Then George posted that he was going to sell his backdrop sections instead of trying to get movers to move them.  I think they will work well in providing a backdrop for areas on the layout where I want a view into the distance.  I am also thinking I will have some areas where the sceniced mountain will go up to the sky in other areas.

So here they are in my train room, in no particular order from right to left.  

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Mark nice buy. Once you you start your build, I'm real sure you will be able to repurpose to fit you needs and will turn out great. Also noticed that you will also need a new storage space for your plunder!!!

WITZ 41 posted:

Atlas O 6887-1

3R C&NW RS-1

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A bit off the tail end of my era. #1067 wasn't purchased by C&NW until 1953. But I've always wanted an RS-1. The UP didn't really have them and the C&NW is a local I grew up with so....

Picked up cheap. Needs a little work , but I have the parts already on the way from Atlas O to 3RS-ify it, fix the pilots and Kadee couplers. More pics to come on completion.

If you get a new CNW locomotive then you need a CNW train for it to pull!

I pieced together the whole set picking up all the cars relatively quickly and more importantly it was done very inexpensively on the secondary market!!  Big bang for the buck!

Still have to 3RS the Loco, adjust some of the couplers, and re-number the stock cars.

Atlas O 6481-3 & 6481-4 Steel rebuilt box cars 2-pack
 
Atlas O 7713-1 40' Wood Reefer
 
Weaver #EBC6 PS-1 40' Express Boxcar
 
MTH 20-90016a Steel sided Stock Car (x2) identical
 
Atlas O 6222 40' Stock Car (x7) identical not all shown
 
Tichy Train Group CNW stock car Decals 6-car set (x2) for easy renumbering all the duplicate MTH & old Atlas cars
 
- I was a little wary of the plastic wheel sets and trucks of the old atlas cars but they actually are nicely detailed and run smoothly on Atlas track.  Easy and inexpensive way to make a long train.
- I'm reserving judgement on the Weaver plastic wheels/trucks.
- The MTH cars are from a set break-up of different cars consist and they have 100-ton roller bearing wheel trucks....meh.
 
Now I just need some plastic cattle and a proper CNW red drover caboose!

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Sorry about the bumpy nature of the video. Without a layout at the moment,  I couldn't have them just roll past. Not all of the Atlas Stock cars are shown due to space limitations.....

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It's been a little while since I posted to this thread... So we have some prewar American Flyer diecast HO stuff, basically  a complete set including a 252 block signal, an AF two tone green 1621 passenger car, a Scale-craft 00 scale 4-6-0 steamer, and a pile of French JEP cars and "stuff".  I don't focus on one thing very wellIMG_0256IMG_0258IMG_0259IMG_0269Scalecraft 4-6-0 00 locoJep junk train lot

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jim pastorius posted:

TRRR  Did you see the dining car kitchen photo I posted yesterday ??

Jim,

I had not seen your post as I am currently swamped with a time-sensitive eldercare task.  But I just checked my Real Trains Forum Digest and see that it is there.  Thanks for the heads up; I'll take a closer look when I'm free.

And to add to the current topic, last weekend at the Amherst Show, I picked up some O scale Bar Mills fruit and vegetable crates and handcarts for my fantasy PRR dining car-commissary project.  Also, I got several heritage road jacket/hat patches and a very cool copper die of the B&M logo (reversed image) that was used in printing back in the day.

TRRR

Steamer posted:

"with curly cue couplers."

 

that's a new one...could you show a pic of them? nice score Dennis.

Dave, this is not my picture, and I am pretty sure it is form one of our Flyer experts/collectors on this forum so I post it as being theirs, however, it is an excellent photo to show the design of those funky little sheet metal couplers   I think this is either Greg T. or another.  Please Greg, help me provide proper credit here ry=4008PKQMUUL

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p51 posted:

I just scored this off eBay, something I've been looking for for quite a while in 1:43 scale. I got a great deal and these are very tough to find...

It'll have to be repainted as a US one.bigpic 

Nice find. A Studebaker, but if not mistaken didn't they all wind up in Russia and with some of our other allies under the lend Lease Program 

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