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Hello From a New Member to the OGR Forum

Oscale_Trains_Lover_Oscale_Trains_Lover_OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Howdy all!

I have been an avid follower/stalker of the OGR forum for many years but I finally decided to take the plunge and create an online account.  Apologies in advance if I posted this into the wrong section.

A little bit about me:

Trains are my main hobby but I also like to read, play/listen to Jazz, and cook. I run mainly 3-rail O gauge but I also dabble in N and G. I have been a member of the LCCA for many years and I also am with a local Garden Railroad Club.

What started as a modest loop of track when I was a young lad is now a decent sized L-shaped O Gauge layout (see attached phots). The layout tries to be somewhat realistic but I also wanted to capture the magic of Christmas. It's freelanced and is centered around the Northeast of the US during the winter time. There is a main loop of track with two large sidings and a small yard which services several industries. There is also have a Bump-n-Go trolley line that allows commuters to get to work in my developing industrial park. Some might recognize the layout from my other social media account (Instagram: oscale_trains_lover_ )

I am looking forward to learning and making new friends. Hope you all stay safe and healthy!

Photo looking SouthThe Main Town and StationThe Main Passenger StationA view of the Far end of the layoutYard and Trolley Line


All the Best,

Bryce

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Mike H MottlerMike H MottlerOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Bryce

Your photo that included the lighted Country Church building with "stained glass" windows nudged my mind toward finishing a temporarily postponed project on my home layout; i.e., cutting and installing acetate "stained glass" panels for the now-plain windows of my MTH Country Church. I'm toying with the idea of placing a mini-CD player inside the church; with the touch of a remote button it would play recorded pipe organ music of popular hymns -- "Rock of Ages," "A Mighty Fortress," and so on.

Your post to this forum will have ripple effects -- all to the good!
Mike Mottler   LCCA 12394

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All, 

Thank you for the very warm welcome! I hope to get some more photos and videos up soon. 

 

Bob,

Thank you! This remote learning is interesting to say the least. My lecture classes are very easy to make the switch to online learning. My laboratory sessions? Not so much...  But the show must go on! 

 

Mike,

Great minds think alike! I actually have a lot planned for that MTH church. Stained glass windows, fully detailed interior, and a sound system to boot! I do not know if you have heard of the EZ Sound Box/EZ Sound Modules, but they are a recordable devices with playback features. I ordered a few and will let you know how they work when they come in (delivery is expected April 22ish). I plan on using them around the layout as fun/easy interactions with guests. I plan to have visitors hear everything from my church to Gerry Anderson's UFO flying saucer sounds (I may have some extraterrestrials on the layout ).

 

Adriatic,

I'm more than happy to help anyone with any possible electrical issues, but you don't want me posting vignettes all day long. I think everyone would be bored stiff!

 

Bryce

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I lurked for a few years too. So did many others.

I wanted to confirm things I thought I knew from childhood mostly, tweaking smoke output too (GRJ, DaleH, DaleM threads) and maybe contribute too as thanks for what I had learned or recalled while lurking. (great gramps and gramps collected big and ran big since prewar; I just liked playing with mine electronics was work for me too, so I'm post war lazy with tech when I can be )

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Adriatic, 

That sounds exactly like what I plan on doing. 

 

Greg, Dale & Mitch,

Thank you for the welcome and comments on the layout! 

 

Dave,

Some hot cocoa should warm you up! Haha

All, 

I have attached a video of some action on the layout. My Premier K4 leads some K-line cars around the layout. I am uploading this directly from my cell phone so let’s hope I did this correctly haha. 

Bryce

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CraignorCraignorOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Bryce,

Welcome. Before I joined here in 2000, I was interested in trains and my young boys were too. However, none of my friends or wife cared at all about trains. This forum plugged my into a group of people that were as fired up as me. I made friends. I joined TCA and have attended the York meet twice a year since, started my own local group of guys with layouts we host each other monthly, and joined two modular clubs. None of that would have happened without this forum.

Look forward to talking with you more.

What part of the country are you in?

 

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Craig,

That is awesome! Hopefully I can also create a local group after the social distancing/quarantine is over. I am from northern NJ. 

 

Firewood,

Actually no it is not! This catenary is a product from "The Train Station" in Mountain Lakes, NJ. They have double track and single track systems. I personally prefer the look of it over MTH version.

 

John & Chris,

Thank you for the welcomes! 

 

Bryce

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Lou NLou NOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER

Bryce,

Good luck with the remote learning.  I was informed yesterday that the summer semester will also be delivered remotely.  You're right, lecture is do-able; labs not so much.  Out class 10,000 clean room is locked and even if we do get access all of our gloves and masks have been donated to local hospitals. 

Lou N 

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