Large Scale layouts?

Only in my dreams!  I still have a lot of Large Scale trains, but only a small layout in the garage to run some of them on.

C.SAM, I'm in the same boat as Allan.  I wish I had a large layout, even a small detailed layout,  but all I have is a loop of large scale track in the basement, about 20' by 12'.  I'm currently trying to do O scale on the inside of the G scale.  But, I am a major procrastinator.  Heck, it's taken me 23 years to get this far. LOL LOL  I will post some of my large scale military collection at a future time.  Allan, aren't you into military trains?

 

Until next week,  Rick

Same here, Got a trade for a Beautiful Bumble bee paint job G guage Rio Grande Consolidation. And I have a loop of track and a power system. Just no where to put it up.

I suppose next summer it will make the rounds outside on the lawn occasionally.

I still don't have anything for it to pull yet. But time will let me adjust that.

Being an O-Gauge forum I hate to lengthen this thread by admitting I really like G-gauge.  I have plenty of yard or basement for a layout but I have been building my O-gauge layout for 12 years so it just "ain't" going to happen.

 

I'm sorry C-Sam.  I know you're looking for guys to answer who actually have a layout.

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Dennis

I have one LGB RTR set (in rather rough shape) as well as an Aristocraft "Eggliner". I built half of a garden RR then removed it. Never ran a train on it actually. I'd like to set up a simple ceiling mounted job in the basement with my O gauge layout and trains one day. 

I have temporary indoor G layout on folding tables and just put up 100' elevated track outdoors. Would like to elevate my O set on the G table.

 

Alan 

Now why would anyone want scenery?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuOXt7Wetss

 

if you want scenery on your G scale that looks real, let's go outside:

 

 

That pic's just got a 10' curves for now. I'm switching to 15 or 20's. Having scenery inside is possible. I've only seen a few. Most of them ran very small equipment on logging or mountain type RRs. I was going to have some scenery before I switched to O scale. I really think it would have been minimal. Just some backdrop and industrial fronts and halves.

A friend of mine has such a large scale layout in his basement.  Here is a video.  It's called "Trains in my basement."

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skE4CyX1Vdg

I lack the space indoors for large scale other than an overhead loop in our living room.  But I have an nice loop outdoors that my wife and I have been slowly detailing and adding to.  Motive power is all live steam other than my one battery powered LGB Feldbahn loco. We really only get the O gauge stuff out at Christmas time right now.   Mike and Michele T

Here's a video I took of the outstanding outdoor G scale layout at the

B&O Railway Museum in Baltimore:

 

 

 

-Mark

I've posted these before.  The layout was in the house when we moved in.  The detail is spectacular.  I added the Lionel G trains.

 

This totally opposite my upstairs O layout which features tubular track and Lionel trains and accessories.

 

Pictures of a Large Scale layout at a clubs open house I visited earlier this year.

Thanks for the photos, Brian.  I love those large scale outdoor layouts; they are mighty impre$$ive.

 Wow, that is rare to see! It reminds me of the layout inside Ridge Road Station. I would have bought it if I knew they were selling out. My larger equipment probably wouldn't do the curves though. Very cool.

 There's a guy with one in his living room. It was featured in Garden RR.

I have some G scale.....I was drawn to it before the switch to O but for the same reason....the bulk and size!!!

If you have ANY interest in G scale tou have to go to...... http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/

We went to EnterTrainment Junction this last summer and I was blown away by the size and how well it is done......

I am with Dave, entertrainment junction is great! We are lucky to be near by, great way to spend some time.

Not mine but an annual visit to a local G layout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thing about G scale is that it is built for outdoors, so that's where people set up the trains.  O scale can't go outside in most cases, but a realistic layout can definitely be built inside, and that is where the Hi-rail concept came from.  Realistic toy trains in a modeled landscape.  I have seen in Garden railways mag a couple indoor layouts, but you need a fairly large space to build a layout in G scale.  I personally would love to run an indoor G scale layout, but it's hard to find a 900+ basement in town.

Came across this link to a gorgeous Large Scale layout (1:32 scale) presented on a very nice website (despite a number of spelling errors, etc.).

This thread is timely. I had a large scale indoor layout and had to move to NC.

At that time, I was reintroduced to O Scale via K-Line.Now I am reconsidering another indoor layout, and moving away from O. My current thinking is to keep representative samples of O for display. I already have a large number of G equipment. You can run outdoors as well as indoors with the same equipment with G. You can store spare equipment in the garage without fear of destroying it.

 

The advantage of G is it's sturdiness, reliability,and quality..and size. While converting the current layout to G is a possibility, one half of my garage is open.

Here you have the advantage of G in a garage setting..its meant to run outdoors. O has become on a par with G as far as cost, so why not upgrade in size?

Thats what I asked myself.

Moving to the garage opens up a spare bedroom for reuse.

The smallest radius in G is not that much bigger than O.The sound systems are as good as O. Radio control is the big advantage..O seems to be stuck with hard wiring. Still thinking and planning...

A member of our local all-gauge club has a beautiful indoor layout in his finished basement.  It must be at least 40 feet across.

 

 

 

Was surprised to see this thread resurrected- Great

 

I missed quite a few of these responses back in Dec and am glad to have finally seen them.  Lots of good stuff and food for thought.

 

Years ago (early 1990s) when my boys were little we were on family trip to FL (probably Orlando area?) and came across a huge warehouse building that had a Large Scale retail shop and a very large indoor layout that was scenicked. The owner was the originator of Delton Trains and was quite nice and explained a lot to us. We had opened our hobby shop near New Orleans but were just getting into trains and I din't know much yet about the hobby. I've often wondered if that place is still there?

I know Delton went out of business as a supplier some time ago..Delton cars in my opinion are of a quality comparable to LGB..I'd like to know if its still there too..maybe some photos.

Bruce

Recently acquired a mint LGB/Aster "Frank S" live steam loco!