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why don't you submit the photos used here to OGR magazine.

Nice Scenery and Photos.

Great shots Frank. And I agree with your liking of Sons of Anarchy.

It's a bit too late for that.  Frank's layout no longer exists.  I had offered to publish an expanded feature on Frank's layout some time ago, but he elected to go with CTT because he felt he had to honor a prior verbal commitment to them.  That's okay with me because in this business you win some and you lose some.  I'm confident my approach to documenting this layout would have differed from what my friends at CTT did (I would have used far more--and larger--photos and fewer words), but that's water under the bridge, as the old saying goes.  Life is always full of choices.

Frank's layout was truly amazing. Very John Allenesque IMO.

I wish I could still visit it. He needs to get more credit as a master model railroader.

The articles in OGR featuring layouts offer much larger photographs. 

 One of the photos offered in that other publication asked the reader not to miss a certain Lionel item in a particular photo. The photo was 2" x 3" and I needed magnification to see it.

Breath taking layout.  One of my favorite o scale looks with the old school track/trains and realistic scenery.  Sad to hear you tore it down, hopefully not out of the hobby?  I love looking at these photos for ideas.

Class act.

Mr. Miller,

Has there ever been some kind of special edition , of the magazine, FILLED, with

pictures, (Large 1 pages style, so you can see complete layout), all advertizers in the back,

Special edition, make many requests in upcoming mag, for all submissions. Crazy idea, but I bet you will produce 1 to remember.   Overhead costs, I dont have a clue, that would be your project,   ITs just an idea...............................

Terry

My thoughts exactly.

Frank, as I recall your layout was actually not that large.  But, that detail and your attention to that detail made a Gigantically HUGE impression and inspirational.  If I ever get a standing layout again hope to translate some of your inspiration. 

Ron

I think it would be a great idea for a special edition. I understand there is only so much room for an article for a monthly publication and the editors have to make some hard decisions on what photos make it. I am sure OGR has enough for several editions that could be done by year groups. 50s,60s,70s you get the Idea. I defiantly would buy one.

I love this shot.  It's one of many I've seen on the forum that proves that even "traditional" trains can be just as effective as scale models in portraying the real thing.

Rusty

Frank, are you going to rebuild any layout in the near future? Those shots are very cool- hope you still have most of those trains too.

Hey Frank!

How about a Chinese lunch again soon.

Spider

The pics are great  Always enjoy seeing them   Keep them coming   The structures are top notch!!  Some people only dream of having a layout that nice.

Wow great display.. Lots of attention to detail. Not a S.O.A fan but great pictures...I only can wish to do that..

I think that phrase ("Don't miss the...") is some kind of boiler plate thing at CTT. It shows up a lot in layout articles, along with the words "insist" and "delight". Product reviews often feature the word "rig" for some reason.

I felt the article was well written, but it surely would have benefited from larger photos.

great photos Frank and congrats on the article. I'm up in NJ this week & just read it last night at my Uncle's house.

Question for you - w/ the photos you submitted, did you shoot raw & did you edit them?

Great work, both modeling and photographic.   Thanks for taking the time to post these.

Frank,

The engine house is still killer, anytime you want to drop by and scenic for a bit just let me know!

Frank,

Many here have said it. Your craftsmanship is amazing! And the photos prove it!

Frank, I heartily concur with most of the comments here - your's is truly one of the top O gauge layouts I've seen. Several years ago when I first joined the Forum, I remember some of your photos that really caught my eye. The overall feel of them is terrific!

Several have asked if you were staying in the hobby and perhaps building again?

I enjoyed the article as well Frank, your layout will be greatly missed. The realistic "feel" of the scenes makes one wish they could shrink down to 1:48 and take up residence there.

As the proud new owner of this wonderful structure, I can only dream of one day having it look half as good on my layout as it does on yours.

Thanks for sharing all the great shots again.

Happy railroading,

Don

Seems like just last week I was following the layout progress thread on the scenery forum. Man, time flies.

Too bad that thread wasn't archived somewhere.

I truly enjoyed Frank's progress photos and posts on one of the "other" forums and feel that his work is the pinnacle of what can be done with traditional sized trains and tinplate track in a scale proportioned "hi-rail" setting.  Absolutely amazing work.  I am sorry it is gone now.  I would have loved to see it in person, but at least we get to enjoy the photos in that "other" magazine.  Congratulations, Frank.  You must be proud of what you accomplished.

Frank, your model railroad fits a special category that is yet to be defined.

It was interesting and very enjoyable following the progress over the years.

Thank you.

Thanks again, Frank, for these pix of that gorgeous layout.

Frank's layout was a one of a kind, post-war with scale detailing that just blows the viewer away. I am proud that several of his buildings will be featured on my layout expansion, Frank has been a big help to many over the years and his layout deserved all the accolades it is receiving. A final look at his accomplishments is a real treat. Thank you my friend.

Frank53,

I really enjoyed your magazine article. It gave me an idea for a backdrop/building flats project.

Could you please provide a little more info on how you constructed the backdrops and building flats? I searched around on the internet, but couldn't find anything from your original layout progress posts. I did find a little bit of anecdotal info on the OGH web site.

I understand the general concept - you had some HO backdrop images blown up to O size for the backdrop, and you made building flats by gluing additional building images (HO blown up to O) to black foam core, and cutting out the buildings and mounting them in front of the backdrop to create a 3d effect.

I'm interested in some of the details such as:

What type of place did you use for the image printing (Kinkos? full blown print shop?, etc.)

What type of paper did you use (bond?, semi-gloss? gloss? etc.)

What type of glue did you use to attach the paper to the foam core?

Did you spray any sort of fixative or protectant on the paper images?

Did you use any type of reinforcing on the back of the foam core to resist warping over time?

Thanks for any help you might be able to provide.