Let's see an overview of your layout - PHOTOS PLZ

My layout

2002 and 2003 photos

The layout came down and I was left with an occasional floor or tabletop layout.

Peter

Actually, I have a few pics I can show of a couple of different layouts I have in my home.  The first and fifth are of my O gauge layout.  The second is my S Gauge layout.  the third is my Christmas layout while the fourth is my little Tinplate layout.

I was surprised to find you had a Boston Red Sox car on your layout.  Then I noticed it was a Target Car.  Is this some kind of sick joke??  

- Mike

Wish I could post photo's of my "around the wall" layout but it is presently under heavy construction incorporating a new US Army base (Camp Crockett), a new Army station with platforms and freight yard.  I will post photo's later as thing progress.

Steve, Lady and Tex

Sorry mike........I suspect that just after the 2004 League Championship series....

Peter

Thanks Mike...the layout looks better in pictures than in person!!

Alan

Here's a couple of pics from my older layout when I was in house.

Golly - I had no idea how neat this thread would become thanks to ALL of YOU GUYS!

(Am waiting for Nichol and perhaps Susan and Toy Train Specialist to chime in too)

It's really interesting to see these new shots of everyone's layouts - gives a whole different perspective.

I gave  Tom Elash's suggestion of holding 'control' and hitting the '+' button a try. It enlarged my whole screen and gives a LOT more detail without having to click on each group of pics in each poster's group. Try it!  I'm going back over both pages from the beginning.

Here's another view of ours from the 16' base of the L

This from the narrow 7' end.

This stretch runs the whole 24'

Looking across the middle of the base

Love those Santa Fe's!

Sam...most of the time, if you just right click on one of the poster's pictures and then click on "open link in new window", you will get a LARGE detailed view.  If you use Tom's method, which is perfectly fine, you also will change your viewing of the entire page including the post itself which could cause you to have to use the back and forth button/slide to read the post.  You can get it back to normal by just hitting the minus key.

Alan

This layout is 11 x 15 and is located in our family room.

Great photos and layouts guys!!

Richard...what a beautiful layout and room to show it off!  If you post more pictures, there is a choice to just before you submit that asks if you would like to put the pictures into the body of the post....check it and then we can get an even more detailed view...

Thanks,

Alan

Wow so many wonderful layouts guys...what a treat to see these photos.  Thank you.

Here are pictures of latest addition.

Well after conking my noggin' on the garage door opener rail here's my little fun spot. The layout is on casters and can roll it around the garage. Just added the 2 shelves tonight. I gotta get to work doing some detailing.

Richard, I remember seeing your layout in one of the mags years ago and meeting you at Cal Stewart while you were manning the DCS demo setup. Great seeing your layout again. I have to find that issue.

Lots of neat photos, good thread Sam.  The first 2 photos are of the layout when congested and the last five are a little easier to see the layout plans.  Nick   

Thanks, Roman. The article on my layout is in the December 2004 issue of the other publication. One could argue, however, that that layout no longer exists. Roger Carp, the article author, concluded by asking what upgrades I might imagine. I eventually decided I wanted a track plan that would allow more challenging two train bi-directional operation. Mainly, I Wanted two reverse loops in this relatively modest space. The only solution was to clear the table and start over. So then, the layout pictured in this thread dates from 2006, while the photo itself is recent. I’ve had tons of fun with it, as have our numerous guests.

Hi Sam,

This is one of the best threads, I've seen in quite awhile. Great layout everyone!!!!!!!!!! I took a few pictures of mine, this is as high as I can get over my layout. I only have seven foot ceilings in my basement.

Alex

Some views of my "around the room" layout, with two yards off to one side (with stairs and a walkway in between the yards)

Fred--  * FREDSTRAINS **

I need a med- vac helicopter,  Where can I find,  I am really hunting for

copter with SHELL oil logo,  also, what are the switches, beside the #1 transf

I have a V-150, so you know that is the same style as your #1 transf--

     You have to really like this style of informative thread !!!!!!!!

20x14, 72" curves, 2 G scale lines around ceiling. capable of DCS,TMCC, & Legacy.

Great posts guys!!

Here is my layout, its in a storage room in the basement of my daylight basement rambler house.  The way the yard slopes, the room gets great light from a southern exposure.  The room is about 18 by 25 with one wall containing storage shelves that I hung doors for a more formal looking room.  The layout started as an 8 by 8 Lionel retro display, which I recently enlarged to be about 11 by  11 with a high rail look. I also added an operating display shelf layout over my workbench.  a highlight of the layout is Frank53's engine house. 

There is outstanding work being displayed on here. I have so many questions. How did you do this that and the other, but I'm restraining myself.

Nice layouts guys and gals.

Larry

Outstanding work

Lionel 89

Great work!  Can you let us know the dimensions of your layout?

Thanks for the complements. The entire layout is just 4 x 8.  I sort of challenged myself to put as much as I could into a small space.  However, I usually run my trains on the 20 ft x 40 ft overhead track. 

Have to get pictures of my current layout up on this forum :/ 

Heres a video of my board from a year or two ago before some things changed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD6ywKACXnc

My pride and joy of the layout is at the end (My baseball Stadium)

It just shows one can get a lot in a small space especially when using the vertical space.  Very good!  I noticed some of the bracing for the overhead tracks like I have.  You do what you have to do to run trains!

I like your signature Bible verse too!

New layout in the new house 2011-present

It remains unfinished and cluttered as I continue building it.I lost a few months with my Atlas switch motor problem. Now I am starting to wire the DZ1000s.

The Modular Group layout 2009-present

Peter

OddIsHeRU,I wanted to tell that I too, recall that great article on your original layout and I took a lot of inspiration from the photos and the cleverness of design. I hope the new version is as much fun for you. I have two daughters that graduated from Biola and the Torrey Honors program and they like my train obsession as well

Regards, John

This is the last overhead shot I got a few weeks ago before the roof went on top of it.

Dennis

A link to my photobucket site.

Slideshow

Click on the underlined phrases to link.

Mike,

Very nice layout, and it looks like you have a nice collection on the shelves.  It looks like you have a liftout section at the door, since I didn't notice a swing down, out or up section.  I think I will have to do something like that, and the lift out seems the easiest way to go.