Let’s see your Billboards

Andy

Some fave movies.

American Flyer c. 1923

NWL

John

My best, a classic:

Billboards work well, IMO, with ball parks:

Arnold

Another favorite of mine:

And a couple of more:

Arnold

Arnold,

I got this idea from an actual billboard I saw on the way to York 5 or so years ago. It was gone 6 months later - maybe someone didn't have a sense of humor?

On the former D C Central:

@Lionelski posted:

Arnold,

I got this idea from an actual billboard I saw on the way to York 5 or so years ago. It was gone 6 months later - maybe someone didn't have a sense of humor?

Lionelski - FABULOUS!!

Here are a few of the billboards on my layout.  Nothing like a little humor!

I'm highlighting the custom inserts I made for the Menard's billboard I recently purchased (in order to qualify for the free lighted '48 Ford panel van offer they recently ran -- it's the black and white police van near the billboard). One side is a welcome to passengers arriving at the elevated trolley line stop nearby (using the same photo I use for my posts, of the Baltimore & Annapolis Short Line stop that used to provide rail transportation to and through our community, now converted to a bike trail), and the other side features a collage of (most of) my younger grandkids/great-grandkids! Enjoy!

About 2 years ago, I decided to build a small 4’ x 4’ Lionel 027 layout for my first train set that I received for Christmas in 1956. So I made the layout similar to the type of little layouts people made back then, and I run my Xmas train, a Lionel 1615 0-4-0 switcher and work train, and sometimes other trains of that time on this little layout. I decided to add a couple of billboards, but I didn’t want to use the printed billboards that I got with my train set in 1956. Instead, I got the idea to photograph the covers of my two 1956 Lionel catalogs, crop the photos to fit, and make two Lionel billboards.  These are my billboards.

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Wonderful job on the Billboards.  Great subtle humor on some. 

Some years ago when I started to wire my layout there was a great debate on STAR vs BUSS wiring for DCS.

I'm not trying to open that debate again, so let's not.  But @OGR CEO-PUBLISHER Alan Arnold helped me design a very good BUSS system that worked for DCS.

As a thank you and homage, I made this Billboard for Arnold Electrical Engineering.

We have a couple:

The Plasticville Hospital for Plastic Surgery.

And a billboard modeled from the prototype at Weirton Steel.

George

@Ron045 posted:

Some years ago when I started to wire my layout there was a great debate on STAR vs BUSS wiring for DCS.

I'm not trying to open that debate again, so let's not.  But @OGR CEO-PUBLISHER Alan Arnold helped me design a very good BUSS system that worked for DCS.

As a thank you an homage, I made this Billboard for Arnold Electrical Engineering.

Ron, Terrific way to pay homage to your DCS mentor. Nicely done.

Here are a few. Some are on the Standard Gauge Upstairs Layout, some on the Standard Gauge Main Floor Layout. I basically doubled the Lionel O-scale design on the computer, redid the bottom color as desired and put in new text and pics to suit. Working with the local Office Depot print department staff member. Frames made out of wood.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winnah!

I had one of those Bar Mills wooden billboards for REA until the new kitty got a hold of it last week.

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@Ron045 posted:

Some years ago when I started to wire my layout there was a great debate on STAR vs BUSS wiring for DCS.

I'm not trying to open that debate again, so let's not.  But @OGR CEO-PUBLISHER Alan Arnold helped me design a very good BUSS system that worked for DCS.

As a thank you and homage, I made this Billboard for Arnold Electrical Engineering.

Ron....I am humbled and honored.  It was a pleasure trying to help you and I am glad that the "system" is working on your layout.

So this is not to be a political commentary in any way.  My uncle Ron gave me this model billboard, which has a picture of him standing in front of his barn.  This was for a billboard campaign in Wisconsin in 2020.  The base is a model that was done for Adams billboard/sign company.  I believe it is all nickel plated.

NWL

Just a couple of mine, Matt's Beer label never placed on a bottle from the 50s, A Utica Club Light Billboard my dad got from the Brewery in Utica, NY and a Madison Hardware from a box I saved from ordering parts years ago

Just a few postwar

Ain’t they Grand! 😁

The LCCA sent these cool billboards to me when I renewed.

I have an extra set - if anybody wants them, just email your mailing address to me.

Three more. The most favorite of all- on the  STANDARD GAUGE Upstairs Layout. Nick & Nora.

Another from Upstairs- from a bar sign I found in the town I used to take my DecoDawg to, to be groomed.

Then the most favorite one on the STANDARD GAUGE Main Floor “Showcase” Layout. Circus banner billboard, shown with one of my two re-born original Lionel custom created Circus Cars.

@John H posted:

Ain’t they Grand! 😁

You've *got* to be (grand)kidding, right?

@John A in N.C. posted:

Just a few postwar

Most of those classics have been, or are, on my layout too.

Custom advertising done for MAX FOODS......

Check out the custom cartons on the loading dock......

Have a great weekend, folks!

Peter

My urban themed layout has numerous billboards. However here are a few.

This modern billboard  was scratch built about 15 years ago after observing the one Bill Lucas made on his outstanding layout at Ready to Roll trains in Miami -

The following billboards reflect images  of actual ones around NYC that I printed out and placed on the layout.  Here is the famous Peter Lugar’s sign that you’ll see on a building as you cross the Manhattan bridge into the city -

And here are assorted signage that I was able to photograph that were still on existing buildings throughout NYC back in the 80s and early 90s -  

@Putnam Division posted:

Check out the custom cartons on the loading dock......

Well, if you're going to ship dogs in crates, I *certainly* hope you added enough air holes!

Not mine, but from a friends layout.

This was a Christmas gift many years ago

Technically not a billboard, but my talented son's tribute to his three boys in graffiti:

Here is my ugly, but out sight, American Flyer Billboard.

It is an American Flyer AF 762 two tone whistling billboard.   It is out of sight in my mountain, as I had no room on the layout for it.  The mountain makes it invisible but the down side is it is not very loud.  The AF whistling billboard uses one button for whistle and a second button to operate a solenoid to open a flap to let out air to change the tone.

Charlie