Panoramic Shots of Layouts

Current pics of the new home attic layout (under construction).....

....a work in progress.....latest update......a charge on my card from Ross Custom Switches.....the Transfer Table, more switches, track and RossBed must be on the way.....

Peter

Well uh, ahem, that’s really nice, Peter. Lots and lots of wood and benchwork. And I hope it doesn’t get too hot up there for you in the attic.

But what I and I think quite a few others enjoy seeing are “Panoramic Shots of [FINISHED] Layouts.” 😉 So, when you’re done building it, I for one, would really be interested in seeing the finished layout.  

In the meantime, good luck with everything. 😀 👍

Looks like the beginning of a model railroad masterpiece!

Way to go, Peter.

Arnold

@Yellowstone Special posted:

But what I and I think quite a few others enjoy seeing are “Panoramic Shots of [FINISHED] Layouts.” 😉 So, when you’re done building it, I for one, would really be interested in seeing the finished layout.

In the meantime, good luck with everything. 😀 👍

I don't recall "finished" being in the title... If that is what you are looking for, then I need to delete my pics.  I'm nowhere near finished.

Here you go Peter Putnam Division.   I can help out a fellow RR model friend.  Looks good!

"...I'm nowhere near finished."

Is anybody ever really finished?  I've been playing in this hobby since I was in elementary school, I'm almost 70 now, and don't think I ever truly finished a layout.  That bench work is beautiful, looks like it would hold up something 12 inches to the foot.

Outstanding layout photos in this thread!  Here is a panoramic video from my layout -

@Ron045 posted:

I don't recall "finished" being in the title... If that is what you are looking for, then I need to delete my pics.  I'm nowhere near finished.

Here you go Peter Putnam Division.   I can help out a fellow RR model friend.  Looks good!

OK, then let’s see Panoramic Shots of Layouts from benchwork only to completion. Evidently, anything goes. 🤔

I posted a still photo before, but here is a short video.

@swise posted:

I posted a still photo before, but here is a short video.

Outstanding work, Steve.

@swise posted:

I posted a still photo before, but here is a short video.

Now THAT is panoramic. Nice, 👍

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Now THAT is panoramic. Nice, 👍

Is it?  Or is it just landscape?

Hi Yellowstone,

I liked your video, & would love to see more of the layout! If you don't mind, what is the overall size of the layout?

Joe

@ironman1 posted:

Hi Yellowstone,

I liked your video, & would love to see more of the layout! If you don't mind, what is the overall size of the layout?

Joe

Thank you, Joe. Besides the photos taken above, here some more below, including the latest video I just took a few minutes ago. The layout is fairly small at 88 sq. ft., and consists of two 4 x 8 tables and one 4 x 6 table arranged together in a backward "J". I can run only two trains at a time, so change them out every now and then. Tonight I was running two covered wagons, a Santa Fe F7 ABA for the Super Chief and a Union Pacific F3 AB for the freight train.

I'm not into trains as much as many on the forum and have other interests including music (pedal steel guitar) and traveling with the wife. But this little layout, which started as a Polar Express winter layout, has expanded to what it is now and has been up and running for over 10 years. The grandkids love it and I find it relaxing to come down and run the trains, although I'm never down here with them for more than about 15 minutes at a time.

Thanks for your interest.

Hi swise, i was wondering about the overall size of your layout, specifically the roundhouse section. I’d love to see more videos or photos highlighting other areas.

Thanks,

Joe

@ironman1 posted:

Hi swise, i was wondering about the overall size of your layout, specifically the roundhouse section. I’d love to see more videos or photos highlighting other areas.

Thanks,

Joe

Thanks Joe.  The overall size of the room is 48' x 20'.  But the height at the edges of the 20' dimension are very low, so the walkable area is really 48' x 12'.   It is a room on top of a 4 car garage.  The roundhouse section is around 15' long by 6' wide at the roundhouse.  So the track running around the roundhouse is O72.  Here are a few other videos...

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0KJ0DiRHGbaTq4

And here is a page that links to several albums of photos. 

https://www.aoot.com/T&BCRR/

Cheers!

These are from around 2000 when I still had a Canon AE-1 and could take these kinds of pictures.  I now only have a little point a shoot and it can't.  Of course since I sold my 130 pieces of mostly Mth products and now only own 2 tinplate trains, I couldn't take these kinds of pictures anyways.  But I miss doing it.

There are 7 trains running.

- walt

Here's a shot I took of the famous Tony Lash layout. It appeared in Run 216.

It is not perfect because it was done with six separate shots from a digital 35mm camera. I combined them in Photoshop.

But this is only about 2/3 of the layout! There is this huge freight yard behind me!

Thanks Yellowstone, & swise for your replies. I’m always interested in other layouts usage of space & design & how I may incorporate that into my space.

Joe

Here’s mine:

@Rich Melvin posted:

Here's a shot I took of the famous Tony Lash layout. It appeared in Run 216.

It is not perfect because it was done with six separate shots from a digital 35mm camera. I combined them in Photoshop.

But this is only about 2/3 of the layout! There is this huge freight yard behind me!

Empire!

Anyone recognize this image? I created it for my grandson’s layout, soon to be built.

Joe

Here’s a couple shots from my layout. One shot incorporates a backdrop created, from a very early Norm Charbonneau layout, building flats. It’s no secret I’m a pretty big fan of Norm’s work.😊 The other shows the Palisades across the Hudson River near my home.

BTW, the shot with Norm’s building flat backdrop is a flat print, not dimensional. I think when positioned properly, a backdrop can really give the illusion of it being 3 dimensional.

I haven't posted to this thread before, but there are some neat shots here.  So, my contribution is a day and a night shot of my "downtown" area taken from opposite directions.

Here's another example of long-exposure.

From the other side of the layout

Couple of pics to show some progress over last 5 years, taken roughly from same angle.

Feb 2017

June 2022