Progress so far for my Fall 1963 layout

the Lionel mountains I've seen on eBay are usually the tunnels.  If I remember correctly, they had a few of those for   sale in the late 40s - mid 50s catalogs. 

 

I really like that D-132!  I have to find a track plan!

I have pics and suspected track plan for a D-132 here.

 

I didn't want to derail Kevin's post about his own terrific layout here! Would like to see the track plan for that too ...

 

very nice kevin.love the looks of it.tnx 4 taking the time to post the pictures.

 

terry.......

Gentlemen,

   Having grown up with these kind of layouts you guys are giving me memory flash backs that are just incredible.  These are the kind of layouts my father and his crew

who ran the Swissivale Boys Club set up for us in the old Washington Theather, which was our Boys Club meeting house, home when times were tough and many of the boys had nothing.  Great 50's - 60's Lionel Conventional running layouts that

instilled imagination for young engineers.  I appreciate seeing these layouts  again very very much.

PCRR/Dave

Props go to Kevin for turning back time with this layout.  Also not meaning to derail the original post.  I'm in the planning stages of something along these lines & love the ideas.  In today's world w/ Hi Rail & scale layouts becoming more common, you don't see these as much.  It leaves a lot to the imagination to fill in the blanks, which is what Lionel was all about back then

Kevin, is this close to your track plan? I'm estimating the overall size at 8'x 12'. Drawn with all O31 curves.

 

Hi,
    the main table is 10 x 5 with a 3 x 4 extension to make the L shape.  I maxed oyt the room space and have to walk sideways around it.




    Kevin

I was just thinking about this layout. lol 

Kevin, do you have any updated pics on it?  Love to see the progress since the last pics were posted

 Although I did not get into model trains until 1975 ,I think my best memories are seeing layouts just like these modeled on the 50's-60's era,that older fellow modelers had from their childhood ,great job on the layouts

I was looking back on the post & since then I finished my postwar display layout. A big thanks goes out to you for giving me some inspiration

 

 

 

Very nice Christopher!!!

 

Alan

Thanks Alan!

Very well done Chris. Where's your daughter in the pictures? We have become accustomed to seeing her in your post to the Weekend Photo Fun thread, Always a treat that you include her. 

She's right here The poster girl for postwar fun in the 21st Century