As a budding city modeler, I'm really impressed by the city layout by Alan Arnold in the latest OGR issue. Check it out! Urban modeling at its finest!
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Dave, I have seen photographs of Alan's city layout before, and the digital subscription allowed me to get a preview of the newest article plus a lot of extra photographs that won't be in the print issue when it arrives.
Alan, congratulations on an excellent layout!! Thank you for sharing it with us again!!
Gosh how did he get someone to publish his layout in a magazine!
@AlanRail posted:Gosh how did he get someone to publish his layout in a magazine!
LOL....read the Publisher's corner that goes along with the article.....
Both Alans,
I was wondering the same thing.
Arnold
PS: I'm getting confused with all these Alans and Arnolds. What's my name?
LOL, Arnold
PS again: All kidding aside, your layout, Mr. Alan Arnold, is magnificent.
Thanks guys! Just to let others know that might be considering purchasing and/or adding a digital subscription to their print subscription, the digital issue has well over 100 more pictures of the layouts which are featured. It includes 19 more pages of content that we can't fit into the printed pages. The digital edition not only has more in it but digital subscribers have access to EVERY issue ever published of OGR and access to the digital video library which are all good reasons to consider adding it to your hobby related reading ... all for less than $30.00 per year!
Did I miss something here? What Run is it in?
Joe Gozzo
It's in Run 314, the OCT/NOV 2020 issue. This issue has been available to Digital Subscribers for about a week now. Printed copies will be mailed on September 8, and will be in the hands of subscribers in about two weeks.
You can get your Digital Subscription HERE.
Alan,
Your layout is spectacular. I always like looking at pictures of it.
It's a real challenge to create a major metropilitan area and you have pulled it off! Well done, Alan!
Just received my hard copy edition. All I can say is WOW! I want to party with Alan! The subways and the city is just stunning! What a great issue. More of this please!
@Rich Melvin posted:It's in Run 314, the OCT/NOV 2020 issue. This issue has been available to Digital Subscribers for about a week now. Printed copies will be mailed on September 8, and will be in the hands of subscribers in about two weeks.
My issue arrived today, I plan to take time tonight to read it thoroughly. Even though I am digital subscriber, I do not read the digital version until after I read the print edition as I do not want to ruin my reading of the print edition.
Yeah yeah.... what everyone else said.
AlanRail You have such a way with words!
The article is excellent, as is the layout!!! It makes me wish we were still making annual trips to see my in-laws the last 10 years my father-in-law worked. Yes, that was along time ago.
Well, I read the publisher's corner first and after that, I was expecting a very modest layout, but no, its above and beyond! Nice job Alan.
While I prefer to see trains in rugged rural terrain, those urban photos were magnificent! Very few modelers attempt to capture the look of a big city.
I also like the clean and modern look of the city - very impressive!
Dave, Like many here I have the digital and print subscriptions. Alan's layout is just amazing. I am enjoying rereading the article and taking my time to look at all the details in the pictures. Alan G, said it best, it is spectacular.
Thank you Alan A. for sharing your layout.
Tom
Thanks guys! Your comments are very inspiring! Some of you have contacted us about receiving your run 314 issue. Believe me, if you are on the subscriber's list, your issue has been mailed. Keep in mind that there does seem to be a delay in delivery compared to earlier this year. On the other hand, the digital subscription has been out this the first of the month ... 
I received Run 314 earlier this week...and while I've seen parts of Alan's layout in pictures and videos in the past, it is always fantastic to see more, and the bonus was to read about its construction...I never realized how expansive it actually was ~ 1,200 sq. ft with nice long stretches and broad curves! Alan and I obviously share a passion for building in the 3rd dimension, although mine is a fraction of the size and scope and I only kit-bash Railking structures, yet I understood some time ago that utilizing urban scenery on a layout is analogous to what some attempt to do with mountains, i.e., let the trains disappear and re-appear, go in and out of tunnels, effectively giving the viewer an "mindtrip" whereby the trains appear to be going on a journey; and, from any given vantage point, you're viewing different scenery and you're mind is tricked because you don't know where the trains are! Alan's layout is what I call running trains = fun.
Because of the comments and emails I have gotten, I have decided (at least for a while) to devote the Publisher's Corner section in the magazine to an ongoing series of how certain structures and scenes were built on the layout. The first one will be in run 315 showing an unusual way to re-purpose a couple of bridges.
Thanks guys!
That's a great idea, Alan! I'll look forward to it!!
Alan, excellent !! Can't wait to read your series.
Thanks.
Tom
A question for Alan, what is the brick building (behind the Liner) in the photo on the top of page 41? I really like that one.
@PRRMP54 posted:A question for Alan, what is the brick building (behind the Liner) in the photo on the top of page 41? I really like that one.
Hi Dave,
You must be referring to the Menard's York Hotel if it is the one to the far left just behind the Liner.
No, my apologies, I meant the one behind the subway train on the far right.
@PRRMP54 posted:No, my apologies, I meant the one behind the subway train on the far right.
Sorry Dave, I didn't see your response. The far right building near the edge of the photograph is an MTH building offered several years ago.
@OGR CEO-PUBLISHER posted:Sorry Dave, I didn't see your response. The far right building near the edge of the photograph is an MTH building offered several years ago.
Thank you, I will be looking for one as I like the brick/concrete look.
Okay, you got me. Alan Arnold's layout has been a favorite of mine for years. As I plot my way to returning to active O-Scale modeling, and as a very active LEGO skyscraper city builder, I had to bite on this. Just purchased a 2-year Digital subscription just so I can see the additional photos of Alan's layout. Fantastic!!! Looking forward to seeing more awesome stuff from other layouts as well!
-Duncan
LEGO alter-ego: https://www.instagram.com/brick_city_builder/
@FCMR Car 21 posted:Okay, you got me. Alan Arnold's layout has been a favorite of mine for years. As I plot my way to returning to active O-Scale modeling, and as a very active LEGO skyscraper city builder, I had to bite on this. Just purchased a 2-year Digital subscription just so I can see the additional photos of Alan's layout. Fantastic!!! Looking forward to seeing more awesome stuff from other layouts as well!
-Duncan
LEGO alter-ego: https://www.instagram.com/brick_city_builder/
I have always wanted to build a nice LEGO skyscraper for the city skyline but based on the number of bricks I would need, a trip to the bank to obtain a loan might be in order!
Thanks!
-@OGR CEO-PUBLISHER posted:I have always wanted to build a nice LEGO skyscraper for the city skyline but based on the number of bricks I would need, a trip to the bank to obtain a loan might be in order!
Thanks!
LEGO skyscrapers do use a lot of bricks. With the variety of elements and colors available you can achieve some great custom effects though. While there are some specific channels that avid builders can use to cut their cost, if you live near one of the company owned LEGO Brand Retail stores and get lucky on their parts selection on a given visit, you can obtain a lot of necessary parts for less than you might think. Right now the store near my home has a couple of different window elements and some basic bricks for walls of the type that I use in large quantities available for bulk purchase on their so-called "Pick-a-Brick Wall". In my own case, it doesn't hurt that I actually work for LEGO on the side.
It is magnificent! I never tire of looking at pictures of it!
Peter
Just ran a cross this video of his subway section. Superb!
