Stuart’s Tiny Layout

Looks great. Keep us in the loop.

Here’s an overhead view.

I carved some more sections tonight.

A tiny siding on this tiny layout. Either a locomotive or a nice piece of rolling stock will sit here. The little wood station is also here.

The layout is looking great!  Who says they don't have room for a layout?? 

@Mark Boyce posted:

The layout is looking great!  Who says they don't have room for a layout?? 

Thank you for your kind words!

It looks great - love the scenic divider!  I would recommend documenting your build and submitting it to the magazine for their series "O-Gauge in a Small Space".

-Greg

FUN-tastic O gauge indeed!  I agree with Greg.  Do an artical for OGR!

Thanks for sharing.

Though medical issues have me assigned to AMR* status now, I hope to re-enter the hobby down the track soon.

*Armchair Model Railroader

Joe

US Army Transportation Corps Vet

Active duty: 1964-1967

@Gustavflyer posted:

Here’s an overhead view.

Very clever, Gustav! Tiny, yes, but great ideas! Keep the pix coming.

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. That really helps when you have those pesky issues that come with construction.

I would love to have this layout featured in the magazine. I always look forward to seeing smaller layouts and how clever others are when it comes to building them.

I have to say "GREAT IDEA" , as stated earlier, who doesn't have room for a layout? The divider works to break up the oval and impression of a train going in circles. I have more room but the area is narrow so is divided as is yours, it works.

Thank you for sharing with us.

Ray

@Rayin"S" posted:

I have to say "GREAT IDEA" , as stated earlier, who doesn't have room for a layout? The divider works to break up the oval and impression of a train going in circles. I have more room but the area is narrow so is divided as is yours, it works.

Thank you for sharing with us.

Ray

Thank you Ray, at first I wasn’t sure about a divider but now I truly love it.

Here’s a short video.

I like the video, I looked at your profile, didn't see an email address, I thought about sending an article that I used for decorating my backdrops. Don't want to have problems with copyrights

Take a look at video in my signature,see if you might want it.

Ray

@Rayin"S" posted:

I like the video, I looked at your profile, didn't see an email address, I thought about sending an article that I used for decorating my backdrops. Don't want to have problems with copyrights

Take a look at video in my signature,see if you might want it.

Ray

Hey Rayin, I just added my email address. Thanks for pointing that out. I would love to see your article about your backdrop scenery!

OK, I will go into my stash of model railroad articles and look for it, will scan and send it to you

Ray

PS. It is not my own write up but one that I used for reference to do the backdrops, sorry for any misunderstanding.

Sent the scans, please let me know if they came through ok.

Ray

Nice seeing the train running!!  The divider works great!  You can expand your scenic possibilities by having two scenes!!

@Mark Boyce posted:

Nice seeing the train running!!  The divider works great!  You can expand your scenic possibilities by having two scenes!!

Thanks Mark! I’m going to have two independent scenes. One side will be agricultural with cotton fields and cornfields. The other with the tiny siding will be lots of evergreens and Menard’s newly released Cripple Creek water tower. Stay tuned

Here’s some of my evergreen trees. I made these using the furnace filter technique.

Those look good

Ray

I bought a pack of JTT Scenery Plastic Pattern Sheets #97481 Still Water today at Hobby Lobby. I’m going to incorporate a duck pond on one side  and a water filled ditch next to the siding.

Looks great, cant wait to see the scenery come together.  I am doing something similar but with prewar Lionel OO instead of O gauge.   AD

I got these great flats in today! An abandoned house and a little shanty

Here’s some placement ideas. The abandoned house will be behind a grove of evergreen trees and the shanty will look great near the siding.

Stuart, Can you tell us where the abandon house and the shanty come from? I acquired some business buildings similar to the type you show. I mounted on foam board to give more depth and cut around the outline, then I painted the edge of the foam a dark color and fastened to the backdrop. I never saw the house and shanty that you have, I like them and would like to add more to my backdrop. That house is cool.

Ray

@Rayin"S" posted:

Stuart, Can you tell us where the abandon house and the shanty come from? I acquired some business buildings similar to the type you show. I mounted on foam board to give more depth and cut around the outline, then I painted the edge of the foam a dark color and fastened to the backdrop. I never saw the house and shanty that you have, I like them and would like to add more to my backdrop. That house is cool.

Ray

Hi Ray, I bought them from a seller on eBay. The seller is pghtrainfanatic. He has a lot of great flats to choose from.

I remade the raised section and it looks way better. I also am liking these flats. The abandoned house looks great.

Coming around the bend.

Thanks Stuart I will acquire some of the flats from the vendor, yes he has some very nice things, and unique.

Ray

I have the tiny layout on its table and in its location. It fits well where I placed it.

Another run video.

Fits that space nicely!!

Early morning run

Another flat for the layout.

The water tank looks great too!

Yes sir, That tank looks fantastic, hard to believe its a flat.

Ray

I carved another raised area for the layout.