Lookin' very, very good, Clifford!
FrankM
Clifford,
Your layout looks great! I see lots of interesting views, and the grain elevator is an excellent cover for that pesky supporting post!
Thanks for the reach-back, Alan. It certainly is pleasant conversing with you.
I won't be at this York, but wish you safety and great fun as you travel and explore the adventure of it all. Be well.
FrankM
suzukovich posted:...Frank is not only a inspiration, but I think most people would agree that his layout always has great stories to tell. ...
Thanks, Suzukovich, for your kind assessment.
Are the RR cars in your photos deliberately dusted with "snow" for an added realistic touch? It looks like they have been in these photos.
FrankM
Moonson posted:suzukovich posted:...Frank is not only a inspiration, but I think most people would agree that his layout always has great stories to tell. ...
Thanks, Suzukovich, for your kind assessment.
Are the RR cars in your photos deliberately dusted with "snow" for an added realistic touch? It looks like they have been in these photos.
FrankM
Thanks Frank. Actually more by accident. Combination of overspray from the Santa Snow I used on the buildings and the road and just plain dust that has accumulated on the cars from sitting. Also at that location is the picture window and as the sun shines in the sunlight reflects of the cars which seams to enhance that look. I currently in the process of planting more trees in the one corner between the yard and the mainline. Another shipment arrives tomorrow so I can thicken it out.
One more thing you are aware that you make a cameo appearance at the end of my videos? Always the story teller.
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Here was my latest. Just had to take it down, as we are moving to a larger house in 2 weeks.
With York right upon us, here are a few pictures for your Review. I wish The Adman and the OGR STAFF, and Everyone Attending to SIMPLY HAVE FUN AND reunite Old Friendships, See all the New Goods Coming Our Way and Have a Positively Great Experience....Enjoy yourselves!
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I've enjoyed looking at all of the photos here. I've been meaning to post but just haven't gotten around to it. I thought these showed a nice progression.
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A fabulous panorama, Christopher N&W. Very realistic, indeed. May we see the larger context, too?
frankm
Great stuff! I've been doing some diorama work lately...
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Santiago,
Your diorama work looks great!! The black and white is very convincing!!
Matt, a very attractive and judicious use of the square footage available to you. Everything looks well spaced and sensible; nothing looks crowded. And the individual buildings and details you have chosen to include make sense in the overall panorama.
Congratulations on your success with it.
frankm
Matt, I love your O gauge layout as shown here and on your website. Nice modeling and scenes. Could you possibly post some video of it either here or on your YouTube channel? Who is the manufacturer of the SF warbonnet F units as seen in other photos on your website? Thanks very much, Jerry
Jerry Williams posted:Matt, I love your O gauge layout as shown here and on your website. Nice modeling and scenes. Could you possibly post some video of it either here or on your YouTube channel? Who is the manufacturer of the SF warbonnet F units as seen in other photos on your website? Thanks very much, Jerry
Appreciate that Jerry.
It's not the easiest transferring videos from my old Sony HandyCam to upload on YouTube. Probably need to get more high tech with a better video camera. But I'll see what I can do for O scale layout clips.
The Santa Fe warbonnets on the layout could either be a Lionel 2343 and corresponding B unit or a Lionel 6-11711. The yellowbonets are an MTH 30-2762E set. While not right for the layout time period (1950s), I really like the rare passenger yellowbonets. So we just had to get the MTH set.
christopher N&W posted:I've enjoyed looking at all of the photos here. I've been meaning to post but just haven't gotten around to it. I thought these showed a nice progression.
I saw your article in "that other O scale magazine", and noticed this was for the other part the only area shown.
Great shots and I bet it's a heck of a sight in O.
Is this the only completed scene on your layout? If so, it's still very impressive. If not, I WANT TO SEE MORE OF THE LAYOUT!
P51,
I submitted photos of different areas of the layout as well that were not included. I have many other photos. At some point I'll probably post the photos in a better order and I think that will give a better presentation of the layout. Here is a cut area that did not make the cut.
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Chris,
Great shots.
Post as many as you like, as there's no way I'm the only here deeply impressed...
Not having a layout yet,except one for Christmas, my favorite thing to do on this forum is to look at pictures or watch videos of layouts that others have done and done very well! It gives me encouragement and inspiration! Thanks to all who have posted!
coal and steel railroad
Operation on my layout in 10'x12' room modeling Coal and steel railroad / Pennsylvania railroad Lake division / central region /new castle pa / Conway yard / lum / Jacob coal Co and freedom pa.
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Pennsylvania & Ohio rr conway yard posted:coal and steel railroad
Operation on my layout in 10'x12' room modeling Coal and steel railroad / Pennsylvania railroad Lake division / central region /new castle pa / Conway yard / lum / Jacob coal Co and freedom pa
Great shots, love the black and white ones especially.
p51 posted:Pennsylvania & Ohio rr conway yard posted:coal and steel railroad
Operation on my layout in 10'x12' room modeling Coal and steel railroad / Pennsylvania railroad Lake division / central region /new castle pa / Conway yard / lum / Jacob coal Co and freedom pa
Great shots, love the black and white ones especially.
I'll second Lee's comments! Also, I like the flip up bridge at your entrance to the layout. I will have to do something like that on my new layout I am starting to design.
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christopher N&W posted:P51,
I submitted photos of different areas of the layout as well that were not included. I have many other photos. At some point I'll probably post the photos in a better order and I think that will give a better presentation of the layout. Here is a cut area that did not make the cut.
Great work! This photo reminds me of scenery along Route 322 above Harrisburg PA. Very realistic!!! 
Lee
thank you
mark
I will do a quick video when I get around to it how I built the bridge and and the bridge is based on the Bessemer and lake erie bridge by the Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Christopher, great shots of the NW steam power.
The rock slide fence is a great touch also.
Great job !!!!!
mark
How I Built My Lift Bridge and short layout tour next video will be more in depth layout tour
If you go to the announcement section on this forum under the OCSMR thread about us moving, you will see the progress of our layout building efforts. We have 2 lines of 4 operating. No scenery or buildings there yet.
This is a picture from the rear towards the front of my home layout that takes up one side of the 2 car garage. The house is on a slab and I built this about 25 years ago when all 4 bedrooms were occupied. I have 2 open ones these days and probably 1 more opening up soon!!
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Pennsylvania & Ohio rr conway yard posted:mark
How I Built My Lift Bridge and short layout tour next video will be more in depth layout tour
Thank you for the video showing how you made the lift bridge. I plan to do something similar, a fairly simple solution to the problem and interlocks to cut power when it is lifted. Your layout has lots of points of operating interest. I find them interesting too since I am not that far from the areas you are modeling. Thanks again!
Here are some more pics of my layout.
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Mark Boyce posted:p51 posted:Pennsylvania & Ohio rr conway yard posted:coal and steel railroad
Operation on my layout in 10'x12' room modeling Coal and steel railroad / Pennsylvania railroad Lake division / central region /new castle pa / Conway yard / lum / Jacob coal Co and freedom pa
Great shots, love the black and white ones especially.
I'll second Lee's comments! Also, I like the flip up bridge at your entrance to the layout. I will have to do something like that on my new layout I am starting to design.
My family was raised on the steel and coal indestries in central Pa. Thanks for posting.
David S posted:Here is my layout. Thanks for looking.
Excellent layouts from everyone on here! A specific question about your layout David, and if anyone else wants to chime in who has similar experiences please do so! I see you have two specific things going on in yours that I want to build in mine. First, I notice you have track pretty close to the edge of the layout that boarders the layout. I want this as well, but am wondering how much trouble I'll be risking with derailments and trains falling. My guess is that you run trains slow to medium speed on this circuit? Any horror stories?
Also, I love the elevated track that your Chesie System runs on. Was there a lot of struggles in the beginning with having such a large portion of the layout elevated?
Great stuff, I love it!
StillPlaysWithTrains1469 posted:I notice you have track pretty close to the edge of the layout that boarders the layout. I want this as well, but am wondering how much trouble I'll be risking with derailments and trains falling. My guess is that you run trains slow to medium speed on this circuit? Any horror stories?
If you run the track close to the edge of the table with no guard, you should expect an accident with possible damage. Even if you are very careful, it only takes a momentary distraction or a visitor brushing up against the table to cause an unwanted trip to the floor. I suggest a strip of plexiglass or masonite along the edge to keep derailed trains on the table. The extra effort will pay off eventually.
Pat Kn posted:StillPlaysWithTrains1469 posted:I notice you have track pretty close to the edge of the layout that boarders the layout. I want this as well, but am wondering how much trouble I'll be risking with derailments and trains falling. My guess is that you run trains slow to medium speed on this circuit? Any horror stories?
If you run the track close to the edge of the table with no guard, you should expect an accident with possible damage. Even if you are very careful, it only takes a momentary distraction or a visitor brushing up against the table to cause an unwanted trip to the floor. I suggest a strip of plexiglass or masonite along the edge to keep derailed trains on the table. The extra effort will pay off eventually.
Thank you sir! I agree, the extra protection does seem like a good investment.
Another Long Islander on here, good to see!
- John...North Babylon
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StillPlaysWithTrains1469 posted:Pat Kn posted:StillPlaysWithTrains1469 posted:I notice you have track pretty close to the edge of the layout that boarders the layout. I want this as well, but am wondering how much trouble I'll be risking with derailments and trains falling. My guess is that you run trains slow to medium speed on this circuit? Any horror stories?
If you run the track close to the edge of the table with no guard, you should expect an accident with possible damage. Even if you are very careful, it only takes a momentary distraction or a visitor brushing up against the table to cause an unwanted trip to the floor. I suggest a strip of plexiglass or masonite along the edge to keep derailed trains on the table. The extra effort will pay off eventually.
Thank you sir! I agree, the extra protection does seem like a good investment. ...
- John...North Babylon
As I am in agreement with you gentlemen, I have an additional perspective to offer, John, which you may want to consider. Much of my layout has plenty of scenery between the edge of the layout, on the viewing aisles, and the loops of track; however, at certain points, I also wanted the track to be quite close-up to my quests, to provide more of an intimate accessibility for them to the trains. However, not wanting a tall plexiglass barrier at these more intimate points, I decided to have a 3/4" plywood fascia (rough-hewn though it is) a bit taller than the surface of the layout, approx. 1 inch higher, to catch any trains that might stumble in these places. If a train tips over, the edge would catch them sufficiently, which it has on a couple of occasions since this aspect of the layout was put in place a decade ago. All curves of the ten lops are at corners and, thus, a good scenic distance from any aisle edge. Perhaps, these photos will demonstrate what I have done to provide that accessibility along with the protection of valuable equipment.
In the bottom two photos, you can especially see, in the lower right-hand corner, the bit of real estate between the outermost Number One Mainline and the vertical edge of the protection, which extends parallel to the track and upwards above the surface approx. 1".
FrankM.
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Frank: This too makes perfect sense. Ever since I was a kid, I loved the up close view of that first track right at the edge on any layout. Having that in my own now is very important to me for those same reasons they were back when I was a kid! It's all part of the magic of electric trains, watching them go by at a close view, the colors and lights, it's fantastic.
That one inch barrier with the wood really is a good idea. For commercial layouts the Plexiglas is a no brainer, but for personal at home protection I think the idea of using wood will be my go to. It's a little less invasive and as you mentioned it does really provide that intimate experience with the trains.
Excellent layout by the way! I really enjoy the effort you put into your scenery and houses!
Thank you both for your very helpful ideas
