Which OGR was this layout in? | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

NSBillOGR Forum Member

Ok I am going to try to describe this the best I can. I am 99% certain this was in OGR. It would have been the mid to late eighties, possibly early nineties. For scenery, the top of the layout was covered in a layer of foam that was painted gray. The paint made the foam rigid. For power the builder used a car battery charger. He had to disconnect the horn/whistle, and if I remember correctly the e-unit. The only way to control train speed was by adding to or removing cars from the train. Does anyone remember this article, if so do you know what issue?

Bill

6/8/136:20 PM

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SkyHookDepotOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by NSBill:

Ok I am going to try to describe this the best I can. I am 99% certain this was in OGR. It would have been the mid to late eighties, possibly early nineties. For scenery, the top of the layout was covered in a layer of foam that was painted gray. The paint made the foam rigid. For power the builder used a car battery charger. He had to disconnect the horn/whistle, and if I remember correctly the e-unit. The only way to control train speed was by adding to or removing cars from the train. Does anyone remember this article, if so do you know what issue?

Bill

Just came across your post. Yes, I remember this article distinctly. However, it appeared in the October 1988 issue of MAD Magazine, Run 10,486. The builder was Harvey Kurtzman with assistance from Al Feldstein. As I recall, they had a scratch-built building of the original Fox’s U-Bet Chocolate Syrup factory in Brooklyn. The layout was ultimately destroyed by a series of seltzer bottle explosions in the basement of Kurtzman’s home. Thank you for sharing.

Bob

6/8/139:26 PM

Farmer_BillOGR Forum Member

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prrhorseshoecurveOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Any way of getting scaned pics of this layout?

6/9/137:50 AM

SkyHookDepotOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by prrhorseshoecurve:

Any way of getting scaned pics of this layout?

Yes, it's on microfiche at the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C.

6/9/136:16 PM

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