I know many of you guys have posts of your layouts and I appreciate looking at all of them and that got me thinking. It would be cool if there was a thread that contained a snapshot of what a visitor might see when they enter your train room. I know some of you guys have large layout rooms maybe a panoramic shot of a few pieced together would be fun. I like seeing pictures like that because it gives me ideas for what I might try next so if you would be so kind post a shot even if it’s in progress. Here’s mine
Joe, Love your layouts! A lot to look at in a small size, nice scenery, interesting buildings, with switching and roundy rounds! Unfortunately, I don't have a layout. Scott
It’s not the size , it’s the details. Making little scenes and the connections. That’s the draw. if any of you new comers haven’t seen the Chesapeake Bay thread on the AZL Forum, this what drive us to loops to mountains. https://azlforum.com/thread/497/chesapeake-bay-modules-all-module and this famous region where Rob and I lived: https://azlforum.com/thread/725/california-dreaming-area-niles-junction
I don't have a layout yet but I do have a question... The track with the two hoppers at the grain elevator...where does it go? I can't see where it ties into the mainline anywhere. Looks like it just dead ends into the trees.
Well my workshop is not very big and is in constant flux depending on which layout is going out to the next show. Either way it is never a pretty sight. Visitors tend to get distracted by the machine tools at the back of the workshop. Todays picture of Tapton Junction under construction reveals the walls where I've inverted rattle can aerosols to clear the nozzle, The block of Kingspan Foam being used to create the terrain under the layout A couple of weeks ago they would have been met by the sight of both baseboards mounted on steel trestles while I doing the wiring looms and sometimes they'll see a layout, boxed up, ready for going to a show.In this shot 'Hakuho' my Japanese Z layout is seen before we headed to the big Manchester Christmas exhibition. The layout in its flight case. The two scenic and lighting rig flight cases and the essential rolling toolbox Behind it tis my beloved Myford Super 7 lathe. Rolls Royce made the best cars made in Britain, Myford made the best Model engineers machine tools. To the left of it is a metal cutting band saw, A Sealey Mill/Drill and another rarity. A Taylor Hobson pantograph engraver. This workshop is never, ever going tio be too tidy! However I've worked out over the years how to photograph my layouts in this small space using background boards to hide the clutter Port Shaughty, my NKP Z layout, just got an eight page article in this months Continental Modeller magazine with no clutter in sight! An idea of how the photoshoot works Kev
Mine still looks like cardboard. Since I am sort of dabbling with Z scale it won't have a lot of detail. It's really just meant as a toy train set. I also can't afford the fancy z scale structures. Maybe some day I will scratch build some. My main goal is to do a lot of roundy roundy train running.
Hoss it is dead but if you look at the corner of the junk yard on right I have a spur kinda grass covered connection to the main. (It is a non functional turnout cause the curve radius is tight) but the illusion is it goes through the trees curves into the main by JunkYard fence. Traingeekboy that is a good track plan and I agree I prefer a little roundy round
Usually a mess......still under construction, so tools and parts and pieces laying on the layout. And lots of items stored under the layout.....parts, boxes of trains, christmas decorations,ect. But I have an interesting "visitors first look".........my train room is a 16 x 42 upstairs bonus room, with the stairs coming up in the middle of one of the long walls. So the layout slowly appears as you climb the stairs.
I live all by myself in a 2000 sq. ft. double wide out in the country. The Z-Bend track modules that I used to take to train shows all over the country now make up my layout. It sits in my living room since that's the only room large enough to hold it all.
Ish. If he's just running local freights. I would love a layout large enough to run prototype lengths, but with the average American freight train being over a mile long that would take a LOT of space. Running 33-35 foot long trains (N scale) is the dream though!
Joe, I really like those layouts. Particularly the silos. Are they Walthers N scale or scratchbuilt? Matt
The center elevator with silos is a resin structure from micro figs. Old company. The other two are both scratch built. White on styrene the brown clap board I rather enjoy the scratch builds.
My layout spans between the Living/Dining Rooms, so I have two entrances from the hallway, and also an outside entrance at the sliding glass door. It is made up mostly of the handywork of Loren Snyder from Oregon, who was kind enough to ship his Z-bend modules across the country to me in Virginia (for a nominal fee). There are also a few of my own semi-retired modules at the far left wall. So, in answer to the thread question in multiple parts, here is what it looks like through the Dining Room entry from the hallway: And here is what it looks like through the Living Room entry from the hallway: And this is what it looks like if you were to enter from outside through the sliding glass door:
Great thread Joe! Some beautiful layouts pictured in this thread!!! My LIRR Z layout is only 2' W x 3' L. I am starting an N scale DB layout (just to the right of my Z layout) and will eventually build an HO dog-bone layout. Enjoy, John
Kez the facia boards are done so well with the curtains just really trims it out nice and makes a great looking layout pop! John when you see your layout compared to the room it really hits home how power packed with details it is! And I didn’t realize you were into different scales either!
Very nice setup Joe! I'm still toying with my layout ideas on AnyRail. I want to do up a two mainline setup. Yours gives me some new ideas on how to tackle it.
