Arnold:
Fortunately, I live in central Arkansas (Conway, near Little Rock), so I'm not very far away from one of the best (and tallest) O-gauge layouts; i.e., the home layout of Alan Arnold of OGR fame. A visit to his layout is good for my humility -- I'll never achieve the level of skill in design and construction evident in his IMPRESSIVE layout. Thankfully and gratefully, Alan is a mentor who inspires other hobbyists by example; as you do with regular, helpful postings to the OGR FORUM.
FYI, for five years or so, I led a group of central Arkansas O gauge hobbyists who designed and built a LARGE modular layout that was shown daily for three weeks during five holiday seasons at Laman Library in North Little Rock. Some pix of that layout are attached. LCCA sponsored that special event, and more than 22,500 folks visited the layout during its multi-year run. Unfortunately, that event ended as the core members (me included) grew older and less capable of presenting and staffing the show.
Santa knows ... kids (of all ages) love toy trains in action.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
