G Scale - Pretty to look at but not going anywhere.....

Thanks all, for your response. Have a buyer for my G stuff..... Meanwhile, my new O layout is growing up....

We run quite a bit of Piko at the Biltmore Estate in their Conservatory display layouts, all 7 of them!

Joe

He has the right idea I have a small two track DCS some of all but mostly lots of MTH trains and rolling stock.

Its the lazy way to watch trains and I have adapted well from O gauge.

Save it for later.

Larry

I would keep them.

We have a G outdoor club layout. We run five trains.

@c.sam posted:

We run quite a bit of Piko at the Biltmore Estate in their Conservatory display layouts, all 7 of them!

Wholly Cow.  This is your club C.Sam?  We were just visiting that conservatory 2 weeks ago.  The whole family loved it.

Simply amazing work!!!  Those bridges and buildings are amazing.

I took this video blind.  I just held the camera straight over my head.

I picked up a Hartland Locomotive Works Virginia & Truckee INYO and three passenger cars a few years ago at a garage sale.

Never been run, had always been on a shelf. I live in Carson City and the original restored INYO resides here at the

Nevada State Railroad Museum. It does come out for train rides on select holidays. I talked with Phil Jensen at HLW and

he said only about 75 were made and perhaps only 25 sets of cars. I have never run it as I have absolutely no room for even

a loop of g scale. So I am probably  finally going to sell it. I just hate to see it leave the area.

The past year has rekindled my son’s interest in LGB.  He now has several engines, but just enough track for a temporary indoor layout.

That changed for him yesterday.  A member of a G scale club called him regarding a salvage operation of a large, now overgrown garden layout of a former member who passed away.  He spent yesterday morning removing the very weathered LGB and Aristocraft track from the overgrown woods.

Before the end of the day, he had a 100 ft cog railway, built on the wooded edge of our sloped lot.  Still has enough left over to run it another 100 ft.  The track is not in good enough shape for an indoor layout, but worked fine for his wooded railway.

@TM Terry posted:

We would like to see some pics of those G-gauge loco and cars.

Here's a not-terribly-good photo of a display case with some of my LGB collection. I have been a big fan of LGB since it was introduced in the U.S., and really enjoyed working on some friends' garden railroads over the years. I also was a member of the Tidewater Big Train Operators club back when I lived in the Virginia Beach area, and have had several indoor G gauge layouts.

I kept my G RDC for display on top of the china cabinet.

Who made your RDC? Photo?

Just curious.

I really like this gal!...

Although no sound,  she REALLY deserves one!