Let's see current pictures of your layouts!

Hello Mike.  Hope you're feeling okay and the recovery is going well.  Here's something of mine from a couple of weeks ago.

 

Regards,

Mike

 

Here's some of my most recent layout.  Unfortunately, the layout  was taken down this past weekend as we get ready to move to our new house at the end of next month.   In the meantime, A little loop of track on the floor for my daughter to play w/ will have to get me through.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike,

 

re: my recovery I really feel better about it. For the most part no symptoms have set in beyond a slight facial droop when I smile.....So I try not to smile broadly to often. But other than a little neck pain and a few minor facial twitches nothing major to report. It would be a problem if it were a spreading tumor but the one shot radiation I received in June 2012 did the trick. Shortly after my physical nightmare was over, my former club experienced an identity crisis (they weren't sure whether they were an HO club or an O gauge club). I experienced a very painful separation from people I had known locally since 2005.

 

The shakeup involved splitting into 2 entities their club and ours which is just fine since there are only two that I know of on Staten Island.

 

How are you? Are you experiencing less drama in your life?

 

Mike Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So glad you're doing better Mike!

 

We dismantled our layout in our mountain home here

 

 

 

Now my 'layout' is on a couple of walls of my 10' x 13' train room!

 

 

Guys,

 

Great layouts. Mine is still plywood and tracks, no scenery at this time, and only the two main lines are wired. At least I can run trains.

 

I won't be getting much work done on it this summer because of vacation and then carpel tunnel surgery.

Glad you are getting better Mike!!  Here is a shot as you enter the trainroom....

 

Alan

 

Slideshow  Camera walk around. Click on the underlined phrase.

Additional pictures.

Still a "work in progress". Much is unfinished or temporary.

 

 

Best wishes to you Mike and good luck in starting your club. Here's a pic of my layout I finished last summer.  -Len

Mine's just track on foam board, interspersed with lots of mess right now. Just received my Flexxbed roadbed yesterday, and hope to start installing it soon. Work also continues on my hand-made O27 track - only 4 more pieces to go until that's finished.

Here's a shot of my 20 X 10layout that features O Gauge and what might be called ON3 with O Gauge Billerbahn on HO tracks. Enjoy.

Best wishes on your recovery, Mike!

 

Even though these were taken a couple years ago... it's current! (I'm not very energetic anymore!)

 

Here's a view of 12th St. Yard on my mini-layout....

 

 

And here's a pic of SLSF #306 I painted, decaled, and weathered...

 

 

Get well soon, Mike!

 

Edit: Wow... this software sure compresses pictures!

 

Andre

You guys are THE best!

 

You don't know what you have done to continue to inspire me! A great deal!

 

A while ago, (January 2012) before my one shot radiation procedure in June (of the same year), I was (understandibly) all nervous about the procedure and what the outcome would be.  Fast forward to now, the Annual Holiday Train show which occurred  in December 2012 and was more successful than ever and the "Spring into Spring" Sale which the Richmond County Model Railroad Club (which occurred two weeks ago) was asked to participate served as markers to our new clubs success.

 

I knew I could always count on you guys and gals to supplement with new ideas and inspiration with your extensive layouts. Currently we don't have a clubhouse but that is a small detail with backing and a growing club, we should get one soon.

 

Mike Maurice

Mike - glad you are feeling better

Here are some pics of my final layout.  I'll be taking it down forever and selling off everything. A fellow forum member is taking everything including the Mianne Benchwork.

Just the bedroom floor.

 

This is my layout as it is currently  as you can see I have tons of work to do this spring and summer. And a few photos down when I started back in the fall when I started and here is me

This is my Layout with dimension of 8' X 16'. All Atlas Track with Switches and Accessories working off CAB2 (LEGACY). Outer Loop 072 and Inner Loop 054.

 

FREDSTRAINS

 

 

Some of mine, maybe a little too close..first try.

Thank you Mike for getting members to share their layout pics, great post.  I am a rather new member to the forum and I joined because I wanted to learn more about enhancing my layout.  Wow have I been impressed with the knowledge and skill presented here.  I quickly became a member of the "Brotherhood of Crappy Basements" which was fun. 

 

Following is my layout which I began when my Daughter told me to get the trains out for the Grandchildren.  We put it up on a 4X8 plywood board, like many Christmas' before.  The difference this time is my wife and I never put it away.  We cleaned the basement out and quickly began enlarging.  I have maximized my space 300 sq. ft. of table top 18' X 20' of floor space.  The track layout is engaging with long runs and many sidings.  Now I want to really learn how to model scenes.  

 

This is the West side which is a large horse shoe.

 

 

This is the East side which is a large L attached to the South side of the horse shoe.

 

 

Geezerville

  

 

Logging operation

  

 

Intermodal

  

 

My Bowling Alley

 

 

Engine Yard

 

 

Yard

 

 

Yard Shak

 

 

Farm scene 

  

 

Many of the Lionel Engines, accessories and Plasticville buildings come from my Family trains of the early 50's.

This is of course is my last layout. The new one is coming along fine but have lots to do. Don

The best part of the basement. 

ChooCHooPaul, very cool........is that a staging area under the layout? Don

 

Jon

Still have a ways to go, but I'll get there eventually.

 

Last weekend before hosting TCA North Texas Chapter Meeting.6 years in and a long way to go yet.

 

 

Choochoopaul, Wood, Fredstrains, those are my types of layouts.  Layouts like Josh imagined I imagine.  Lots of fun there.  Lionel trains, accessories, Plasticville.

My grandson is visiting this weekend...

 

 

This has been a great thread... easily as enjoyable as the "Weekend Photo Fun" thread each week.

 

I have enjoyed seeing how each of us approach the hobby and what it rewards us with.  I've also enjoyed the "overall scene" views that have been in this thread, too.

 

In regards to some "Crappy Basement" comments: To me the pics of such a "crappy basement" looks like a wonderful and quaint retreat to retire to and enjoy the hobby.  

 

Ya'll keep on having fun!

 

 

Hey Jon,

 

Looking out over your pic, I do see some similarity, in my own,  but cant tell about your curves,  are you running any 18 in. passenger cars,   also, do you change your

consist often on the tracks

just wondering !

thanks

Hey Scott, How the heck did you get my leg?

 

Looking good my man!  Just need to smile a bit. Here is a picture of mine while I was in virginia on vacation last year:

  

Not sure why but there are times when my family doesn't like to be around me out in public!

 

Here we are checking out the SP44498 in Portland: