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Clifford, excellent scene, thanks for the thread. Your model railroad is awesome. Happy Railroading
The lights close the deal and make the big kids and the grand kids eyes light-up!
Clifford,
Thank you for this thread. I hope to build a layout soon, and making night operation with lots of layout lighting, is a big focus. Indirect lighting from inside structures, lampposts, and track signals. So I hope others share ideas and photos in this thread.
Thank you
Night in my little city -
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Wow!!!! Nice! Love the neon signs! When you think about, it we've definitely come a long way, not only in command control of trains but in other areas also. Amazing to say the least.
We were about to leave the building one evening and forgot to turn off the layout. On the way back to the switch, I decided to take a couple of photos.
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Still working on wiring everything up, but here are some pictures
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@ConrailFan posted:Wow!!!! Nice! Love the neon signs! When you think about, it we've definitely come a long way, not only in command control of trains but in other areas also. Amazing to say the least.
Thanks Conrail. Crazy things happen down in the Bowery on the other side of the tracks late at night.......
BTW, those are all 7 trains on the elevated line.
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I agree, a layout at night with lights on is a really great effect. Particularly if you use the lights to guide the viewers eyes to specific scenes. Here is one of mine:
That is a 3D printed model of the moon I got from Amazon. Details how I did it are here
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@John Sethian posted:I agree, a layout at night with lights on is a really great effect. Particularly if you use the lights to guide the viewers eyes to specific scenes. Here is one of mine:
That is a 3D printed model of the moon I got from Amazon. Details how I did it are here
Wow! That's really cool.
I took these photos on my last layout after I built a "wall" to put my Miller Engineering Sunoco sign in view in the refinery scene. The oil well to the left was made by Colber and came off my high school layout.
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Straphanger your CBGB's looks as sleazy as it was back in the day! Nice work.
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from Popsrr sometime in the past.....
Layout review & update 02-09-13 w/Pictures | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com)
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Great thread, stunning night scenes. Here's a contribution from me:
Night game at the Polo Grounds in 1954.
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Here is my layout at night:
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Really nice photos everyone.
Here is a wintry night on the Mountain Pass Railroad with the steamer making its way up the 3.5% grade. This was an experiment with a "live" backdrop. I hooked up a small projector with a Roku stick and found a wintry mountain scene on YouTube.
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@Brad Trout posted:
Brad,
Is that tall building one of the ones from Menards? Does it have individual floors inside or just an open space?
My last layout was set in a beach town, a theme I plan to carry into my next layout. After seeing some tall condos along the shoreline in Orange Beach, Florida, I got the idea of having a condo building along my next layout's "shoreline". I'm wondering if the inside of your tall building can be detailed with clear windows, people looking out, etc.
Thank you.
@Pat Shediack Yes, it is the York Hotel, which BTW, I saw recently somewhere that is nearing end of availability from Menards.
I believe it was one of their first buildings. I bought it at the Allentown show in 2017, so sad to say, I don't remember what the interior is like. If I had to guess, I would think there are NO floors as they would simply add cost without any visible value. The exhaust turbines on the roof turn and there are lights up there, so there is power going up there, which would also suggest open space, to make that wire run easier (i.e. less costly). Also, looking at the night time photo, the light appears to be dimmer at the top floor which would suggest open interior with lighting towards the bottom floors somewhere.
It does have a "train tunnel" as the back half of the first few floors, so there is likely a "floor" or "roof" on top of that.
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Kudos to everyone! wonderful photos ! Thank you !
Here are some shots taken at night. Note my comment on the sunrise shot.
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Stunning displays. A thing of beauty.
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TedW -- those are really some great shots - numbers three and four especially are almost realistic enough that without very close scrutiny they'd pass as from the 1:1 world (there is that pesky third rail...). I like the fact that the Red Owl awning in #4 appears to be blowing in the wind a bit, as the bottom isn't just 'straight across'. Quite cool.
@richs09 , Thank you sir. Nice of you to comment.
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@frizzinbee posted:
Beautiful shots! But I have to ask, where were you able to find that dirigible?? It is outstanding. IS that a plastic model? Would be great to find one of those!!
@Jeff B. Haertlein posted:Beautiful shots! But I have to ask, where were you able to find that dirigible?? It is outstanding. IS that a plastic model? Would be great to find one of those!!
Jeff,
Thanks! The dirigible is a custom build, bashed from a 1:245 (edit: I had 1:400 here, that was an error) Graf Zeppelin kit (which is still ~39" long) and a 1:48 B-25J kit (turned upside down)... plus some lighting and a few other misc parts. This thread here provides some additional details of the build.
I'm not the first person to do this - Lee Willis did it first for his layout using the same Zeppelin kit (and also a B-25) as a starting point.
-Dustin
Love them all. Something about trains at night!
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INCREDIBLE !
@frizzinbee posted:
I really like this image!! But I wouldn't want to sleep there!!! That cliff looks a bit intimidating
- walt
SIRT...great work...the highway scenes above are the most realistic I've seen...signage detail, lighting, and roadwork is incredible...!
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FARMERJOHN, WOW Great stuff here ! Amtrak station **** !
Chris, nice work...seeing your realistic picture top left reminds of pulling out of Chicago on the "Empire Builder," taking note of the industrial landscape there. Great job with the train station too !
We built most of the buildings and stuff. Kept us out of trouble
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A K-Line, C&O, Allegheny passes through Terryville at twilight with a long box car train on track #1.
The rears of the Blue Comet and The Nellie Bly leaving their night time station stops at suburban station Terryville returning their passengers home from a day at the sea shore.
Working the night shift unloading lumber.
The harbor by night.
Two photos of the Mt. Carroll yard by starlight and floodlight.
It is Christmas Eve and Santa leaves on his long, annual journey.
A Lionel, 736 Berkshire leads a freight train through Terryville under the stars.
An MTH RailKing PRR K-4s comes through the aftermath of a blizzard on a starry night.
The farm is still busy at night.
Music at the midnight church service.
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Looks great, Ted...nice work!
@trumptrain posted:
Wonderful lighting and photos, as usual, Pat.
@B&O Fan posted:
Scott:
Your layout is spectacular and really catches to flavor of Baltimore in a bygone era. Your night scenes are breath-taking! My only suggestion is to change the name of the Baltimore Spice Company to the McCormick Spice Company. McCormick's building was a fixture on the Baltimore waterfront for many years.
Again, Bravo on your layout Scott!!!!!
@Randy Harrison posted:A K-Line, C&O, Allegheny passes through Terryville at twilight with a long box car train on track #1.
The rears of the Blue Comet and The Nellie Bly leaving their night time station stops at suburban station Terryville returning their passengers home from a day at the sea shore.
Working the night shift unloading lumber.
The harbor by night.
Two photos of the Mt. Carroll yard by starlight and floodlight.
It is Christmas Eve and Santa leaves on his long, annual journey.
A Lionel, 736 Berkshire leads a freight train through Terryville under the stars.
An MTH RailKing PRR K-4s comes through the aftermath of a blizzard on a starry night.
The farm is still busy at night.
Music at the midnight church service.
Outstanding photos, Randy.
Night photos of our layout
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@Randy Harrison posted:Scott:
Your layout is spectacular and really catches to flavor of Baltimore in a bygone era. Your night scenes are breath-taking! My only suggestion is to change the name of the Baltimore Spice Company to the McCormick Spice Company. McCormick's building was a fixture on the Baltimore waterfront for many years.
Again, Bravo on your layout Scott!!!!!
Randy,
Thanks for the positive feedback. I was going to go with McCormick as you suggested but the Baltimore Spice company originated Old Bay seasoning and that's how I ended up with that.
I enjoyed seeing your photos as well, especially the harbor shot, well done!!
Stay Safe,
Scott
It's raining but folks are still go out to see the latest 3-D movie. Click on picture to enlarge. Don
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Arnold:
Thanks for the kind words. I am not the photographer that some of our fellow list members are, but, I still enjoy sharing my layout with others.
Also, I love your layout. I have a soft spot in my heart for Manhattan and the Bronx. I am a baseball fanatic, an ex-intercollegiate catcher. I also have been a life-long Yankee fan. Your rendering of the stadium with Don Larsen on the mound in the 1956 World Series is a great way to commemorate that great piece of Yankee history. It was a bit before my conscious memory. I was only 5 years old at the time, but, I am sure my mother had it on our television in the afternoon. I do remember the next few years seeing Whitey Ford, Yogi (my favorite player ever) and Mickey Mantle playing with Casey (You can look it up) Stengle managing. Those are my favorite baseball memories.
Sorry for the digression. I sometimes get wound up on a topic other than the one being discussed.
Randy, so your the other guy that bought the "Starlight Diner". They only made 100 of them. Best diner ever made in my opinion. Don
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Don:
The starlight Diner was part of @B&O Fan Scott's layout photos. I was just commenting on his fine work.
Thanks Randy. I have never seen one other than the one I have. Don
@scale rail posted:It's raining but folks are still go out to see the latest 3-D movie. Click on picture to enlarge. Don
Boy Don that is an impressive scene. This is the first time I’ve seen a post rainfall scene and love the headlight reflection. What did you use to obtain the effect?
Thanks Rich, I used my top secret system...Water. Put a thin brushing with a wide brush and took very long exposures with the camera. For the headlight reflection I used small flashlight beam moving at a slow speed. Exposure was over a minute. It took many, many tries to get it right. If I have dark areas that are hard to light, I "paint" a little light in the area with a flash light, keeping it moving all the time. I did it on the rock wall next to the drug store. Glad you liked it. Click to enlarge.....Don
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Station D at mid nite.
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Table and track - no scenery yet!
Lionel Lionchief Plus 4-6-2 Pacific Alaska #652 heading up 3 RMT Alaska Streamliners.
These passenger cars are very nicely lit - bright, even, and flicker free.
The locomotive is too big for these 12" passenger cars, but it pulls the three car consist
with ease. My Lionel Alco AA conventional set with single Pullmor motor could not pull
these cars out of the yard.
Sounds are great, and the handheld remote is easy to use. I think I prefer it over the
mobile device app, I have one of the new Docksider 0-6-0 2.0+ and have used the app.
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Craig, nice work on the turntable...great scene!
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Mario, great night scene! The road and sidewalk detail is really good. I'm curious to know who manufactures the street lights? Very realistic...