Little People

The layout behind us was in Richardson Farms climate-controlled greenhouse for 2 years during the Christmas season and took donations to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland. It was also the layout we built for our seasonal pop-up store to sell trains and accessories at the same location. The little person standing beside me in this photo is Bridget Diveley, the 2012 poster child for the Johns Hopkins Children Center. She came to see the trains with her family. At age 3 in this photo, Bridget is now a normal, healthy young lady and can do what any other child can. She was born with a hole in her heart. Through the dedication and medical expertise of the Johns Hopkins Children Center, several  surgeries later to repair her young heart, Bridget is with us today and able to thrive. Meeting Bridget and her supportive family really gave the layout and yearly donation collections a special, rewarding meaning.

Randy Harrison posted:

The layout behind us was in Richardson Farms climate-controlled greenhouse for 2 years during the Christmas season and took donations to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland. It was also the layout we built for our seasonal pop-up store to sell trains and accessories at the same location. The little person standing beside me in this photo is Bridget Diveley, the 2012 poster child for the Johns Hopkins Children Center. She came to see the trains with her family. At age 3 in this photo, Bridget is now a normal, healthy young lady and can do what any other child can. She was born with a hole in her heart. Through the dedication and medical expertise of the Johns Hopkins Children Center, several  surgeries later to repair her young heart, Bridget is with us today and able to thrive. Meeting Bridget and her supportive family really gave the layout and yearly donation collections a special, rewarding meaning.

Outstanding !!

Six new arrivals in GaryVille will have to be quarantined for 14 days before they can be placed on the layout.

The ambulance driver and assistant seem a little perplexed as to why the retired guy is taking a nap in the street

Capetrainman posted:

The ambulance driver and assistant seem a little perplexed as to why the retired guy is taking a nap in the street

Capetrainman - that is a fabulous looking ambulance!  Who manufactured item it?  

trumptrain posted:

Capetrainman posted:

The ambulance driver and assistant seem a little perplexed as to why the retired guy is taking a nap in the street

Capetrainman - Great scene! that is a fabulous looking ambulance!  Who manufactured item it?  

Lunchtime at Nathan's.

Jerry

Patrick, the red ambulance is a "Brooklin" purchased a decade ago...gotten a little pricey these days and out of my budget  Thanks for the comment...

More little folks.

Night trains.  One train leaves as another arrives. 

2 a.m. closing time as clerks begin to bring the beer cases inside.  

Just about quitting time for this MOW crew members as B&O F units pass by. 

At dusk in Patsburg little folks scurry about.  Some will dine on delicious muscle dishes at Bertha's Restaurant before attending a classical music concert with the Julliard String Quartet at Our Lady of Locomotion Church.   After the concert some will go to JAHN'S for a fine banana split while other's will return to Bertha's to catch the last set of the Miles Davis Nonet playing cool jazz.  Then it's off to catch the train home.  

There is a big load to be handled and Mr. Skeet Marx is going to supervise the entire operation. 

Train crew is ready to pull the eight axle depressed center flat car to the yard.  

...boys hangin' ….out in the yard...

FrankM

professional checker players

Moonson posted:

...boys hangin' ….out in the yard...

FrankM

Like the raised end of the house, adds to the great scene. Hope you are doing well!

Starting construction

These youngsters love just chilling, while Moma does the cooking'....

Don and Juan took Fast Finger Freddie out underneath the trolly trestle for some target practice this afternoon.  

As coincidence would have it,  Vladimir Peskoff  and his accomplice Vastly Leman just " happened" to be waiting under the trestle for a meet up with an associate, Big Benny,  who was soon due to arrive.  Don, dressed in his stylish overcoat and hat, calls out to Vladimir " Hey Val!  If you're  waiting for the trolley, it doesn't stop here!  You better move on!"  Vladimir shouts back," I'm waiting for a business associate and that associate wouldn't be you!  You and I are done doing any kind of business at all!  Why don't you just tell your goons to get back in the car, put it in reverse and pretend this didn't happen!"

 " No, no, not at all Val!   We ain't goin nowhere! " says Don.  " We bought Big Benny an ice cream cone, his favorite  flavor, so he won't be showing up today.   So in the interim, I hope you don't mind if Fast Finger Freddie engages in a little target practice beings we're here and everything.   Hmmmm there doesn't seem to be any targets around.  I hope you don't mind if Freddy uses your car for a target.  After he gets done you will be the first person to ever drive a piece of  Swiss cheese!"  Don, Jaun, begin to laugh.  Freddie begins to make Swiss cheese. 

The local authorities respond to loud noise complaints being reported down by and around the tressel..... in Patsburg..                                                                                                                      

Additional units trying to respond to the reported area, but heavy traffic is impeding their progress'..

Continuing from your hilarious sequal to my post Ted

Officer Fife arrives on the scene, chases this poor fellow through some thick brush, finally catches him, frisks him, asks a few questions only to find out he's got a totally innocent man. 

Office Fife totally ignores the crackling coming from Fast Finger Freddie's rifle.  Hmmm, whats up with that? What's wrong with this picture?  Did Don and Juan buy ice cream cones for the police force too?  

The travelers and car shoppers are getting out there again...check out the "conductor" with the red hair...he looks familiar?

Latest bulletin from Patsburg PD, reports A BOLO,"be on the look out" for a late model, possible 1957 Powder Blue Cadillac Convertible.  Description of driver:  Possibly a Female, with known connections to organized crime syndicate out of Patsburg.  Suspect could be armed and dangerous:  All units approach with caution...

A Spencerville, West Virginia, tow truck operator responds to a dispatch for a disabled vehicle that has run out of fuel exiting off Highway 109 south, from Maryland. The vehicle matches  the BOLO description.  The wrecker driver heard the call on his radio and notified Local police.  A Spencerville Officer, shows up to assist, and waits  for Detectives to show up to investigate further... The officer has instructed the wrecker driver to inform the female driver there is a mechanical problem as well as being out of gas.  

Ted...great theme and picture.  Love the "Eldorado" and tow truck!

Follow up to Ted  Quarter Gauger:  

Fast forward a year later:  Turns out that the female driving the 1957 powder blue Caddy convertible was Don's girlfriend and tied, by association, to the organized crime ring running out of Patsburg.  The girl friend, Leslie Moore AKA "Les is Moore", an exotic dancer at " Bada Bing Gentleman's Club" located on the other side of the tracks, turned states evidence.   Don and Juan,were later arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to hard labor for conspiring to hijack a  precious commodities train loaded with toilet paper.  Word is that Vladimir Peskoff is now running the Patsburg organized crime syndicate from his Swiss cheese mobile.

Thankfully Patsburg as well as Fairfield are now getting back to normal.

Random pics of LP doing their thing in Patsburg. 

STOCKING THE DINING CAR WITH FRESH PRODUCE.  Chef Boi R. Dee peers into the truck to select only the finest while Huber shows off a delicious pumpkin and Albert leans over a crate of potatoes. CREWS UNLOAD CRATES for upgrade of interior renovation of Ma & Pa caboose. 

BIG HOOK gets the inspection once over before being brought into action. 

UNLOADING SACKS of concrete and aggregate on the team track.  

Patrick, had mentioned Night trains'.. in of his terrific posts'. So in that theme.  How bout some `Night Moves'... Also, One of my favorite songs... 

The best seat in the house', or is it, best seat in the coach'....

Lots of `Pusher service these days, and ready for departure'..

All Aboard'''... Next stop, Kansas City....

...workin' ..

I am so proud of my son, David, now almost 32 years old, who got married this past weekend.

Here he is at age 13 skateboarding, which was his favorite thing to do at that age:

IMO, you can't go wrong by putting on your layout whatever you love; when you do that, you will love your layout. Arnold 

PS, that skateboarder is an Arttista O Scale figure.

I designed and built what will probably be my last layout for my two great-grandsons: Matthew (now 7) and Hudson (now 6) to enjoy. However, not long after the inaugural sessions, their interest turned to dinosaurs -- books, videos, and toys. So I added a DINOSAUR PARK to the layout as a counter-strategy.  Attached pix show the beasts with their keepers and audience members.

Mike Mottler     LCCA 12394
mottlerm@gmail.com

Mike, what you have done is wonderful, making your trains more appealing to your great grandsons by adding to your layout, what they love at the moment: dinosaurs.

It just so happens that I also have dinosaurs to add to my layout in case I believe they will be entertaining to my audience. I will post photos of these "little monsters" (LOL) later. Arnold

Here are a few of my "little monsters," who will make Redsox fans. Pirate fans, and other Yankee haters very happy:

LOL, Arnold

Now that is really SICK...I love it!  Not very many folks seem interested.  He was most likely reading about his 401k latest news.

At the Buladeen depot, the ladies working the rayon mills at Elizabethton are waiting for the 12:30 to arrive...

Meanwhile, a soldier is confirming with his ride that the Johnson City train for his 7 day leave will show up soon enough.

Little People.

Discussing the next switch move. 

Locomotive service personnel.

Fireman to brakeman ... " The tank is topped off!" 

Passengers on platform and inside the observation car. 

Let's go Odell... this car ain't gonna unload it self!

I posted this a while back in another topic....L to R,  Uncle John, Uncle Joe (back from Korea) and my Dad. JohnA       Zoom in on figures

Gram and Gramps used to have a very large chicken farm but now just a couple dozen chickens and time on the porch watching the trains.

@sidehack

Ray:

Your scene is superb! Your chicken coop and pen looks quite realistic. Where did you get the O scale chickens. I have been looking for the for years.

@railroad-guy posted:

Where the heck did you get these figures? They look amazing!

@p51 posted:

Where the heck did you get these figures? They look amazing!

These are actual 3D scans of real people from AndIan Models and costume painted by Fanai59 Miniatures.

You can find AndIan Models with a Google search and here is Fanai59 Miniatures railroad page: https://www.facebook.com/media...et=a.294051598193813