mixing scales o scale, s scale, ho scale. I am collecting scenery items for my next layout

The bigger the layout the easier it will be to make the forced perspective work.  I'm still in the "planning and clearing the junk out of my shop to make room" phase but I'm dealing the same issues.  I have some Department 50 whatever and Lemax buildings (trying to figure out how to  get the Christmas decorations and "snow" off of them without destroying the structures), some lithographed candy and battery containers, one bamboo house that my daughter found for me, and structures and vehicles of all sorts from N Scale to O and maybe larger items.  There are a lot of Plasticville, Marx,  and others in the mix and I have also gathered figures of people and critters of all sizes.There are even some fantasy figures that I like but have no idea what to do with them.

Maybe we can work together over time and find some solutions.  

Good luck.

Tom

Thanks for the reply Tom, I am at the same stage collecting items that I like to incorporate into a large layout.

I am living abroad now, I will move back to the states this year, My plan is to collect what I would like to incorporate into my 30s era logging / 50-60s era towns  I have trains from these eras.

Here's some of my collection  1922-1930 ect. models of yesteryear cars. Lionel pre & postwar cars, Lionel 1668 &1688 with tenders, 3 early 1950s  locomotives an cars, ho Coal chute and buildings, 6 Quality Craft Models O Scale Kits not built, tons of track and Lionel buildings

Also a lot of O scale size lumber for constructing buildings & bridges

I think some of the department 56 houses would be a nice add with a whimsical look. One of our OMG members suggested using a large hill / small mountain to separate  the different themes, my 30s era logging and early 50s town, I like that idea a lot . As for the forced perspective I am still not sure of how to accomplish that. As I mentioned early I do have some ho and o scale buildings

It would be great too exchange ideas

Martyb

martyb posted:

Thanks for the reply Tom, I am at the same stage collecting items that I like to incorporate into a large layout.

I am living abroad now, I will move back to the states this year, My plan is to collect what I would like to incorporate into my 30s era logging / 50-60s era towns  I have trains from these eras.

Here's some of my collection  1922-1930 ect. models of yesteryear cars. Lionel pre & postwar cars, Lionel 1668 &1688 with tenders, 3 early 1950s  locomotives an cars, ho Coal chute and buildings, 6 Quality Craft Models O Scale Kits not built, tons of track and Lionel buildings

Also a lot of O scale size lumber for constructing buildings & bridges

I think some of the department 56 houses would be a nice add with a whimsical look. One of our OMG members suggested using a large hill / small mountain to separate  the different themes, my 30s era logging and early 50s town, I like that idea a lot . As for the forced perspective I am still not sure of how to accomplish that. As I mentioned early I do have some ho and o scale buildings

It would be great too exchange ideas

Martyb

That's a great idea and could help separate larger and smaller buildings to aid the forced perspective idea.  Large areas of forest might work well, too, or even cleverly worked fields.

Stay in touch.

Tom, will do 

martyb