looks GREAT 
That is coming along nicely.
Very nice indeed.
It all looks great Orin!
Capturing the look of Turnigan Arm alright. Excellent work!
Dan
Orind posted:
Orind,
It will look fine. Disney changes the transitions abruptly and visitors never notice when going from one land to another. Excellent solution!
Looks Great!
Some more progress.
Hi Orind,
We've had a run of Alaska type weather here in the lower 48. It was colder here than where you are for short stretch.
Have you tried hacking up 2" foam board for the mountain? I see that you have a process going and was curious why you chose that method.
The glacier corner is a good result! The train looked great passing it.
That's a very nice run, Orin! The layout is certainly coming along nicely!!
ORIND, great video. You have made good progress and the transition between the scenes blends well together.....Paul
I use the 2 inch foam board as a start, then use spray foam to get close to the shape I want, then spackle over the spray foam to finish. The spackle takes paint well. I was not able to get the look I wanted shaving the foam board when I tried--hence my method.
Orind posted:I use the 2 inch foam board as a start, then use spray foam to get close to the shape I want, then spackle over the spray foam to finish. The spackle takes paint well. I was not able to get the look I wanted shaving the foam board when I tried--hence my method.
Thanks, for the reply. I, too, take the same approach. I couldn't tell if you were using the old method completely. I have been able to get good results with foam board, but it's too expensive. I take a 4/ 1/2 angle grinder with a cutting wheel to it. Then I use multiple tools, like electric carving knives, kitchen knives, hacksaw blades with duct tape and about anything to hack it into a rock texture.
I found the Great Stuff to leave too many air holes. I found a low expansion spray foam product by Loctite with a very fine texture. I can slather on enough latex paint to hide the fine holes and make the process faster than finishing with plaster or mortar. So, this is my second layer over foam board or Great Stuff on wire mesh(screen).
Again, thanks for sharing your technique. The result is good.
ORIND, video is great and shows all the work so far. All the scenes are blending together nice. Great job so far.....Paul
LOL
Orind posted:And now for the hippies. While an Octopus would not normally be found in a snow melt pond, keep in mind these hippies have been communing with nature for a bit too long.
Nice, man, peace brother.
Moonman posted:Orind posted:And now for the hippies. While an Octopus would not normally be found in a snow melt pond, keep in mind these hippies have been communing with nature for a bit too long.
Nice, man, peace brother.
Thanks I enjoyed the YOUTUBE.
Orind posted:And now for the hippies. While an Octopus would not normally be found in a snow melt pond, keep in mind these hippies have been communing with nature for a bit too long.
Maybe did a bit too much acid. 
How long is your layout? I am going to build a layout that is 17x38’ and have considered using Lionel Fastrack as you have done. How many switches do you have. Do you operate your switches with hand held device? What do you consider to be the positives and negatives of FasTrack? Thanks!
The layout is 29 feet long, 3 feet wide, except the end loops which are O48 curves.
Why Fastrack--because that is what I could get in Anchorage Alaska, and shipping track mail order is pricey. If it would have been available up here, I would have gone with Gargraves, but the fastback works flawlessly, and I have never had a derailment. The layout even handled a 7.9 earthquake last week without issue.
5 switches. I enjoy letting the trains run, so switching operations was not a priority to me. I throw the switches with the included Lionel switch controls.
Thanks Orind for answering my questions regard your usage of FasTrack. It is a great product just hard to ballast and not real prototypical. So reliable and easy to work with.
Wow! This is pretty impressive! I'm in Anchorage too. I know a few people here in town must be doing O gauge, but I didn't figure to this extent! And you actually modeled something I've seen. Good job on doing the run past Potters Marsh into Turnagain Arm! Makes my little shelf layout look like a starter set!
Hey Norm!! Glad to see you joined us here! Yes, Orin is doing a whale of a job with his Alaska layout!! I'm sure there are a lot of folks here who would like to see your Tribute to the ARR!
Again, welcome to the OGR Forum!!
Thanks Norm--Yep there are a few of us O-gauge folks around town. You are always welcome to get in touch and swing by to talk trains.
Thanks Orin. Here is a video from my little show. My house is pretty small so I opted to go with a shelf layout running around one of my extra rooms. The room is a work in progress. Its 8'x12' so not to big. Hopefully the YouTube link will work on this.
Mark Boyce posted:Hey Norm!! Glad to see you joined us here! Yes, Orin is doing a whale of a job with his Alaska layout!! I'm sure there are a lot of folks here who would like to see your Tribute to the ARR!
Again, welcome to the OGR Forum!!
Thanks Mark. I'm beginning to think less as a tribute and more of a financial investment in my insanity ! ;-)
I'm still figuring out this forum thing. A lot different than the Facebook pages we usually chat on!
I checked out your youtube channel--nice collection of trains--well organized/displayed. I am fortunate that my wife is very flexible--we did not use the dining room/living room for anything, so now it gets used. I thought about setting up in the crawl space--huge open space--but then I would be the creepy old dude hanging out in his crawl space--not good.
Norm Odsather posted:Mark Boyce posted:Hey Norm!! Glad to see you joined us here! Yes, Orin is doing a whale of a job with his Alaska layout!! I'm sure there are a lot of folks here who would like to see your Tribute to the ARR!
Again, welcome to the OGR Forum!!
Thanks Mark. I'm beginning to think less as a tribute and more of a financial investment in my insanity ! ;-)
I'm still figuring out this forum thing. A lot different than the Facebook pages we usually chat on!
Financial investment in my insanity ! ;-)
Yes, I can say the same here!! 
If you have a question about using the Forum format, just holler. Someone will help. There are pinned posts from the OGR Administrators that can help too. I like the format much better than Facebook Groups, but as you know I frequent a few of those too.
Orind posted:I checked out your youtube channel--nice collection of trains--well organized/displayed. I am fortunate that my wife is very flexible--we did not use the dining room/living room for anything, so now it gets used. I thought about setting up in the crawl space--huge open space--but then I would be the creepy old dude hanging out in his crawl space--not good.
You and I had the same thought about the crawl space and the same outcome... I did wonder how many bucket loads of dirt would it take to get down to the foundation footing... But decided when I tunneled down that far, the house would probably collapse in on me... That would solve that idea... But I need a world more in the shelving department. I have more in other rooms hanging out needing a more proper place to go. Its amazing what one can collect. I'm the sole proprietor of my house so it's just me to talk to myself about the crazy that I've gotten into... Then there is the displays of aviation, automotive and other stuff... Some day when I grow up...
I have a friend in Fairbanks that does O gauge and specializes in ARR too, along with a lot of other road lines. He makes my show and collection look like the armature hour.
Norm, I like the up-lighting you used and the blinking LEDs in your big city.
That is really nice, Norm!
Thanks guys, but Orin, he's got the heat on the good show here! Wow! I'm impressed. I've seen a lot of people model Alaska, some made up rail locations, but Orin nailed it, I know exactly where the place is he is modeling and he nailed it!
My scenery is pretty basic due to a lack of skill but I keep a lot of it Alaska themed. I'm a 4th generation Alaskan so it's the home team or bust! Though I do have a lot of other stuff in my stable since I have everything from prewar tin to modern DCS and TMCC and eventually I'll get Legacy. I already have the Legacy command base. So a Legacy locomotive is a matter of time and money...
Not much new, but here is a video showing the layout. It has come along nicely and is enjoyable.
Looking good! Love the UFO in the corner. I work with a guy out at the airport who I'm pretty sure knows who flew it...
Looks like we have the same Madison cars and the same SD70. The Spirit of Moose Pass? Ki nda hard to read but I think I saw it on one of your other clips.
Looks great, Orin! You have really made a lot of progress!!
Orin, good video. layout is looking good..............Paul
