Beautiful detail TRUMPTRAIN as well as everyone else, it's so hard for me to imagine having the patience to create such level of detail, maybe I'll get there someday..
Jeff
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Beautiful detail TRUMPTRAIN as well as everyone else, it's so hard for me to imagine having the patience to create such level of detail, maybe I'll get there someday..
Jeff
@trumptrain posted:
Patrick, yes, your photos are superb as well... "Chained Log flatcars and Coal cars and Switchers, Oh MY!" (hmmm have to look at the Maynerds site for an 8 pack of flatcars (I just love the pattern of same cars, Oil Tamkers or Boxcars or Auto Transports or COAL or ORE), and go find some birch branches to cut to size and logging chains.. and weathering and a SWITCHER, and and and Dang, tonight is the addiction to buying trains support group too. So little time, so many great ideas ya'll have
Lionelski, Finally, you’ve posted some great pictures of your awesome layout and I like it. I can picture you standing at your control panel behind that massive row of transformers and switch controllers having a True Blast. A little humor. Your layout is a great Encouragement to those entering this fun hobby. Trumptrain, your colorful layout is also Encouraging to those that are coming into the hobby, it’s action packed with lots of interesting scenes, lots of Workers, and Clifford, your layout is especially Encouraging to those considering jumping into this great hobby, very detail oriented, NCDAVE, your layout is also very nice, super interesting, and well scenicked, with a unique switching siding, also there’s a long orange car behind a coal car, wonder what it is? Possibly a propane car? This is a fun thread to read, Happy Railroading Everyone
Aww shucks LeapinLarry, thanks for the kind comments!
Hey Leapinlarry! Thanks for the nice words! The car behind the coal car is a K-Line 16 wheel Bethlehem Steel pipe transport car. K-Line sure made interesting rolling stock.
On 2/16 I posted a couple of pics of Warrenville. Here are a few taken from a different perspective, the back.
A couple of weeks ago I was sitting on the coach shown in the 2nd pic, reading Greenberg's Guide to Lionel Trains - Accessories, and I looked up and said to myself: "Self, Holy Sugar, did I really do that?" I did, starting in 1983.
The last pic shows part of The Alcove - Gilbert Flyer on the upper level travels through my workshop and back. The lower level is a very tight O27 loop with a string of short giraffe and operating horse cars. The Alcove used to be a closet only 24 inches deep - O27 fits only because it squeezes between the studs on the front wall
The whole story is in the "About Warrenville" section of my website.
@mike g. posted:......... But any how here is a very shot video of the train room.
Mike your room has certainly come a long way. It just seems like a few months ago you were working on the bench work and now look at the railroad empire you and the CEO has created. Keep enjoying adding those finishing touches and run your trains.
@Rich Wiemann posted:Mike your room has certainly come a long way. It just seems like a few months ago you were working on the bench work and now look at the railroad empire you and the CEO has created. Keep enjoying adding those finishing touches and run your trains.
Thanks Rich, it sure is fun to build, but some times very trying also. Some days I just go into the train room and just run trains!
@mike g. posted:John, great looking layout and comfy room! I bet you don't even have to leave the house! I wish mine was like that instead of going out to the garage/train room. But any how here is a very shot video of the train room.
Thanks Mike.
If I had a bathroom down there I would never come upstairs! Due to years of expansions, other than a folding chair at the controls, the couch is the only place left to sit. I used to be able to have a train night a couple times a year with a dozen or so friends. Six people now are bumping into each other.
Thanks for the video too, looks like any trip to your garage/train room is well worth it
@Lionelski posted:Thanks Mike.
If I had a bathroom down there I would never come upstairs! Due to years of expansions, other than a folding chair at the controls, the couch is the only place left to sit. I used to be able to have a train night a couple times a year with a dozen or so friends. Six people now are bumping into each other.
Thanks for the video too, looks like any trip to your garage/train room is well worth it
Thanks John, once I get into the garage its not to bad. I have heat in the garage and train room, a coffee pot, microwave and a small fridge with plenty of coors! Oh and a BATHROOM! LOL
Attached are some photos of my Lionel D-165 1956 dealer display reproduction. The 665, part of the 2257WS outfit, is my first train, given to me by my dad in December, 1956 when I was just 3 months old! He started me early. The layout was built using original Lionel construction methods where possible. Unfortunately, the track plan is incorrect for the production layouts (it is correct for the prototype shown in the 1956 Dealer Display catalog) since I didn't have access to the instruction sheets when I built the layout. Lionel made significant changes to the track plan when they made the production layouts. The special dealer display billboards are reproductions I created in PowerPoint.
Different incarnations of the same room. Currently have my D-400 stacked above my 2020 Lionel Military display, as I begin construction on a new 4 x 8 D-264/190 hybrid layout.
Wow! Jagrick that is some train room. Looks like you have some empty shelves on the back wall to fill up! 8-)
Jeff
Yes I have filled in some will post more recent photos
Wish I had that kind of space to work with..
Jeff
I had to complete a huge honey do list plus commit to future list to get the building built.
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