What About Billboards?

Haven't done the Christmas layout in a while, should put that billboard to use on the permanent layout.

L & N posted:

My contribution. If people really understood how dangerous this stuff really is.

Sponsored by the friends of hydrogen hydroxide, the safer alternative..

Yeah it kills ya alright.... screw it im drinking some now...  HAHA i got  the joke right away ... 

 

I live in Pittsburgh.  At one time Pittsburgh brewery was based in the city.  It made it's flagship brew along with off-named ones like Old German, American, IC Lite and others.

I constructed these such that trains can run underneath them between the supports.  The "signs" are actual labels from either the can or the carton.

- walt

Here's another in the Iron City set.  For those familiar with the area, there was a pole billboard of this ilk on either Penn or Liberty at, I think, the intersection with the Washington crossing bridge.

Again, the "signs" are either labels from cans or cutouts from the carton.

- walt

 

I took old photos of my sister, my 2 brothers and me to use as billboard material the year that my sister passed away.  I created an entire scene in her memory - the house here is a model that I made of her house.

- walt

Don't know if this qualifies as a billboard but it sorta is one.  I had a dino-park scene on the layout that year

- walt

walt rapp posted:

I live in Pittsburgh.  At one time Pittsburgh brewery was based in the city.  It made it's flagship brew along with off-named ones like Old German, American, IC Lite and others.

...and don't forget "Sam Adams Boston Lager", which was originally produced at Pittsburgh Brewing!

The frames for these 2 billboards were originally for Lionel trains.  The small blinking style one was made by one of my nephews many years ago - I called my layout 'Waltburg', thus the sign's name.

The bigger one was a couple of years later and was a combined effort of 2 of my nephews.  That explains the "Rebuilt and...." lettering.

- walt

This would be a neat one to re-create in a layout taking place in the VA/TN/NC area after the late 50s:

I have a DVD of 1943-dated movie film from the 3-foot gauge ET&WNC, showing billboards placed along the right of way. I was very surprised to see this as there is a two-lane road paralleling the line in that spot, but the billboards are way too 'city slicker' looking for that place and time. Just watch this at 9:00-

Had I not seen the film myself, I would doubt anyone telling me they'd seen this in person as I wouldn't have expected it at all.

I thought it might be fun to post some more billboards:

As you can see, billboards work very nicely around a ball park:

If you are so inclined, please share your billboards. Arnold

Here is one that was a recent gift.And one I made.

Billboard built from a Blair Line kit atop an Ameritowne building.

MELGAR

Here are the Skyline Tin Billboards

Here are a few New Marx Billboards:

Dean

 

one of my favorite oldies... glucose by any other name would taste as sweet!

walt rapp posted:

The frames for these 2 billboards were originally for Lionel trains.  The small blinking style one was made by one of my nephews many years ago - I called my layout 'Waltburg', thus the sign's name.

The bigger one was a couple of years later and was a combined effort of 2 of my nephews.  That explains the "Rebuilt and...." lettering.

- walt

 

 

Looks like they love Uncle Walt!  

walt rapp posted:

Don't know if this qualifies as a billboard but it sorta is one.  I had a dino-park scene on the layout that year

- walt

Did they eat any guests Walt?

These are all great, Bryan's are are hoot. But Menard's Mark is bound to walk off with one ...Dairy Air

SPEED TRAP!!

A few around the layout,