December 19, 20223 yr Some of us are erstwhile model railroaders. I was one myself. If you have 18 minutes to spare this is for you. An 'O' Gauge Lionel layout that took 21 days to build. Most of it is time-lapse pictures of it's construction. But there is a lot of running time video here too. Enjoy! Noel Edited December 19, 20223 yr by birdguy The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
December 19, 20223 yr Moderator When I click on the link all I see is a form to set up a GMail account via Google... 😒 Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
December 19, 20223 yr Author Sorry about that Fr Bill. Try it now. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
December 20, 20223 yr I do have a shop and we do a Christmas Window every year, but we skipped it this year due to spikes in Vandalism and Theft. I could easily get sucked into an O-Scale Christmas Window in the next few years as we start doing windows again. I would be like Gomez Addams with my O-Scale smiling ear to ear 😁 Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
December 20, 20223 yr Moderator On 12/19/2022 at 10:40 AM, birdguy said: Sorry about that Fr Bill. Try it now. Thanks! I enjoyed the time-lapse showing the construction of the layout. Honestly, while the final result was truly well done, IMHO it was way too much crammed into too small a space. As a result, much of the detail became too buried by the sheer quantity of stuff. I've always considered HO the perfect gauge for large layouts. I once tried dabbling in N gauge, but it proved way too small for my deteriorating eyesight! My best layout was built in a 1300 square-foot basement. I adopted a standardized 3'x 6' modular system for this build, which proved to be a good solution. Unfortunately, I built this in a rented house, which was about as stupid a move as I could possibly have made... <sigh> Oh well, I did get to enjoy it for a few years before having to disassemble it. I wound up donating it to a local club for their continued enjoyment. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
December 24, 20223 yr Well, that was something! I enjoyed seeing the steam locomotives puffing smoke as they would do. My dad bought me a Lionel kit when I was young. It had what I remember to a 4 6 2 with a coal tender and several cars and a small oval track. I loved that thing. That guys setup must have thousands and thousands of dollars of train parts alone. Made me tired just watching but the end was worth it. | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
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