Here is our new O gauge layout at The Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum. It has grown by over 10 feet in length on the outside legs and 20 feet on the middle leg.
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Our Winter Open House is next weekend and includes a train show!.
Visit our web page at www.wrmrrm.org
WOW TOM, BIG CONGA on your new digs. Nice place to stretch out those flanged wheels. Good luck with the Open House and Train show.
laz57
Working on scenery…
After reading just about everything written on the construction of a rock face wall and asking question to many posters, HEKI had the solution, rock foil.
At the start, we looked like this:
And now we are constructing the rock wall:
Spanky, Sweet digs for the new layout but the layout is looking even sweeter than the digs ! [tup][tup]
A new lashup that I tried last friday, Atlas/K-line/Atlas. Worked together flawlessly, was concerned about stall speed settings but no problems.
Back-up was at the ready should any problems have occurred,
We were entertained by a marvelous dance group that formed a parade down main street which even brought out some celebrities,
The parade:
“The Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum”
*Wow! Talk about ‘benchwork’…*Beautiful. All the best. Thanks for sharing.
Great job Tom. Hope that continues as you want it too. Separate subject: Will not discuss that Ohio engineer’s construction on that other layout. [;)]
seems he can’t comment on greatness when he See’s it by a YANKEE [:D]
looking great tom whis I had a place like that to run some of mine lol
Great pictures, Guys.
Tom ( Spankybird ) …Buckeye and I want to see that layout, this summer.
Chuck
Greetings Folks,
What a great layout at the museum! I keep telling my wife that I want to display my entire collection some day. We refer to it as the museum. I don’t dare show her the pictures that Tom posted. [;)]
One of the things about having been a collector for over 25 years is that you probably have things stored in boxes that you didn’t remember that you had, or that you forgot that you had [:O], or that you knew you had and couldn’t find [:I]. I’ve been going through some of those storage boxes again and re-discovered one of my favorite items that I should probably submit for “My Greatest Find.”
When I was still exclusively collecting Flyer S gauge I came across a unique variation that at the time I was unaware existed, and it wasn’t listed in the Greenberg guides.
At an old hobby shop in the town where I lived in the early 1980’s I had cultivated a friendship with the owner. He knew I was interested in American Flyer S gauge trains. Periodically he would bring out something that had been brought in for trade and that he had stored in boxes in his back room. One day he brought out a 635 crane. I had always liked that car and at that time had only one example of it on a sheet metal frame. The 635 he brought out was different.
It was the version on a die cast base. I bought it and thought myself pretty fortunate to now have two examples of the 635. It wasn’t until I got
Wow, the Western Reserve Layout is going to be fantastic. Going to have to take a drive up I-71 once the snow clears.
The nuclear reactor site is taking shape
This is Cole. He is one of the Hershey’s Collectibles elves celebrating Valentines day by selling kisses. A Hershey MP15 is coming to his aid by delivering a fresh shipment of chocolate kisses. 
Some hugs to go with the kisses, too. 
Delivery is made, and it’s off the next Valentine’s event! 
Great pictures everyone! Spanky thanks for picking up the slack, Could not get on the net this morning.
Greg - the 635 is one of my favorites too
When I got mine it did not have a roof so I went to the bone yard. By the brass coupler weight makes it 1948. In theStandard Catalog of American Flyer Trains by Doyle, on page 70 it has a picture of your 635 with a black roof, the book called it "unpainted blued steel with a chrome stack. It is also listed as being VERY rare.
Jim
Guess what??? The Big Boy came out of mothballs. Have not run it in 6 to 8 months. Been sitting quitely on siding.
UP smoking caboose brings up the rear.
Fun afternoon.
CHIEF here’s my FEF and BB double heading.
laz57
all looking great all hope to post some new buys in the past few months sometime soon.
Tom–
Thank you so much for taking the time to post the progress shots, WONDERFUL!!
Buckeye–just consider the source of the most recent criticism of your efforts, some things never change, especially HIS layout [(-D][(-D][:o)]
Super great photo’s from everyone this week!!! I finally got around to working on the layout again, I only had a few hours today but I atleast started on the small town of Grafton. It’s a beginning…
And of course I had to run trains for a while [;)]
Keep them coming and have fun!!
Paul
Tom, great looking layout going on up there. Only problem I see is that by the time an engine makes it once around the loop, you will need to replace a traction tire and send her off to get lubed! Great problem to have.
Thanks to all for the contributions.
Dennis
