Khayden93OGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Anyone building a small O-27 Layout for Halloween or Christmas as a display or permanent layout this coming holiday season? If so lets see them.
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MurnaneOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Each year I do a video of my daughters with the Christmas trains for Christmas, it's really fun to watch each year in order to see how both the girls and my train layouts grow. This past year I included the small layout I have in the basem*nt in the video. Below is a link to the video if you'd like to see it. I'm looking forward to shooting the 2014 version, I'll post it here on the forum after we are done.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mGVGAVdlcw
Best...Rich
9/15/143:52 PM
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handyandyOGR Forum Member
I have a small O-27 layout as my one and only year round layout! LOL
It's 39" x 80". It has two loops, the inner one can be run as an oval or a figure 8. I run mostly postwar stuff, but have a smidgen of prewar and MPC era Lionel.
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S SJCOGR Forum Member
"Small" and O27 fits the description of my layout, a 4x8. Outer loop is 0-42, inner is 0-27. Switches are all Ross 0-31. I have since added a shelf to the front to hold the MTH TIU, DCS Remote Commander "TIU", and my assortment of Lionel and MTH command remotes.
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j whiteOGR Forum Member
I used an old corner module for the club I belong to to build a small Marx layout. The table is hexagonal, and measures roughly 5' x 3 1/2'. The track itself is an oval 27" x 54".
Here's a shot of the track plan:
I use little house shaped cookie tins for the buildings. I can usually find one at the local Goodwill about every three months if I check pretty regular. I have more of them than will fit on the layout, so I rotate them occasionally.
Here's a few more shots of the layout, more or less complete:
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9/15/145:13 PM
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Khayden93OGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by j white:
I used an old corner module for the club I belong to to build a small Marx layout. The table is hexagonal, and measures roughly 5' x 3 1/2'. The track itself is an oval 27" x 54".
Here's a shot of the track plan:
I use little house shaped cookie tins for the buildings. I can usually find one at the local Goodwill about every three months if I check pretty regular. I have more of them than will fit on the layout, so I rotate them occasionally.
Here's a few more shots of the layout, more or less complete:
J White
Very nice work
9/15/146:49 PM
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j whiteOGR Forum Member
You may find something you like here if small layouts are your thing:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...---and-the-winner-is
J White
9/18/144:04 PM
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raising4daughtersOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
I'm mid-stream re-building a permanent layout, but finally gotthe Christmas layout running. Yesterday was reserved for my grandfather's old PW stuff. Had the 2056 4-6-4, Seaboard NW-2 and 4-4-0 General running well. Also have a custom kit trolley he built in the 1940s running in the center. Can't complain about old Lionel reliability.
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S sawdust43OGR Forum Member
J White...
really like the "large scale" (standard gauge i think) figurines...are they originals or reproductions?...if reproductions, where did you get them?...
my very best regards...howard...
12/20/158:03 AM
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j whiteOGR Forum Member
Howard,
They are all repros. Some of them (with the grey bases) are by Trico from a while ago. I bought those thinking they were originals. The ones with the white bases are from a Christmas village line. I can't recall which one. They are a bit smaller than the Trico figures, and definitely better painted. I believe they are cast resin, with the Trico being molded paper mache if I remember the article in the TCA Quarterly correctly.
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L longbow57caOGR Forum Member
Hello My friends, I just love small layouts with my Marx Trains my layout is 4x8 but I still love it too. When you do not have the room a 4x8 layout is the best. You have lot fun on 4x8 with Marx trains I find Thanks longow57ca.
10/17/169:00 AM
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WRGMILWOGR Forum Member
Hi THERE Khayden93
I have A BOX OF SOME TRAIN STUFF for you .
Send Email to me At WRGMILW@AOL.COM
Please send email by 1/2/17
I am ORGANZING my basem*nt . need stuff gone soon
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S SteamerOGR Forum Member
that's a very kind offer!
my Christmas platform. This was my Uncle Jim's, I was on the floor at my Grandparents growing up watching the Keystone on Jim's 2020, and his Marx CV. Now these are in my care.
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RSJB18OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
When 4 X 8 is all the space you have available you make it work.
JWhite- love the bottle holder. Don't want to spill anything on the trains
Bob
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N NatetrainsOGR Forum Member
SJC posted:
"Small" and O27 fits the description of my layout, a 4x8. Outer loop is 0-42, inner is 0-27. Switches are all Ross 0-31. I have since added a shelf to the front to hold the MTH TIU, DCS Remote Commander "TIU", and my assortment of Lionel and MTH command remotes.
What did you put on top of the table? is it carpet or cork what is it?
10/14/196:20 PM
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chessie1971OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Here is two pictures of my small O27 layout!!!!
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10/14/199:23 PM
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JDFonzOGR Forum Member
A couple pictures of an old Christmas layout that was on a 3’ x6’ table.
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JS Jon StachowiczOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
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JS Jon StachowiczOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
Hi all,
Our layout is 3.5'x8' and is based on the layout from the Kalmbach book "HO Railroad that grows". It's a work in progress and a lot of fun to run. :-)
Here's some photos my son took. Hope to have a video soon.
10/15/1910:21 PM
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JS Jon StachowiczOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
Hi all,
Here's the video. Hope you like it.
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10/17/199:34 PM
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SantaFeJimOGR Forum Member
Jon Stachowicz posted:
Hi all,
Here's the video. Hope you like it.
Normally I am not a big fan of a layout that has almost as much track as scenery. But in your case it works very well.
Nice video.
ENJOY your layout.
.
10/17/1910:22 PM
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Jon Stachowicz posted:
Hi all,
Here's the video. Hope you like it.
Interesting track plan. Can you post a diagram of it ?
10/17/1911:12 PM
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Sean007OGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Jon Stachowicz posted:
Hi all,
Here's the video. Hope you like it.
Really nice Jon!
10/18/1911:32 AM
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Dennis HollerOGR Forum Member
Poor pictures, but I put this O gauge one together for a few months after we moved years ago till I could get time to build a larger room layout. Now under the Room layout I rotate S or Marklin ho on a 4X8 as well.
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RC Richie C.OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
Pic of prior small layout in the process of beingtaken down (no people or cars) about a year agoand replacedwith a larger one.
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JS Jon StachowiczOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
Thank you for all of the nice comments. We'll get a track diagram posted soon. :-)
10/18/1910:31 PM
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mowingmanOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Here is the little 5x9 layout I have built for my grandson and I. It is 027, but we have now added a loop of Super O around the outside of the original layout. We still have to work on the scenery, but we can run trains.
Jeff
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geysergazerOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
In our previous house the only place I could have a layout was in the living room. This was a 4'X8' mostly switching pike:
Fastrack O36 curves.
Fastrack O72 track switches. A lot of switching operations in 32 sq ft.
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R rtraincollectorOGR Forum Member
j white posted:
You may find something you like here if small layouts are your thing:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...---and-the-winner-is
J White
I keep getting era, post has been deleted
10/19/1912:26 PM
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geysergazerOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
Most of this thread is 6yrs old.
10/19/1912:38 PM
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mowingmanOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
It may be an old thread, but it is nice to see other small layouts on here. There are many beautiful layouts shown on this site, but not everyone has room for a 30x40, or 10x20 layout. So, the small layouts will always be a popular topic, in my humble opinion.
Jeff
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PW53inVaOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
This is my upstairs bedroom/office 48 inch by 60 inch Marx Tin Layout. I have 2 tin trolleys I recently added motors to on it.
Dean
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