Baseball fields

[spankybird]

I know that several of you have baseball fields on your layouts. What size have you made them. At 90 feet between base, it would be about 2 feet scale. That takes alot of space, so have any of you reduced it and by how much.

[laz 57]

TOM,

  Made mine to look like a sandlot field that I grew up on I think the total is about 2 ft by 2 ft?

I'll measure and post tonite along with pics.  I used the artista winning and losing benches for my players along with some pallets for a backstop, and rocks for bases.  I then used 150 grit sand paper and glued that down along with sprinkling the green grass over top of the sandpaper.  Cost for the players was about $50.00

laz57

[PostwarMan07]

Its funny that you guys brought this up.  I was planning on attempting to make a scale model of Ohio Stadium (columbus, ohio) but soon found out that a 19 X 14 X 3 foot model was a little rediculous.

[Jumijo]

Tom, a Little League diamond is only 60 feet between the bases, and would be 2/3 the size. The entire field would also have a much smaller footprint as the fences wouldn't be nearly as far from home plate.

Jim 

[traindaddy1]

Hi! Tried it once on one of my HO layouts.  Settled for a playground, handball and tennis courts.

[otftch]

I built one for our train club's travelling layout.It fits into the diameter of a 31 inch dia.curve.I used the Arista figures also but had to scratchbuild the bleachers,batter's cage and refreshment stand.Its about eight inches from base to base.You can see photos at "ocala3railers.org" Look under layouts and then Orlando train Show.There are other shots of it under Lion's Train Show.

                                                                 Ed

 

[laz 57]

TOM,

  Here's my pics of a 24 inch by 24 inch sandlot baseball field, hope this helps?

Hope this helps?

laz57

[USNRol]

Laz, that ballfield looks GREAT!  I don't think scale size is all that important for something as big as a baseball field;  Like Jaabat said a Little League field is only 60 feet between bases.  I'd just make it small enough to fit in your space and try to keep the ball field proportions believable.

Roland

[laz 57]

Thanks ROLAND, I always wanted to do a sandlot like when I was a kid and saw the kid figures and thought what the heck might as well do it.  Had great summers playing ball in that lot.  Still think of those days gone by.

laz57

[spankybird]

Thank Laz - this will be a big help.

It's a great idea to make only a little league field!

[Dave Farquhar]

Laz, I like that field a lot. I played ball a lot when I was in grade school. In the small town I lived in, about the only two things to do were to play ball, or go out in the woods and cut down trees and try to impress others with your coarse vocabulary. We had a pitcher who gave up one run all season. You were doing well just to make contact against him. I can only remember having one ball hit to me that season. I always wondered what happened to him.

I'd love to put a field on my layout someday, but it might take some re-arranging to make it happen. I definitely want to find the Lionelville metal figure set that has a father and son playing catch. That'll look great in the backyard of one of my Skyline houses. Unfortunately the only times I've seen that figure set, they've been in someone's hand. :(

[laz 57]

TOM, hope it helped?

DAVE, oh how I think of the GIZ I grew up with what happened to them?  Still was a great part of the whole experience.  Made us what we are today?

Rockon,

laz57

[Anonymous]

TOM,

  Here's my pics of a 24 inch by 24 inch sandlot baseball field, hope this helps?

Hope this helps?

laz57

 

thats really cool laz i think thats one heck of a job you did there...

[Jumijo]

I've seen a lot of baseball fields on layouts, but in all honesty, Laz has created the best one in my opinion. I wouldn't change a thing about it!

Jim 

[Frank53]

You could salvage a wasted corner and greatly reduce the amount of room you use. Place everything from the pitchers mound to home plate on the layout in the corner and use a photo backdrop on the wall to signify the outfield, fans in bleachers, etc. You can end up with something really nice out of a previously wasted space:

You can all your dugouts, on deck circle, umpire, tail gating, chain link fence, bleachers, even parking on each side of the first and third basepaths.

[Frank53]

kinda like this - but a ballfield instead of a city scene backdrop:

[laz 57]

Thanks GIZ for the kudos.  Just wanted something to remind me of the days o yore.

laz57

[laz 57]

FRANK looks good, using such a small space.

laz57

[spankybird]

First off I really want to thank LAZ for his help on this project.

So here is our Diamond in the Rough!

This was mounted on a 2 foot by 2 foot 1/8" thick plywood. The base line is 11" or 44 scale feet. The sand is 100 grit sand paper.

tom

 

[csxt30]

Tom : that really came out nice !! I can't wait to get up & see it !!

Thanks, John

[1688torpedo]

 Tom- You guys did a super job with those Ballfields. They look very realistic. Now we can watch the 'Roseyville Rascals' lose to the Cleveland Indians while running the Trains. We can use Lazs' 800 lb Bear to Umpire the Game also! Take Care.

[laz 57]

TOM,

  Great job on the field looks terriffic, will send out my 800 lb. BEAR to UMP.

laz57

[Anonymous]

That baseball field is sweet. I like the idea of dropping a "suggested" field into a corner as well. Unfortunately there isn't room on my layout for anything like that, unless I evict the cows from their pasture and plow under the orange grove like a southern version of Ray Kinsella. That would upset my wife and, of course, the cows, so not an option.

[basement artie]

I noticed this post recently.  I've been working on this baseball field for a little while.  It was designed to simulate a semipro field with a subway running in the background.  This way I would not have to worry with major league dimensions.  I obviously have some more work to do(bases, etc.).  I can give dimensions if you like.  The outfield is scaled about one and a half times the infield.  The scoreboard is done with dry transfers on a billboard kit. The outfield fence is a BTS kit, players are from Kramer. Anyone who grew up in New York in the 60's will recognize the game the score was taken from.

Tom

Please click on the thumblinks to enlarge...

 

 

I keep trying to get them to come up, and they work when I preview the post, but once I submit it, they remain small.   So the only other option I could think of is posting the actual links for you to follow...I apologize for the mishap.  

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[spankybird]

Tom - thanks for the replay and info. I wish the pics were larger, and sorry to say, they don't enlarge when clicking on them.

I am not sure if I will be adding a score board or not. It does look nice

[basement artie]

Sorry that they're not opening.  I was able to open a few of the myself but it seems to be hit or miss(pun intended).  I'll try to enlarge them myself and post again.

Tom

[basement artie]

I updated the posts, so please just copy and paste the urls that I have listed.

Thanks for the patience. 

[basement artie]

Well, I've finally figured out how to post photos.  These are the latest baseball field photos that I mentioned in the earlier post.  I've got a little more work to do.  The scoreboard took the longest to do because of the dry transfer numbering and lettering, but in the end it was well worth it.  Thanks for looking.

 

[mitchelr]

Artie,

Nice job on the ball field. I especially like the score board.  Wish I had more real estate in the layout to try to make a ball field.

Mitch 

[Jumijo]

Cubs vs Mets 1969? Looks like someone is tossing a no-no!

Jim