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Your Top Ten Favorite Layouts (1-10 w/ pics)

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Posted by slotracer on Friday, October 19, 2007 3:00 PM

A few others we should toss in the ring

 

Harold Werthwein's Erie RR

 The NEB&W

The Ried Bros N scale layout

Before the V&O became as popular as it did, many of the same concepts were used in a "Lichen Belt layout" was Jim Paine's Durham and Southern

There was a beautiful B&O layout, I cannot recall the modeler, it was featured in one of the early Allen Keller videos

 

 

 

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Posted by Dumptheair on Friday, October 19, 2007 3:03 PM

10. John Rogers MEC Mountain Divison 

9. Larry Reynolds PRR Horseshoe Curve

8. Bill Darnabys Maumee Road

7. Tony Koesters Allengehny Midland

6. Bob Helms Clinchfield

5. Allen Mcellands Virginian And Ohio

4. Vince Lee's Erie 28th Street Terminal

3. Jim Herzogs Reading

2. Brian Kellys C&O

1. Harold Wirthwiens Erie

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Posted by slotracer on Friday, October 19, 2007 3:29 PM
Also don't forget teh beautiful O scale C&O layout in the kansas City area.
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Posted by Chuck Geiger on Friday, October 19, 2007 3:39 PM

Is that Larry R. who loves in Emmaus, PA? - If so awesome layout, I toured it in 2000.

 

 

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Posted by vsmith on Friday, October 19, 2007 4:23 PM

Layouts that have had a big influence on me: 

Gorre & Daphetid, John Allen

Franklin & South Manchester, George Sellios

Empire & District RR, Lane Stewart

Pitkin Tramway, Joe Crea

San Juan Central + others, Malcomn Furlow

Several on Carl Arendts micro-layout site

Several Garden Railroads

 

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, October 19, 2007 10:12 PM
 loathar wrote:

How come nobody has mentioned Al Mayos SoCal Desert layout?Whistling [:-^]

I met Al Mayo at the Springfield show and he is a really nice cool guy.  You old farts have to give the younger generation a second chance.  He used to post photo's on Atlas and I was impressed with his layout.  He has a lot of energy and has modeled some very interesting scenes (many very funny and tongue in cheek).  I only wish I had some of that talent and energy!

I'll vote for most of the western layouts - all so very nice! 

Rio Grande.  The Action Road  - Focus 1977-1983

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Posted by aloco on Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:42 AM

Top ten layouts of all time or just on this forum?

I'm not sure if I've seen enough layouts to choose a top ten, and if I have I can't remember enough names.

Of the layouts I've seen on the forum, my two favourites are Dave Vollmer's and Jon Grant's.

I notice that there are few people who like John Allen's G&D.  Nice layout scenery-wise, but I don't care for all-steam locomotive fleets.    

 

 

 

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Posted by John Busby on Saturday, October 20, 2007 4:00 AM

Hi guys

Hmm some thing wrong here no1 should always be your own.

so no1 mine

no2 Gore & Daphetid

no3 Buckingham Great Central

no4 Delta Lines

no5 Ffarquar Rd

no6 Thomas's branch line by REV Awdry

no7 San Juan Central

no 8 Pig sty Hill Light railway Unless you are into garden railways UK style you will not know this one.

No9 Sandstone and Termite railway

a load of other English lines

regards John

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Posted by PASMITH on Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:21 PM


Above all others, my two most favorite layouts are:

1) Gorre And Daphetid

2) The La Mesa Club RR


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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 22, 2007 4:09 PM

You old farts have to give the younger generation a second chance. 

Young farts need to learn that their actions will draw reactions.

Corny Al got pwned, thats it, end of story.

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