Large Scale Central

A visit to the indoor layout of Bob Springs & Harry Kelley

General Discussion
#1

First I’d like to thank Bob & Harry for allowing me to come out and visit. Bob has done a fantastic job on the scenery. The trains ran, a little, but we talked a lot :slight_smile: Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to make a return visit and spend a little more time running trains :wink: I took a lot of pictures, but had a lot of mixed results. Very strange and inconsistent results. But this may have been a mixed blessing. If every photo had turned out, I’d have probably posted 50 photos. Some of the best shots didn’t turn out, but I still came up with a few worth posting. No Photoshop, but a few pictures are cropped.

This photo looks almost like a painting, to me. Different, but I like it.

More to come, probably tomorrow. Ralph

#2

Nice! Good to see the PVRR Celebrity Train making the rounds :slight_smile:

#3

:smiley:
Marconi Goats was there too, but having coupler issues. I should have gotten a photo before I pulled it :frowning:
Ralph

#4

Hey Ralph,
So glad you came for a visit. This was Loganville’s first sream special. I could get to liking that!
We’ll do it again soon.
Bob Springs

#5

Bob, Who makes those nice ground throws? They look pretty nice

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob6.jpg)

#6

Craig, they’re Sunset Valley–All brass–adjustable–Work GREAT. they are $21 each but worth everypenny.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/SunsetValleygroundthrow.jpg)

#7

Thanks for the info. I will have to keep that in mind. I’m looking around for high stands, but they need to have a small headblock spacing. All I’ve found so far are ones for narrow gauge tie spacing.

Craig

#8

Craig, check their website. They have these too. Nice!
Bob

#9

The headblock spacing is to wide for what I want to model. It’s close but still a little wide. I’m looking at 18" center to center for the headblocks.

(http://www.svrronline.com/images/ssvr28.JPG)

Craig

#10

Could you use a brass adapter plate or is it an aesthetic thing?
Bob

#11

Aestetic/Prototype problem. The problem is I’ve got my hands on the NP standard plans for turnouts, and I’m trying to build a turnout to standards as much as possible (not 45mm either). I may just end up building my own stand out of brass, as I have all the prototype information. If I had a mill it would be much easier… I’ve thought about possibly using O scale stands, but I haven’t had a chance to measure any of them.
http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=16012
It may be a rabbit hole that I’m wandering down…

#12

Very nice Ralph. Great layout Bob. That steam engine looks good on the layout.

#13

A few more shots from yesterday :slight_smile:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob11.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob12.jpg)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob13.JPG)

I was going to bring the J/S coaches. After all, that would make more sense as a “special” on a modern RR. But Ken had something come up, and didn’t make the trip from Pennsylvania. So, I thought it would be appropriate that Ken was there in some way or another :slight_smile:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob14.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob15.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob16.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob17.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob18.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob19.JPG)

Uncle Bob himself :slight_smile:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/Bob20.JPG)

#14

Nice pics Ralph. Sorry that the maintenence crew let you down on my stock car. I’ll lay into them early monday. :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :wink:

#15

Boy, great background painting. Superb.

#16

Sorry I missed it…but I was passing through South Carolina on Sunday, just not on the western side…:wink: