Large Scale Central

Bluestone Southern's October 2020 Ops Session

Operations
#41

Michael Glavin said:

Andy,

What a beautiful home and layout! Might you share a drawing of your layout, it looks to be huge?

Michael

Michael, I’ll get a pic of the current track plan for outside and get it posted here…

Had pictures of it, but I can’t access them, so I’ll get a new picture…

Andy

#42

I kind of would like to see a forum page for layouts, either drone pictures or overall views, or even like garden railways did and a drawing of the whole thing.

#43

if a layout is as big as the Bluestone Southern, you can see it on Google Earth. It would be up to Andy to give out the coordinates. I’m not touching that

#44

Here’s a shot from Google Earth…

#45

Thanks Andy… Google Earth confirms its a BIG layout! I’m in the planning stage for a large layout, its great to see what others have accomplished.

Michael

#46

Michael Glavin said:

Thanks Andy… Google Earth confirms its a BIG layout! I’m in the planning stage for a large layout, its great to see what others have accomplished.

Michael

Well, I’m not sure it’s LARGE. HUGE seems to be a better term…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)

Plus there’s MORE in the basement!

It’s a lot of fun to operate on. I’m not sure how many diesels Andy owns, but I’m betting it’s A LOT!!! Also, notice the “little” tractor in the upper left corner below - it has probably helped a bit…

#47

Rooster said:

Cousin Matt operated that consist 1 handed !

hahaha! Not by my own choice. lol!

Such a great time running trains again. Thanks to everyone that helps put these operating sessions on! So much fun!!

#48

The track plan:

The larger black lines in the lower left are the basement walls… The inside tracks are way out dated, but the outside

track plan is accurate… Yeah the wording is a bit fuzzy, but readable… Look at the words thru fuzzy eyes… (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#49

Andy,I am looking at the diagram and have a question, to get to the Freeman spur does a train have to back out of the basement then loop around to the right side of the diagram or can you head straight out and loop around Nashville . Oh wait never mind I see what I thought was the track isn’t . Hope to one day make a trip there ! You are right about the fuzzy eyes!!!

#50

Pete Lassen said:

Andy,I am looking at the diagram and have a question, to get to the Freeman spur does a train have to back out of the basement then loop around to the right side of the diagram or can you head straight out and loop around Nashville . Oh wait never mind I see what I thought was the track isn’t . Hope to one day make a trip there ! You are right about the fuzzy eyes!!!

Don’t worry Pete, you’ll still end up getting lost.

Just ask Matt…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#51

Ken Brunt said:

Don’t worry Pete, you’ll still end up getting lost.

Just ask Matt…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

That’s the face of a guy thinking he shoulda hung a left at Albuquerque. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)