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Borracho Pizza Layout will be at SWGRS 2011

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#1

Three weeks to go so time to let the cat out of the bag! The pizza pizza 2 level portable layout will be a part of this years show. Big thanks to David Roberts for the offer to let me show you can have fun with a layout the size of a kitchen appliance . I will be bringing everything except the base. Its just too big for my little Scion. I can fit the main layout piece, the fiddle yard piece, the rear scenery piece, and a simplified support system, but the rolling base is just too big without a van. I am looking forward to the show but I don’t know where I will be located yet. David mentioned somewhere near the entry but that’s not confirmed yet. Should be fun. The pizza was a hit at the BTS way back; hopefully the pizza pizza will be again this year.

In the immortal words of Dorothy Provine in “The Great Race” “WELCOME TO BORRACHO!" Hope to see some of ya there. :smiley:

#2

I love it Vic. Im sure it will be a hit. Make sure you take video or pictures of the show and layout.

#3

Thanks Shawn, I did a full test-run of the support system, (1x4s and collapsable sawhorses) works great, just need to pick up some table skirts from a party supply store, better do it now before they all dissappear before Halloween. Now the hard part…deciding what trains to take? :wink:

#4
Victor Smith said:
Thanks Shawn, I did a full test-run of the support system, (1x4s and collapsable sawhorses) works great, just need to pick up some table skirts from a party supply store, better do it now before they all dissappear before Halloween. Now the hard part...deciding what trains to take? ;)
I say post your selection of trains and we can take a vote.
#5

More likely I’ll just throw whatever is handy into a box the night before :stuck_out_tongue:

#6

See you there ViC!

#7

I look forward to seeing you there Vic.

#8

Well I survived my first Rodeo :wink:

(http://www.mylargescale.com/1stclass/vsmith/SWGRS_2011.jpg)

My layout was right up front by the entry, so it got alot of attention. Had a really enjoyable time talking to other modelers, families and the kids sure got a kick out of all the things to look for on the layout. the best was people who looked at the bigger layouts an thought “Oh I can’t do that” or “Oh I dont have room for that” then see my layout and say 'Hey I can do that!" Got lots of questions on how was it built. Big thanks to David Roberts for letting me bring it, and a big thanks to Bob, Sandra, Don, and Dave at the Door Hollow for all their help and encouragement. If I’m going to do other shows I need to make a few changes Learned a few lessons about “organizing” as I forgot the rear scenery insert setting up on Friday, had to take that on Saturday. I think I will need to bring a second powerpack as running both circle on one LGB pack it got pretty warm I really need to break out the high steel bridge segment from the base and attach it to the display And finally I really need to get a better table skirt as the plastic party-store skirt in the pic looks kinda iffy So I hope it made a good enough impression that I can do this again at next year’s show. :smiley:

#9

Victor, good job. First thing I saw as I came in door. Your details are awesome, the more you look, the more things you see!

#10

Victor, I was hung up on the level of detail and didn’t even notice the skirt!!

#11

Thanks guys.

John I sure did. The darn skirt was just an inexpensive one that almost self-destructed when I tried securing it with some set screws. It did destruct on removal. I need to find a good fabric skirt.

#12

Victor,

Your railroad on display really does it justice. Very nice to see it all come together. Great looking display.

#13

Vic looks great. Its nice to have something small to show people that they dont need a large layout to have fun and have a great looking layout. Would be great to see it at York someday. Hint hint:)

#14

I’ll add some more pictures Sara snapped of the layout while Victor and I visited on Sunday.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/doug_arnold/_forumfiles/FAIRPLEX4.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/doug_arnold/_forumfiles/FAIRPLEX5.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/doug_arnold/_forumfiles/FAIRPLEX6.JPG)

#15

Don’t ask me why those pictures didn’t resize or crop correctly! I’ll try again in a little while!

#16

Thanks again, a friend took this video on Sunday, shows what the layout looks like in motion;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcXLPSudqc&feature=feedu

#17

Hey Doug,

Looks like your trolley is on this youtube.

#18

No. It was running moat of the afternoon on the Fairplex layout. I should have brought it in to give it a spin! It’s Pizza-sized!

#19

Doug,

Try this link.

http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aff/13/aft/122344/afv/topic/Default.aspx

Scroll down to Stan Cedarleaf’s post…almost at the bottom of the thread.