hoeij Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I'm a member of a train club, the BBMRA. At our annual show, I had a lego layout (I'm the only one in the club that does lego). Let me know what you think. So far, this is the only footage that I have, but I hope to get more video from other club members. By the way, the logistics of getting all this stuff there is quite complicated, boxing it all up, finding things quickly, etc. The wiring is also very time consuming. To alternate which trains are running, the blue track alone has 10 spots with wires (3 power supply, 4 remote controlled switches, and 3 interrupt rails that have wires on them). All this wiring has to go substantial distances underneath the tables, sometimes more than 10 feet, and all of that takes a lot of setup time. The two gray loops have also 4 power connections each to prevent slow-downs in parts of the track, etc. Anyways, let me know what you think. Quote
Mr Benn Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Really nice setup, great to see some of the 12V working there - where did you get the blue inside power rail, I've never seen those before? Definitely looks like a huge amount of work but well worth it, great to see all those trains running at once! Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Great collection and set up 'hoeij'. Lots to look at! These are all yours? Great job anyways:classic: Quote
LegoSjaak Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Looks very nice, Hoeij ! I would go crazy if i had to box my city up, just to show it somewhere....i think i would choose not to do that, because i would need days to get everything right again...and afterwards you need to go through the same procedure again...aargh... On the other hand..it has given you definitely a good feeling to show your collection to other people!!! Well, at least someone takes the time to do this job!!! Good work, Hoeij!! Greetz, LegoSjaak Quote
Selander Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Fantastic display. Really nice layout. What a job to bring all that stuff !! Quote
roamingstop Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Looks great... was that a Bley Santa Fe carriage in the middle? Quote
hoeij Posted June 24, 2011 Author Posted June 24, 2011 Great collection and set up 'hoeij'. Lots to look at! These are all yours? Great job anyways:classic: Some of them belong to my son, the rest are mine. Looks very nice, Hoeij ! I would go crazy if i had to box my city up, just to show it somewhere.... LegoSjaak, I don't actually have a lego city at home: there is no room for that. I get to see my layout only once per year, at the train show. The rest of the year the trains sit in the display cases, and the rest sits in boxes... because i would need days to get everything right again...and afterwards you need to go through the same procedure again...aargh... You are right that getting all this stuff from A to B, and then back to A again, is a tremendous amount of work. Boxing it all up in a way that you can find things quickly during setup time, it's time consuming. There are about 20 places in the layout that have wiring, and that costs a lot of time too. There are always some items that don't actually end up in the layout at the show because I simply run out of setup time. After doing all that work I always think: No way I'm doing that again next year. But then, when it is time for the next show, I somehow forget how much work it was, and convince myself that this year, the setup won't be all that bad... Right now I think that next year I'll do a much smaller layout. But whether I still think that way next year, that's not sure. On the other hand..it has given you definitely a good feeling to show your collection to other people!!! Right, and since I have no room for it at home, I figure, what good is this stuff if I don't display it at the show? Fantastic display. Really nice layout. What a job to bring all that stuff !! Thanks. Yes, the logistics of packing/moving/setting up all this stuff is hard (the time you get in that building for setup is only about 8 hours). Looks great... was that a Bley Santa Fe carriage in the middle? Very perceptive. I bought these SF cars already assembled, at the same train show a few years ago, for $15 per car (getting this excellent deal is what got me to start looking for more deals, and that's what got me into buying so many trains). Quote
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