djminfll Report post Posted June 10, 2013 I don't think I have any pics of it - we lost boxes of photos years ago, but I'll check with my dad to see if he has any -if he does, I'll post them here for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted December 1, 2013 Here are a couple of more recent pics I took of some of my trains running at the museum 3 gkinla, B25Nut and GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrySql Report post Posted December 2, 2013 Those are neat, that must be a fun and rewarding hobby.I especially think the black and white photo of the locomotive makes it appear very real.Cudos! 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalesky Report post Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) Wow! Really nice man. Thanks for sharing those!At Brookgreen Gardens, where I volunteer, one of the galleries has a Christmas display that includes trains being run. Nothing elaborate, but still very nice. So enjoyable to watch them run. Edited December 10, 2013 by dalesky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted December 11, 2013 I can't help myself. Perfect thread Planes, trains and automobiles. 4 corncobs, hybridbear, gkinla and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Bullet Report post Posted February 19, 2014 Wow! This FFH Forum site sure brings you in contact with some super interesting people. Great photos. I had the pleasure this past November to successfully shop for a prewar Lionel "under the tree" O-gauge oval setup for a son-in-law when a new great grandson got the rights to the one I received for Christmas 1938. 3 GrySql, acdii and tr7driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Here are some more pics I took this past weekend. I only posted a couple as large pics so as not to take up a lot of screen space. You can click on the small pics to see them larger. Edited August 31, 2015 by hybridbear 3 corncobs, murphy and GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) When I was in college i used to drive a train at the Pittsburgh Zoo. Last spring we saw a version of it in Smithville, NJ. After about 15 minutes of talking shop with the guys, they let me take it for a spin. Edited August 31, 2015 by tr7driver 3 hybridbear, corncobs and GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machoman1337 Report post Posted September 20, 2015 Beautiful trains! I used to have a nice model set as a kid but the track was just one single loop. If you visit my province (British Columbia), I think you will have a great time at the Miniature World in Victoria (the provincial capital, on the island). It features painstakingly realistic miniature versions of famous cities, including working model trains with lights and smoke. I visited that place when I was 13 and loved it. http://www.miniatureworld.com/ 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djminfll Report post Posted September 20, 2015 I don't know how I missed this post when it was first published. Hybridbear, I know you will appreciate this - when I was 10 years old, my family bought a house in Roslyn, LI, NY, with a finished basement. When we moved in, we noticed that the wood paneled back wall had a keyhole at the top, with a key in it. When we unlocked it, the wall came down, and there was a complete Lionel train set, with an entire village - houses, buses, police station, trees, etc. My dad and I used it all the time. My only question was why we left it there when we moved? I'm sure that was irreplaceable! Your setup is AWESOME! 2 GrySql and hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Beautiful trains! I used to have a nice model set as a kid but the track was just one single loop. If you visit my province (British Columbia), I think you will have a great time at the Miniature World in Victoria (the provincial capital, on the island). It features painstakingly realistic miniature versions of famous cities, including working model trains with lights and smoke. I visited that place when I was 13 and loved it. http://www.miniatureworld.com/Thanks for the tip! I have family in Port Alberni & Duncan so I hope to get back out to Vancouver Island soon. Maybe next summer... Edited September 20, 2015 by hybridbear 1 machoman1337 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
