COLTC at WGH and CMA 2015

[zephyr1934]

My club, COLTC, just finished up two large displays. Going in reverse order, we just finished up a two day display at the local World's Greatest Hobby train show.

Given the railroad theme of the host event, it featured lots of trains, with separate areas for passenger, freight, and locomotives (hey, who stole the roundhouse!?)

With several mystifying vignettes

and deep sociological commentary added to what is the single most recognized MOC in almost any of our shows (much to the chagrin of many builders in our club)

more WGH shots can be found here.

And before that was a static display at the Columbus Museum of Art for about two months. On the free days at the museum the line to get in would stretch several hundred feet. This show was more about the skyscrapers and medieval village.

With yet more sociological commentary (I'm not sure if the flat earth society ever caught up with those stinkin spherical loons)

One of my favorite MOCs from the two shows was this little gem, a mid-century motel by Gerrit (here's another shot at WGH )

More CMA shots can be found here.

[Barduck]

I've said it before (on Flick though in a comment on Shuppiluliumas newest marvel) and I'll say it again, I really envy you Americans. The size of the layouts is just so great, no noticable wobbly sections in the railroads aswell (something that is holding my trains back overhere as they just stand there spinning like mad without moving an inch) and the fact that you guys really make the trains the most important part of the show with the scenery being what it's supposed to be, filling the gaps. I hope one day to be able to come to a show in the States and show my own trains

[zephyr1934]

I've said it before (on Flick though in a comment on Shuppiluliumas newest marvel) and I'll say it again, I really envy you Americans. The size of the layouts is just so great, no noticable wobbly sections in the railroads aswell (something that is holding my trains back overhere as they just stand there spinning like mad without moving an inch) and the fact that you guys really make the trains the most important part of the show with the scenery being what it's supposed to be, filling the gaps. I hope one day to be able to come to a show in the States and show my own trains

Land of the home, free of the brave... in all seriousness though, it is great to have a group of folks capable to put on a big display. The Columbus museum actually had very few trains and no closed loop. Though one consoling bit, our tables are horribly non-flat. Look at all those skyscrapers, the guy who builds them stands on top of the plastic tables during setup and teardown. So I have to build wacky suspensions under my steamers just to keep all wheels on the track after he's walked by.

That said, yes, it would be great to see your work on a world tour too.

[Man with a hat]

Thanks for showing. It looks quite impressive.

[dr_spock]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoy seeing LUG creations. For some reasons, I have a craving for McDonald's french fries now.

[legoman666]

So I have to build wacky suspensions under my steamers just to keep all wheels on the track after he's walked by.

I know the pain of trying to make locomotives power smoothly on uneven tables. A couple of my diesels can bottom out on joints between 2 saggy tables.

Nice layout. I'll need to head up to Columbus sometime and see one of your shows. I'm down in Cincinnati.

[zephyr1934]

Nice layout. I'll need to head up to Columbus sometime and see one of your shows. I'm down in Cincinnati.

Hey neighbor, definitely, always nice to have more train-heads around. I just sent you a PM to discuss off line.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

As already said by Barduk the great thing about these huge american's trains layout is the incredible numerosity of impressive train facilities!

The whole layout becomes so real to leave viewers speechless