Tomorrow, Saturday 10/15/2016 marks the start of the annual Piedmont Pilgrimage. Until Sunday 11/20/2016 members will open their homes to the general public to display their model RR setups from N scale to G scale...tomorrow, for the first time, there are live ride-on steamers in 1.5" scale.
You do not have to be a model train geek to appreciate what this group has done. The fact that they open their homes to the general public (with snacks...!) is extraordinary. They are spread all throughout the Atlanta area, the overwhelming majority of the open houses are in the NE and NW OTP areas and grouped together in area clusters on that tour day.
Yes, this is a time that we must be fully engaged in the events in our nation. But take a few hours out of your weekend, if so inclined, put on your MAGA, FreeRepublic or other patriotic gear, go enjoy yourself and the fruits of others' labors and artistry while making some new acquaintances. If you have kids, grandkids, neighbor kids, take 'em. While it is not a children's "Thomas The Train" type of tour, they do welcome and encourage SUPERVISED children. To my absolute amazement, several of the owners, in the past, have encouraged kids to take over the moving operation controls. (These were not what I would call "throw-away" setups but on the actual permanent established layouts with trains and scenery costing many thousands of dollars!)
At the link you will see a few pix of each layout to determine if it is one you want to see. A few are in raw stages of design and layout while many are just jaw-dropping stunning. Not only are the operations, track and design layouts amazing but many of the landscapes, buildings and scenes are true works of art. Some more so than others but all worth seeing. Take plenty of video and pictures.
Enjoy!
Bfl
HO Scale for life!
One day I will dig out all of my old layout and permanently set it up....if I ever manage to clean my attic.
My goal is to buy a property with a big room dedicated for a train layout, i’ve been collecting HO for over 35 years, mostly Southern and Union Pacific, my collection of the Daylights is pretty big, just this summer i bought a dozen Broadway Limited pre war Daylight coaches, superb detail.
Next will be another GS 4 Daylight but with DCC, sound and smoke.
Thanks for the heads up
N scale is good for me. Lots of stuff available and more coming every day.