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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 3:20:21 GMT
And so it begins... Last night we took the first steps towards having a functional train and village display for our holiday shows through December and beyond at the historic Redford Theatre in Detroit. For those that don't know, the Redford Theatre is a 1928 neighborhood movie theater that has been just about fully restored by the all volunteer staff of the Motor City Theatre Organ Society who's owned it since the mid 1970's. They purchased the building to preserve its original Barton theater pipe organ in its original home, which is a very rare thing in the theater organ world. A Christmas train display has been a tradition that goes back to the late 1980's. I've been doing it for nearly 10 years now with O gauge trains, although the previous display was G gauge. Here's our display in its setting in the theater from two years ago Last night we put down our masonite panels over top of the 4x8 foot stage platforms we have ganged together to build on. Although we took steps last year to ensure a nice smooth surface across all of the platforms, there are a couple of bows that cause issues with track laying, so the masonite helps smooth that out a bit. We also are able to paint the masonite white to give a better backing for the snow material we lay down versus the black tops of the stage platforms. It's not much, but it's a start. The next step will be figuring out the track plan and deciding if anything will change from last year in that area.
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Post by Sir James on Oct 25, 2019 13:45:34 GMT
Jake you always do a great job on the Christmas layout. And what a fitting place, the Redford Theatre with it's original pipe organ. I played "Chop sticks" on it once but don't tell anyone.
S.J.
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Post by ptc on Oct 25, 2019 13:59:13 GMT
I look forward to your Redford Theatre layout every Christmas season. I know you put a lot of effiort into this project, all volunteer work. You are to be commended for promoting our O-Gauge hobby.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 23:15:47 GMT
Jake it’s good to see you here.
We look forward to your Christmas layout. It is a really neat thing to do each year. Good luck with this project.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 1:55:11 GMT
Thanks guys. We always have a good time working on the layout and I enjoy sharing it with everybody.
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Post by Adam on Oct 26, 2019 22:48:36 GMT
Jake, I can't wait to see the finished product. I love all of the colors and lights on the layout from 2 years ago. Beautiful!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 0:55:07 GMT
Always enjoy this thread every year!
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Post by Pennsy484 on Oct 27, 2019 1:12:54 GMT
Truly amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 1:35:06 GMT
Jake, that is one special layout!
Gary.
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Post by dennym57 on Oct 27, 2019 14:10:39 GMT
Jake, I always look forward to seeing the layout.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 21:06:28 GMT
Thanks for the support guys! Hopefully there will be a progress update soon.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 28, 2019 18:04:05 GMT
Jake, I enjoyed following your Christmas layouts on another forum and look forward to what you guys will create this year.
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Post by JDaddy on Oct 28, 2019 22:53:49 GMT
Jake - Great Job last year. I could not applaud you guys enough. I have fun helping set up the Glancy Modular layout and it sure was great watching the silent film with the organ theatrics … Great job on the restoration projects too. I enjoy watching your work. Keep it up. I remember going with Victor on open house... a true mentor of the hobby. I sure miss him:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2019 23:53:44 GMT
Thanks Jake, I look forward to this every year!
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2019 12:26:22 GMT
Jake - Great Job last year. I could not applaud you guys enough. I have fun helping set up the Glancy Modular layout and it sure was great watching the silent film with the organ theatrics … Great job on the restoration projects too. I enjoy watching your work. Keep it up. I remember going with Victor on open house... a true mentor of the hobby. I sure miss him: Thanks guys! We enjoy our train party at the theater every year and I'm glad to hear you do too. We were happy Victor was able to make it to the first two parties we hosted at the theater before he passed away. I believe that picture was one my dad took at the last one he was able to attend. He was certainly a great guy that is very sorely missed at all the Glancy and other train events in the area.
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