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A Raised Road Bed: A build log for the RGS raised layout.

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#481

Mista B said:

Wow.

You didn’t waste much time. It takes me longer than this just to figure out what I want to do.

Looks good. No more weeding. I like it (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

Ralph

Ralph, the “figgerin out” part was done quite a few years ago. The “should I go ahead with this” part was what took the longest. The “will this work” part is the ongoing thing at the moment. But so far, so good!

The “no more weeding” part is still up in the air…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

But, so far, maintenance has been minimal.

#482

On June 8 I hosted a small operating session with Bruce Chandler and Jim Kottkamp. I was mainly interested in any problems they may run into. Surprisingly there were very few.

Jim arrived early and helped with the set outs.

More on the whole thing here:

http://www.largescalecentral.com/articles/166/part-6-a-raised-roadbed-porter

http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/25592/operations-on-the-rgs-west-grove-divsion

http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/25591/formal-operations-on-the-rgs

#483

Update June 11, 2016:

Part 7 has been added: http://www.largescalecentral.com/articles/169/a-raised-roadbed-part-7-odds-n-ends

I try to avoid Lowes on the weekend, but Ihad a few things I wanted to do on the layout.

First thing was getting rid of the pipe trestle that I had built to connect the two towns.

And broaden the curves on both ends.

Next up was getting some more side sills on.

Then the humidity got a bit much…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#484

Then the humidity got a bit much

Then that is where you park yourself under those trees with some Dark Ales and call it a day. BTW the RR is looking great Ken.

#485

Randy McDonald said:

Then the humidity got a bit much

Then that is where you park yourself under those trees with some Dark Ales and call it a day. BTW the RR is looking great Ken.

Ken gave that up Randy but I sure didn’t …that is why I need to get my butt down there!

#486

" Rooster " said:

Randy McDonald said:

Then the humidity got a bit much

Then that is where you park yourself under those trees with some Dark Ales and call it a day. BTW the RR is looking great Ken.

Ken gave that up Randy but I sure didn’t …that is why I need to get my butt down there!

Yea, You do!..(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#487

What a PITA! Worked on getting the side sills placed on the back side of Hesperus. Everyone had to be cut, some at an angle. But that’s out of the way. Now I can start with adding the dirt.

After that I painted the sills in Mancos. Helps them blend in a bit more than the glaring white.

And while that was going on a Navy blimp flew over. Where that came from and where it’s going is the question…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#488

Ken Brunt said:

And while that was going on a Navy blimp flew over. Where that came from and where it’s going is the question…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

My boys pitching tomorrow!

#489

" Rooster " said:

Ken Brunt said:

And while that was going on a Navy blimp flew over. Where that came from and where it’s going is the question…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

My boys pitching tomorrow!

In Philly? the blimp was headed in that direction. …(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)

High School ball or is that over with??

#490

dirt…and more dirt…

#491

Ken’s the " Dirt Miser "

#492

WOW, Ken is a dirty ole man… hehehe Looks great, Ken… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#493

Now that looks better. Are you going to ballast the tracks, or is this one of them really poor short-lines that didn’t use ballast?

#494

Are you breaking down your own rocks to get the realistic dirt ?(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#495

David Maynard said:

Now that looks better. Are you going to ballast the tracks, or is this one of them really poor short-lines that didn’t use ballast?

I haven’t decided on that yet. It seems to disappear anyway, after awhile. I have been using the ash from the woodstove, but that disappears too.

#496

Dave Marconi said:

Are you breaking down your own rocks to get the realistic dirt ?(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

Mother Nature is, probably. Too much work for me…:wink:

All I do is screen the screened topsoil a little more and add peat moss to it.

#497

I was just noting the boulders on the edge of the layout(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#498

Hollywood is such a nitpick in his old age anymore!

#499

Dave Marconi said:

I was just noting the boulders on the edge of the layout(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

They’re there to break up the flatness a little bit.

http://www.largescalecentral.com/articles/169/a-raised-roadbed-part-7-odds-n-ends

#500

Ken Brunt said:

David Maynard said:

Now that looks better. Are you going to ballast the tracks, or is this one of them really poor short-lines that didn’t use ballast?

I haven’t decided on that yet. It seems to disappear anyway, after awhile. I have been using the ash from the woodstove, but that disappears too.

I vote for ballast, but I sympathize a lot, and my two youngest children, who are in charge of ballasting, really sympathize.

Times change. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were all asking where the flowers have gone, now it’s where has all the ballast gone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSkn5Mk10Y0

Oh well, I always hated that song anyway.

Your layout just keeps getting better and better.