Wow! You work FAST!!! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Joe Zullo said:
Wow! You work FAST!!! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Well it’s obvious why he got it done so fast. He forgot to stop and take the mandatory beer breaks. Nice work on the layout so far Nicholas.
Chris
Is it done, yet? (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Ha! I beat Rooster, again. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Not yet. Will resume as soon as pesky rain subsides. I could work in the rain but my camera’s don’t fare as well.
Nicolas Teeuwen said:
A rain garden is something they are requiring in Seattle on new construction based on how much surface area is non-porous (i.e. building). The garden collects all the rain water from the roof, and filters it through its soil. There is an overflow for it to go to the street. There are plants in there already and its surrounded by concrete blocks. A natural place to have a train go over. I am planning a trestle bridge there, and the trestles will have to be quite tall to support it.
Thanks for satisfying my curiosity…sounds like a much more romantic name for detention ponds, which is what we call them down here in Colorado.
Chris Kieffer said:
Well it’s obvious why he got it done so fast. He forgot to stop and take the mandatory beer breaks. …
Okay, Chris. Have you seen Nicolas’s profile picture? Do you see how thin and in-shape he is? I don’t think this is a feller who takes a lot of beer breaks!
edit: and let me add that Holland has one of the lowest alcohol consumption rates in the world, which, considering it is in Europe, is really really saying something, that’s for sure.
Nicolas
You are getting up and running !!!
Very nice !!!
My first outdoor layout was a 10’ diameter in the lawn. My boy and I watched the trains go round and round and round for hours but it was
FUN!
Could not agree more David…the day I stopped thinking of myself as Chuck Doan and George Sellios and John Allen and Troels Kirk all wrapped up in one with Tom Miller’s budget was the day I laid some serious track down in the yard and started having a lot more FUN! (That, and going onboard power.)
Installation, day 2. Had to move a tree a few feet as it was in the right of way.
Nicolas,
I think eventually you will regret replanting that tree so close to your tracks. As it grows the roots will probably “disturb” your tracks.
Joe Zullo said:
Wow! You work FAST!!! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
You didn’t know he gets around the yard THIS fast, now did you? You want to talk about a high metabolism…
Nicolas, who were all those people on the street at :17 seconds? And is this your side yard and the street is pictured on the right?
Actually, I’ve been reading along but I don’t see the answer to this: what is that white roadbed material you are laying down? Did I miss something?
John. It’s my back yard, but I am on a corner lot. I believe the group of people was a group of high school kids going for a run to the park down the street.
The roadbed is SplitJaws PVC roadbed. So far I am quite pleased as its pretty easy to install. It should also be pretty easy to move, and rearrange if need be. I also like the fact that it won’t rot. The holes you may or may not see in it is where the PVC pipe supports will go.
Joe, the roadbed is all going to be 2 feet above the ground when I am done so the roots should not disturb it. I imagine they would just grow around the PVC pipe. I will have to be mindful of how I build up the area by the tree.
Nicolas,
Oh I see. I did not realize the roadbed was to be elevated.(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
Finished laying out the PVC road bed. Moved a tree and 2 grass bushes to make room.
Day 4 - Pounding PVC pipes into the ground and digging out big rocks.
Looks like your RR is coming along quite nicely. What is the radius on the return loops?
Chris
With so many supports, I think an occasional short leg wouldn’t matter much, if not too near the surface.
I wish I had your energy!
Thanks for the vids.
John
Chris Kieffer said:
Looks like your RR is coming along quite nicely. What is the radius on the return loops?
Chris
Almost everything is 10 foot diameter. I have 3 pieces that are 9 foot that I mixed in the big loop back curve.
John Caughey said:
With so many supports, I think an occasional short leg wouldn’t matter much, if not too near the surface.
I wish I had your energy!
Thanks for the vids.
John
The odd one I might not worry about but I stopped when I had 3 in a row that wouldn’t go in right, and had also pulled the piece away so it wasn’t sitting in the right spot any more. I made have made a jig to help me pound them into the ground that should hopefully keep things straight.