David Russell said:psssssssst, David, I mean on my railroad...... :)Andy Clarke said:OK I'll bite :lol:
David, great work.... looks wonderful.... However, I think that spot you picked for it to set on is a bad spot, I do believe I have just the spot for the house.... :) Of course, I'd have to see the finished house, to be sure.......... :)
Andy,
David either didnât get the joke or he is ignoring you.
Very nice. Both the model and the actual house.
Ric Golding said:
Andy,David either didnât get the joke or he is ignoring you.
Ric, I think itâs the beverageâŚ
mike omalley said:No I meant the home was built in 52. Not sure of the date the reb's captured the town as I cannot involve myself in Civil War history as it's too heavy and confusing/conflicting knowledge for me. According to what I have learned Mechanicsburg was the furthest town north captured by the confederates. I do know that the real CVRR played a heavy role in the war. Very interesting stuff but more than my brain can handle.David Russell said:Had to be 1862?
Have researched all the history and find it pretty neat knowing that this joint stood as Confederate cannon balls flew by shelling the square at one point,,,,circa 1852.
Ric Golding said:
Andy,David either didnât get the joke or he is ignoring you.
Oh I got it Ric!
I figured thatâs what he meant however I wanted to give him a chance! I thought perhaps he was being sincere and had a good idea at hand. Iâm not sure itâs gonna sit in my industrial section yet as I have one or two more structures to make yet.
Andy,
If Iâm building you anything its a freakin bridge! You have no excuseâs as your retired??
Great work David! I love the Victorian architecture. I often thought about doing my house.
So,what made you think you couldnât do the models the rest of us are doing?
All you need is the creativity, drive and a few missing brain cells to git 'er done.
-Brian
DavidR,
I havenât seen your entire layout, so I have no idea where it would look good on your layout⌠The ââIndustrialââ area is coming along great⌠The way the house is shaping up, it would a wonderful stand alone model⌠Maybe a little of of town, with a barn in the back, and some farm machinery set around the yardâŚ
Brian,
I also love the victorian era architecture. Itâs a huge passion for me. What craftsmanship considering the tools they worked withâŚjust amazing if you think about it!
Andy,
Thanks for being my adopted modern mainline RR pop!
A barn??? in town?? actually from old drawn maps there used to be a barn out back. I have 4 giant chunks of limestone(now part of a walkway) that were the corner stones of that structure.
Your RR looks amazing but I would still solder that track in approx 15 to 20â straight sections battery or not. I have learned a lot over the past few years and seen some amazing un-expected results of mother nature.
mike omalley said:
Wow, that looks great--great prototype, great model. Reminds me of PA, the kind of architecture I grew up with.You are building one fantastic garden railway
You grew up in PA??
Born in Philly, raised mostly in Lansdale, about 40 minutes from Philly. When I was a kid it was a mill town with farms around it. The Reading RR passed throughâthey had a small yard and a wye.
I love that lookâgreat job
Making some progress and steadily working towards the roof lines with the turret which is gonna be a challenge but I think I have a plan! So here is another photo dumpâŚ
I traced the outer line of the house on a sheet of 1/4 in PVC board then measured it out 1/2" for the scale 1â over hang.
With the attic floor in place I can now make the roof or attempt to make the roof! The mock up turret or âwitches capâ is too short/stubby and will need to be re-made but it allowed me to cut into it and determine how I wanted to attempt building it.
Now, that is impressive!
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DavidR, thatâs some nice workâŚ
Neat.
Whatâs the plan for building that roof?
Ken,
Impressive is the 30th st station picture you posted in another thread. I found it so impressive Iâm checking out Amtrak schedules and gonna have to jump a train in Harrisburg and go down with the family for a look myself!
Bruce Chandler said:I lied, I don't have a plan but it sounded good! I destroyed two witches cap mock ups already and on the 3rd but I think I got it right this time? :)
Neat. What's the plan for building that roof?
Is should be just a simple mathematical formula
David Russell said:While your there, jump on the subway to 6th St and tour the Historical District. Independence Hall, The old Friends Meeting House where Ben Franklin is buried, the Constitution Center with the Liberty Bell, and Franklin Court, where Franklin lived and worked. Betsy Ross House, Elfreth's Alley, Christ Church, plus plenty of other places to see. I used to work about 3 blocks from there and spent a lot of lunch hours wandering around that area. When we were kids my parents used to take us in there during Christmas and we'd wander through all the old department stores, Gimbals, Lit Brothers, Strawbridges, Wanamaker's................topped it off with dinner at the Horn and Hardart Automat.
Ken, Impressive is the 30th st station picture you posted in another thread. I found it so impressive I'm checking out Amtrak schedules and gonna have to jump a train in Harrisburg and go down with the family for a look myself!Bruce Chandler said:
Neat. What's the plan for building that roof?
The sides of your cap are just triangles. The base of the triangle should be the width of the triangle (does that make sense?) You can figure the height of the triangle easily knowing how high you want the peak to be using Pythagoras.
(http://www.outsidetrains.com/mls/davesroof.gif)
The height of the triangle is Square Root of H squared + W squared. Grab a calculator.
Ken,
Thank you as I was wondering about the location of some of those places you mentioned and transportation from the station to them.
Tom,
Yes Iâm aware of that and you also have to bevel the edges of those triangles in order to form the cone. My issue is where the 8/12 peaked roof intersects with the witches cap itself. Iâll get it eventually.