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These are a few years ago. There’s a few more buildings on it now, but I don’t have any recent pictures of it.
And a more recent picture:
Ken, that is a really nice layout and looks like a lot of fun. There is more trackage than in my two mini layouts combined!! Should be a lot of good times had on this when bad weather (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cry.gif)hampers outdoor RR activities.
Doc Tom
Thank you all for following along.
I have cut up the scrap Styrofoam and added it to the top of the mini layout. This hopefully will provide more of a 3-D effect.
This is a backwoods Railroad and I wanted the terrain to be rough and uneven.
After several weeks, this is the last of the Styrofoam I will have to cut, shape and glue to the layout.
Next up will be tinted sculptamold to provide more of the texture for the layout surface.
Doc Tom
I am back at work on the layout. I am using some techniques I found on the Internet.
I have carved out channels in the top of the Styrofoam for the electrical wiring. I created an electrical wiring harness and have placed it in the cutout channels. The wire is secured with construction adhesive. The channels will be filled with insulation foam when the wiring is complete.
I soldered ends of the wire harness to the Peco track joiners. This is a nifty way to power the rails. It helps avoid distorting the plastic ties as soldering directly to the rail would do.
The wiring harness was connected to the main power strips and happily the engine lit up and made those wonderful digital sounds.
Doc Tom
Now THAT is a shortline! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
David Maynard said:
Now THAT is a shortline! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
That is hilarious!!!(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif) Doesn’t look like much revenue will be generated on this line so far. Doc Tom
No, but "happily the engine lit"s "up and made those wonderful digital sounds.
what i don’t understand - at least one of the turnouts is so near to the edge of the layout, that i don’t see, how you will use them for switching trains?
Korm Kormsen said:
what i don’t understand - at least one of the turnouts is so near to the edge of the layout, that i don’t see, how you will use them for switching trains?
Hi Korn. I agree there is not a lot of real estate on this layout. On30 is fairly large scale for a “mini” layout. What I have done is committed to a short wheelbase steam engine and two 18 foot flat cars in a very short train. A test fit shows that these will work. That is one of the reasons I elected to make this a very crude and primitive logging outfit set in 1910. Human and animal power will be utilized to load logs and there will only be one steam Dolber donkey engine in use at the log dump.
As you noted, there is one turn out located near the edge of the layout. A four inch removable track extension will be in place there. Thank you for your very good observant eyes.
Thanks for your interest.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif) Doc Tom
Tom, I suggest that you put stops on all tracks that could lead to the long cement dive. We do that on the club set up, and it has saved us from several expensive mistakes.
David Maynard said:
Tom, I suggest that you put stops on all tracks that could lead to the long cement dive. We do that on the club set up, and it has saved us from several expensive mistakes.
Most definitely. Do not want any On30 disasters.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-frown.gif) Doc Tom
Tom Grabenstein said:
As you noted, there is one turn out located near the edge of the layout. A four inch removable track extension will be in place there.
Hmmm Tom i’m seeing something like this… Up when not in use and down when needed!
Very nice Doc.
I have decided if you decide to model Z we will have to make room for oyu on LSC. I love your modeling. Its almost enough to make me want to go On3 indoors. . .naw. But I will live vicariously through you. You do such awesome work.
Sean McGillicuddy said:
Tom Grabenstein said:
As you noted, there is one turn out located near the edge of the layout. A four inch removable track extension will be in place there.
Hmmm Tom i’m seeing something like this… Up when not in use and down when needed!
That is a good idea Sean!!! Tom
Devon Sinsley said:
Very nice Doc.
I have decided if you decide to model Z we will have to make room for oyu on LSC. I love your modeling. Its almost enough to make me want to go On3 indoors. . .naw. But I will live vicariously through you. You do such awesome work.
Thank you Devon. Appreciate the chance to continue and play in the LSC toy box. Tom
Constructing the infrastructure. Burying the electrical grid.
This little layout needs electricity to power the little trains. To create the infrastructure for the electrical grid I first carved out channels in the blue Styrofoam panel. Appropriate wires were laid in this channel and secured with construction adhesive.
The next step was to use expanding insulation foam to fill in the channels and cover the wires.
The layout looks like it’s being attacked by a fungating sporulating mold.
The excess foam is trimmed back with a serrated knife.
The basic tan/brown latex paint is applied overall and you can see the ends of wire sticking out of “the earth and mud.” Much like a new suburban subdivision.
Next up will be to apply the track and using sculptamold rough in the first layer of scenery texture.
Thanks for l (http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/images/bigeyes2_125.gif)king. Doc Tom
Fungating sporulating mold,
I love it when you talk dirty! Probably haven’t heard those terms since dental school.
Seriously, I’m watching closely with an idea toward building 7/8 scale mining/ loading scenes on hollow core doors I got from a neighbor’s trash and some 3" and 1" foam I’ve accumulated. Problem is I’m a live steamer, don’t know much about electrons so I’ll be especially keen on that part.
Thanks for keeping us up to date,
Tom
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Only upping my post count since that seems to be a concern.
Love it Doc!