no A/C on a holiday weekend with temps hitting 99F... not a pleasant time. my sister's pool was far more inviting than the layout. it's now 76F...
i really enjoy your threads - tons of great information with supporting pictures and videos. i was considering a fix for my points on a few...
progress has been very slow on the layout but progress is being made. i need to pick up a few things this weekend so i can get the switch...
what a great thread, super work.
i gave it a good effort to have the main in place and running by the 1st of January 2012, but it just isn't going to happen. i had a little more...
i installed track lighting above the layout lobes and finished installing the backdrop. i should have all the foam in place before i head to work...
for contrast, this plan is roughly what i have been able to fit in my family room alcove - which measures 8.5x8 - i extended the one end along the...
i'm sure it would be Classico.
What do you want out of the layout? 12 inch radius curves will be tight considering the grades involved. This looks like a roller coaster and...
that staging yard is rather ambitious - how high will the layout be above that? will the engines you want to run will handle the transitions on a...
[IMG] [IMG] these show the yard area and the screened staging yard. the 3" height is perfect, on a step stool i can easily reach over and get...
Benchwork nearly complete i have a few more risers to cut and then the benchwork is complete. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] more after the jump
amazing what you can get done when you have a half day at the office... [IMG] i taped and mudded the backdrop seam and mudded the screw holes...
have you considered a pair of Hollow Core Doors (HCD) in an L configuration? very portable and they have a good bit of diversity. a google...
put in a few hours tonight and have my lumber list for tomorrow. i am doing a half day tomorrow at the office and am planning on coming home and...
the signal heads depend on the signal aspects displayed - refer to the Book of Rules and lineside photos for your prototype
here's how the crossovers and junctions should be protected and controlled... the D is a dwarf keeping the siding from fouling the main. [IMG]
not all the weekend goals were met, but i did manage the following: 70% of the backdrop is installed started installation of track lighting bar...
not as much progress this weekend as i was hoping to make, but i did make some - the zigzag doors were remove which allowed me to permanently...
begun the process of installing a track lighting bar along the bulk where David's drawing suggested - great minds think alike :) i just needed to...
