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This is a rough plan I threw together to give an idea of how the layout ended up looking like 'on paper'
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This is a rough plan I threw together to give an idea of how the layout ended up looking like 'on paper'

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And the front side of my far from glamorous control panel
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And the front side of my far from glamorous control panel

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The backside of my temporary control panel, with the majority of frogs now wired for power.
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The backside of my temporary control panel, with the majority of frogs now wired for power.

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Thanks to a 48" table height, a dining chair allowed me a comfortable seat for all the wiring work that ensued
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Thanks to a 48" table height, a dining chair allowed me a comfortable seat for all the wiring work that ensued

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And the other side of 'town'
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And the other side of 'town'

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Looking down the tracks
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Looking down the tracks

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How the 'town' ended up, moderately changed from the first two plans I had
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How the 'town' ended up, moderately changed from the first two plans I had

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All track is laid! Hurrah! To boot, all switch throws are installed, and every frog has a feeder wire to the underside
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All track is laid! Hurrah! To boot, all switch throws are installed, and every frog has a feeder wire to the underside

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With the two mainline loops laid (roadbed and track) I begin laying out industry spurs (and figuring out the final track plan in the process)
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With the two mainline loops laid (roadbed and track) I begin laying out industry spurs (and figuring out the final track plan in the process)

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Another view of the progression
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Another view of the progression

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Finally got my foam! Getting some roadbed down on top of that to boot. Good progress :)
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Finally got my foam! Getting some roadbed down on top of that to boot. Good progress :)

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An overview of the mess
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An overview of the mess

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Seeing how things look, having gone from paper to reality. That and checking equipment (before the conversion to DCC)
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Seeing how things look, having gone from paper to reality. That and checking equipment (before the conversion to DCC)

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My lovely GF getting caught by the camera :p Again, tight quarters. Lucky I had any room for a layout at all!
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My lovely GF getting caught by the camera :p Again, tight quarters. Lucky I had any room for a layout at all!

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As you can see, not the most spacious quarters. Dining room one side, living room the other.
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As you can see, not the most spacious quarters. Dining room one side, living room the other.

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Time to get some track out!
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Time to get some track out!

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Leg ends
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Leg ends

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And here you can see how the sub-frame fits in with the table
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And here you can see how the sub-frame fits in with the table

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Another view of the completed sub-frame
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Another view of the completed sub-frame

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The sub-frame is complete!
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The sub-frame is complete!

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Construction begins amidst cramped quarters
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Construction begins amidst cramped quarters

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Not the largest working space in the world... but in a 600sqft condo, you do whatcha gotta do :p
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Not the largest working space in the world... but in a 600sqft condo, you do whatcha gotta do :p

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Some slight modifications as the planning continues
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Some slight modifications as the planning continues

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First plan incarnation
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First plan incarnation

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