How easy would transporting that be? I ask because I'm a renter and will be the foreseeable future. It would be cool to have a shed like that I could take from place to place (within reason and with a large truck, duh).
Umm, the shed isn't transportable, except maybe by bringing in a crane and placing it on a large flat bed trailer (they do sell their models, sometimes). It is 8x15 and 9' 8" at the roof peak. Not sure how well it would transport either (and the expense would be similar to a new install). The Railroad - nothing specific, but my scenery will all be west coast / California. I have some random freight cars, the SP Morning Daylight (with pre-war GS-4) and will be getting the Calif Zephyr with WP locos for Father's Day. Also have a couple of Santa Fe E8/9 A's and one E8/9B that I picked up on Craigslist. As you can see, I like passenger trains. I may have to arrange for a Broadway Ltd consist to visit the west coast of the Jacalar, and wouldn't mind an 20th Century Ltd, paricularly if it came with the Art Deco steam loco. Electricity was installed yesteday (not very interesting picture wise); they just have some final clean up to do today. Then I'll do a good vacuuming to clean it up, and trains will run tomorrow!
Dave... I'm a renter too...think 'travel trailer'..:tb-wink: Gut it...build it...drop it on a truck hitch...ready to run anytime...anywhere. .
I just saw a travel trailer in L.A. this morning for sale. looks like about a 22 or 24 foot tow behind. no pop outs. $2000 bucks. Would make a nice train room. roof air, heater. water heater, power. there should be plenty of them out there for sale in this economy. Glenn
Yup....about the same cost for a TT here. Less then 2 grand for a travel trailer...or about 2 grand for a permanant shed. Me...I like being 'mobile'... :tb-wink: ** preinstalled electric...heater...AC...and even a mini fridge for the beer !! :tb-cool: .
I decided to see how the overall layout worked at full size, so printed it out at 1:1 scale, and taped all the sheets onto the floor. Did find that I'll need to do some adjustment to the benchwork for better access, but luckily in the area where I didn't have any track.
Walls are finished - Ready for floor and Benchwork What a difference walls and some paint can make! I didn't want to completely finish the shed with dry wall, texturing, etc., so instead I insulated the walls and ceiling, using the rigid foam (the stuff with the reflective barrier, and some of the blue foam, when I ran out of the other), and then just put 5mm plywood up. Painted this past weekend. You can compare with the pictures above! You can see my pile of blue foam, ready for the benchwork. I bought a few sheets more than I calculate needing, knowing how easy it will be to mess up. Was originally going to get the pink foam, but when I went into a local Home Depot, they knew nothing about it, and the second person said I would have to special order. So, went to Pacific Supply Lumber, where I knew they had the blue stuff, and ordered (free delivery to the house, even!). Well, then I was in the other local Home Depot, when getting the plywood for the walls, and I turned down an aisle I had never even known existed, and there were lots of sheets of pink foam, all sizes. At less cost than the blue! Looking the other way - left over plywood will be put to good use, too. Wider view
You're off to a great start Rick. Take your time in constructing the bench work. You certainly have more than enough blue foam. Wear a mask and goggles when you cut up the foam.
That is one nice shed, Rick. Well finished and a little Tardis-like. Is it really bigger on the inside?
Of course it is bigger on the inside than the outside, how else will I fit everything in that I want to? LOL The pictures hide all the flaws -- no one wants to hire me to do finishing work on their house, that's for sure. For a train shed, it's fine. I'll be putting in the floor, tomorrow. Looking to start on the benchwork later in July, and hope to have that all done by end-of-summer. Then comes the fun of starting the actual layout.
Rick: Your moving right along ... looking good! When the bug bites the adrenaline kicks in and you have extra energy and desire to make great gains on a project. Completing this phase and starting on bench work will really get you fired up. Enjoy, Jerry
The shed's looking good, holding back the temptation to start the layout until the shed is finished pays off. If you put the same effort into the layout I'm looking forward to seeing it.
The shed looks great:thumbs_up: I can't wait to see the progress you make on your layout! Keep up the good work :tb-cool: -Chris
Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement, guys. After I get the floor done this morning, I told my daughters we would set up a folding table, and "run trains" to inaugurate the shed. My new Kato 10-car CZ set hasn't taken a test run, yet. The upcoming break from the work on the shed will be welcome.
Floor is finished, and the first trains have run! I finished the floor on Thursday, and set up a temporary oval set yesterday! Finished so late, I moved all the stuff back into the shed, so foam, etc., wouldn't get wet when sprinklers came on. Never took empty pictures, with floor. And, a strange sight. A California Zephyr, being pulled by a SF E9A, next to a Morning Daylight (yes, I know - unrealistic curves, but hey, I'm on a folding table.... needed to "run" something, if even for a few minutes).
Need Advice -- Sunken or Elevated around the Roundhouse? Well, after a month's hiatus, work has begun, again, on the Jacalar. Did have a great trip to and along the eastern seaboard, including train trips from Boston to NYC, and then NYC to DC. College touring for the young one.... Purchased all the lumber for the benchwork, yesterday. Temporary layout is down, and, depending on schedules, benchwork to be complete either next weekend, or the following. Now for the question - all opinions welcome. I have one loop of my main going around the turntable / roundhouse area. Originally, I was envisioning elevating the line above the tracks going into the turntable. But, now I'm thinking about possibly lowering the line, below grade, and passing under the yard tracks. I have sufficient room & grade lenght, either way, but this "detail" would impact how I put the foam down on the benchwork. I would put 3 inches down, if going sunken, but just a single 2 inch thick layer if elevating. Elevated would be more realistic, but sunken would give easier access (for hands) to the turntable area. Thoughts?
