The New Oakville Sub

That look like the one I use times 3. I use a centerline car for wet stuff and two Aztec cars with the cratex roller.

 

Sundowner, I used to use a couple of Centerline cars but the Predators - because of the wipe angle - get more crud picked up.

 

Stymied by the lack of code 55 rerailers, I've moved into the north room and begin scenery there.

I went from this Tuesday:



to this today:



Ran out of trees again. Fortunately I have another order on the way.

I plan to continue around this room. There's plenty to do yet, even without the rerailers.

 

Looking good Jim.:thumbs_up:

 

That's some seriously impressive scenery work.

 

Maybe so, Rob, but IMO it pales by comparison to your Kankakee River bridge and dam module - now THAT's impressive!

Thanks for the compliment!

 

Jim,
It's amazing that you can get that much scenery done that fast. It looks great!

 

Richard, I've pretty much got it down to a science...the hardest part is placing the uprights, from that point on everything seems to just fall in place - I've already got the first coat of joint compound on the next 12 feet. It gets easier now since I'm adjacent to the yard and there's a lot less area to do. I'll continue around in this room and then do the fascia - should have the room complete by the end of November!

Now, bear in mind I'm not doing any detail work - this is just the rough landforms and some grass and trees to dress it up a bit. The fun will come as I detail each section after completion of the basics.

 

Jim:

Your "rough land forms" really look great.:thumbs_up:

 

Thanks, fellas. Nice to know the work is appreciated!

 

I think I outdid myself this week- around 25 feet or so of new scenery, finishing the outer portion of the north room. Rather than bore you with repetitive scenery building, I'll just go with the last portion finished, the yard area.



Next up: the fascia. Or a lot of honeydos...coming up on the holidays, and the merchants' early Christmas has my lady chomping at the bit to begin decorating...

 

Jim I am still amazed that this all began with the backdrops.Great job!!!

 

Better late than...

I keep running short of time. With very little time available last week (mini vacation in Asheville NC) I managed to get fascia up and painted (one coat) in the north room. Here's an overall view:



And a closeup of the northwest corner showing the panels:

 

Wow those mountains really dominate! Reminds me of why I am an N-scaler. Jamie

 

Thanks, guys!

The backdrops make all the difference IMO. In the imaginary world of Oakville, the yard (and unseen town) are in a kind of bowl - like, say, Silverton, CO - only on a larger scale. Which accounts for the mountains all 'round.

That hole in the fascia between the Digitrax panels and the yard panel is a throttle pocket and will have covering to block the view of raw benchwork...

 

Hey Jim just to let you know, your layout photos have influenced my decision to stick with my modern CSX layout rather than changing to Seaboard in the 1960s. That concrete tie ME flex is just so darn distinctive looking there is no way I can pull up what I have down already. Can't wait until I get some scenery like you have in place! Jamie

 

Thanks, Jerry!

Jamie, I almost wish I were back at the track laying stage because I just LOVE working with the concrete tie flex. Almost makes me want to start another layout just so I could lay more of it!

In another development, and coming off the thread talking about Atlas code 55 flex and the difficulty of obtaining it (woo woo woo woo woo woo says resupply in JANUARY!, Walthers says UNK) I happened to notice that at Walthers they say the Atlas code 55 rerailers are expected December 5 - interesting because there hasn't been w whisper over at Atlas. If that's the case, and they're not just blowing smoke, I see a good shot at moving back to the staging room fairly soon! Boy, would that be nice!