[leonpete]

Thanks for the complements Don, Dave and JJ. Hey JJ, That could be a good idea to use a counter balance. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[bottino]

That is a good looking shed. But I think Marty is right, it will be full before you know it. Mine is very similar to your design, 4 X 16 ft and I almost filled it up with the train cars I had. It is really nice to just roll out a line of cars and get running. No more carrying, bending over, and all. You will love it.
Paul

 

[leonpete]

Bubba,
Thanks for your post on the Aristo 2-8-8-2 about the poly fuses shuting down. I went out this morning and tried out my Mallet and it is working GREAT!!! All this helpful information on this site is great. YOU MADE MY DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks,
Leon

 

[leonpete]

Thanks Paul,
I know it's going to be a lot more handy for running trains and I will still have the shelving in my main shed for more train stuff after I fill the yard.

Leon

 

[Dave F]

Posted By leonpete on 08/22/2008 10:34 AM

Leon




Oh my... how I love seeing that Orange and White...

 

[tbug]

Very nice!!!

 

[leonpete]

Hey Dave F,
I painted the building and my 8x8 shed " Fired Steel " and made 3 roof vents out of scrap 4x4. I still haven't got the rolled roofing yet. It is on order. Put up 8 more ft. of wood fence and spread 3/8ths in rock chip around the building. I need more dirt and weed barrier to finish the north side. I am thinking about building the lean-to on the north side like the shop in Paducah, KY. I already have enough left over material to do that. I might make it to store a small logging train of 4 cars, boxcar, and 0-4-0 engine. I have some small radius track, so I think I will build a small layout beside this building for the grandkids to play with when they visit. Had great weather this past week so worked most every day outside.

 

[Dave F]

That looks GREAT!.. Nice job Leon....

(snif... I'm so proud...sniff)

 

[Guest]

Very nice job! Noticed you added fence to.


Ole Toad

 

[leonpete]

Finally got a chance to work on the yard tracks in my train shed. I used all my 5' track so will finish using wood strips for the rest of the yard tracks. Still have to get some on/off toggels so I can select which track I want to use. I have a common rail so I installed jumper wires on the bottom of the track using the little screws on the bottom of the track for now. Still haven't got my rolled roofing yet so I can finish the roof. Supposed to be in the 3rd of August.

 

[leonpete]

I got the rest of the wood track in place and put most of my trains in the yard. Track 1 on the right holds all 12 of my hopper cars and one engine. Track 2 holds most of my mixed freight train and track 3 holds the balance of my mixed freight train. Track 4 [on the left] holds my passenger train. Tried it all out this evening and it's so nice. We'll be running more often now with this convenience. Here are a few pictures.

 

[Dave F]

Leon, that's looking great.. nice job..

Good to see pics of ICG #2270 as well.

#2269 was involved in a derailment today.. Just dropped a hopper, that's all.
Gotta love our Paducah Jeeps..

 

[John J]

I would have put about a 1 foot staight track after the switch then made all the rest wood rails. At the price of track I would not tie some up in the storage yard.

Is that a Grain Elavator I see in one of the Pic's Did you make that or is it ready made?

 

[leonpete]

Thanks Dave,
I'd like to pick up another IC jeep some time and convert them to battery power with airwire and sound. We can wish anyway. Some day tho. I think my rolled roofing came in so will have to make a trip to Sioux City this week to pick it up.

 

[leonpete]

JJ,
I can still rob some of the track in the yard if I need it. The one track on the left that is the longest aristo track I wanted so I can pull a train in engine first. All my engines are track powered except my Mallet. Want to convert more to batter power tho some time.
Yes, that is a grain elevator building and was my first building I purchased when I got into G-scale. I bought it at a train show In Boone, IA. It was hand made by someone there. Made out of plywood and covered with corrugated pop and beer cans. Think I gave $75 for it. Not a bad price for all the work in it.
I also like your bent steel forms you made to pour your roadbed. Bet that works pretty slick.

 

[leonpete]

I put a gate in along fence so I can access the new shed. I also got the yard tracks wired to some on/off switches for controlling the power. Finally got the roled roofing and put that on today. Pretty much done out side of attaching the roof vents and adding a lean to on the north side for another small train.

 

[Dave F]

Man, that turned out just fantastic. Looks great with the roofing material.

Now I gotta get busy and run through my shed so I can have some stuff staged as well. Nice job, very inspiring.

 

[leonpete]

Oh yes, the roof now weights in at 164 lbs. I can still lift it but would be easier with 2 people.

 

[Guest]

Posted By leonpete on 09/06/2008 9:30 PM
Oh yes, the roof now weights in at 164 lbs. I can still lift it but would be easier with 2 people.




You went this far and it is very nice staging area so why not automate the roof or counter weight it? Old homes had counter weights on windows and I see some places still sell the old ones. Just my 3cents /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/satisfied.gif
Toad

 

[Stan Cedarleaf]

Very, Very NICE, Leon. What a great job. It fits wonderfully into the whole house and railroad. Congratulations..... /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/tongue2.gif