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.
EXTENDED TRAIN SHED
I have been working on an extension to my train shed so I don't have to carry out cars two at a time and place them on the tracks. It is about 15' 4" long and will be 4 tracks wide. This will give me about 20' or so of yard length. I hinged the roof so it can be lifted up for access to the trains. I need to get sheeting for the roof yet and some rolled roofing. I have siding to match the 8'x8' storage shed. I plan on using 1x4 pine stock [cut down to rail height and striped] for 3 of the tracks and Aristo 5' for the other. Does pine work ok for this or is a better wood needed?
I also built a bridge from layout to shed [plank] for access. Here are a few progress pictures.
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more work ahead! I'm on vacation this week so should make progress.
I also built a bridge from layout to shed [plank] for access. Here are a few progress pictures.
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more work ahead! I'm on vacation this week so should make progress.
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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.
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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
Posted By leonpete on 08/22/2008 10:34 AM
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Oh my... how I love seeing that Orange and White...
Leon
Oh my... how I love seeing that Orange and White...
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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
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