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The Saga of my Ever Shrinking Railroad, Part Duex
Well here I go yet again, with another thread to document the planning and construction of my layout inside my new garage.
Heres a link to the original, now archived post:
http://archive.mylargescale.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50168
I will attempt to repost all the original text and pictures sans replies, so there is a continuity to the progress.
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12/12/07
Its ALIVE!!
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This will be the new home of the building log of my indoor layout, the Borracho Springs RR, a small mining themed line based on several historical lines like the Gilpin Tramway, the Coronada RR, later AKA the Arizona Copper Co RR, with influences from a couple model RRs, like John Allens G&D, Bob Hegges Crooked Mountain Lines, Malcomn Furlows work, and Joe Crea's Pitkin Tramway.
The Plan:
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/GarageStudyTRY%20AGAINx2.pdf
The location is indoors again, like the previous incarnations, in my newly rebuilt garage which unlike the old one, is insulated and plywood sheathed on the interior walls. Almost all the benchwork is already completed for a previous plan which after setting up, I was unhappy with. The back wall of the garage is 19'4", the left side is about 9', and the right side is 10'6"
So away we go...
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12/12/07 In addition to reworking the plywood I have a lot of prep work to do, including adding something (masonite?) over the plywood walls to paint the backdrop on, wiring busses, and adding flourescent lights under the overhead shelf. Then it will be adding plywood platforms for the upper track deck.
Scenery will be blue foam, with either cast foam or hydrocal details, we'll see which are easier to do. but that wont be till after all the track and wiring is installed and operation is in good shape. I've already reworked the expanded benchwork on the left side of the layout, that was the trickey one, still need to rework the right side plywood a little, maybe today or next weekend. Pics when the benchwork is finished..
12/23/07 A little progress. Got the benchwork expanded:
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Left side benchwork, expanded to accomodate the R1 turnaround
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Right side benchwork, widened about 12" for the R1 turnaround on this side and for the track on the fiddle yard.
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Fiddle yard widened to accomodate 3 tracks.
12/26/07 Yesterday I began test fitting the track and building the plywwod subtrack for the elevated sections, starting on the left side and clearing off the benchwork as I move thru each section, already finding some reach issues that will be an issue when the time comes for scenery (not operations), as the layout is a tad higher than the last incarnation (42" vs 36"), mostly I just need to keep a short step ladder handy.
PS the door is finished and installed/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/laugh.gif
Heres a link to the original, now archived post:
http://archive.mylargescale.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50168
I will attempt to repost all the original text and pictures sans replies, so there is a continuity to the progress.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/12/07
Its ALIVE!!
This will be the new home of the building log of my indoor layout, the Borracho Springs RR, a small mining themed line based on several historical lines like the Gilpin Tramway, the Coronada RR, later AKA the Arizona Copper Co RR, with influences from a couple model RRs, like John Allens G&D, Bob Hegges Crooked Mountain Lines, Malcomn Furlows work, and Joe Crea's Pitkin Tramway.
The Plan:
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/GarageStudyTRY%20AGAINx2.pdf
The location is indoors again, like the previous incarnations, in my newly rebuilt garage which unlike the old one, is insulated and plywood sheathed on the interior walls. Almost all the benchwork is already completed for a previous plan which after setting up, I was unhappy with. The back wall of the garage is 19'4", the left side is about 9', and the right side is 10'6"
So away we go...
12/12/07 In addition to reworking the plywood I have a lot of prep work to do, including adding something (masonite?) over the plywood walls to paint the backdrop on, wiring busses, and adding flourescent lights under the overhead shelf. Then it will be adding plywood platforms for the upper track deck.
Scenery will be blue foam, with either cast foam or hydrocal details, we'll see which are easier to do. but that wont be till after all the track and wiring is installed and operation is in good shape. I've already reworked the expanded benchwork on the left side of the layout, that was the trickey one, still need to rework the right side plywood a little, maybe today or next weekend. Pics when the benchwork is finished..
12/23/07 A little progress. Got the benchwork expanded:
Left side benchwork, expanded to accomodate the R1 turnaround
Right side benchwork, widened about 12" for the R1 turnaround on this side and for the track on the fiddle yard.
Fiddle yard widened to accomodate 3 tracks.
12/26/07 Yesterday I began test fitting the track and building the plywwod subtrack for the elevated sections, starting on the left side and clearing off the benchwork as I move thru each section, already finding some reach issues that will be an issue when the time comes for scenery (not operations), as the layout is a tad higher than the last incarnation (42" vs 36"), mostly I just need to keep a short step ladder handy.
PS the door is finished and installed/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/laugh.gif
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