The plan. Separate yard in the future that wraps around upper most basement column.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
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Ambitious!
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Track planning; my favorite part. Watch the edges. Nice graphics.
fifedog Track planning; my favorite part. Watch the edges. Nice graphics.
Penny Trains Ambitious! My former layout was ambitious because there were many things I didn't know how to do. It took me many hours to put my first table together and now I can do it quickly because I purchased six more C type clamps.
My former layout was ambitious because there were many things I didn't know how to do. It took me many hours to put my first table together and now I can do it quickly because I purchased six more C type clamps.
Buckeye Riveter One thing RR Track 5.0 would not let me do was to add a batter to the outside legs of the trestle piers which counteracts the centrifugal force as the train speeds around the curve. I remember laughing at a photo of a trestle in CTT where the pier's legs were not battered knowing that even a heavy model locomotive could take it down if the track joints were not tight and soldered.
Regards, Roy
V8Vega Do you operate your trains or mostly loop running? If I was starting over I might not have any switches.
Do you operate your trains or mostly loop running? If I was starting over I might not have any switches.
Looks great Buckeye!
Jim
Thanks Jim.
Looks good. Will be nice to see it as it progresses.
Mike C. from Indiana
cheapclassics Looks good. Will be nice to see it as it progresses. Mike C. from Indiana
The progress has slowed due to my surgery, but there has been progress.
Levelers with a non-mar finish.
Looking good Buckeye
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Third table done.
It looks like you're taking the time to build great bench work. Should make for an excellent layout !
Paul
Thank you Paul.
Building L-girders.
Forth table.
First joist @ 16" centers.
Gusset bracing.
I love Irwin clamps. When I built the orginal BO&W all I had were C clamps.
7th and 8th grade shop class plus good tools really helps.
Wow !
Just the bench work alone is a work of art !
Can't wait to see the layout !
The main table is completed with all the joists installed. A benefit of L girder construction is the attachment of the joists. Screws are installed upward and into the joists. First OSB board placed but not secured.
OSB Boards installed and squared with Irwin clamps. After squared, temporary wood screws hold in place. The adjoining tables are not connected to the main table at this time.
Track is being used to determine where the OSB will be cut for the different layout elevations. I hate Realtrax, but it is what I started with 15 or more years ago beforre Fastrack appeared on the scene. I really wished my dealer had told me about Gargraves and Ross.
This is my main control point for laying out the track. There are other control points, but everything is measured off of this point. I can't overemphasize the use of the stringlines.
The main table is at the bottom of the photo and now OSb has been added perpendicular to the main table. Those are LED can lights and they really light up the room. Notice the additional control points and string lines
Have a good day.
Looking good, Buckeye.
Is that next room for future expansion?
Very Nice Buckeye. Its great to see your step by step progress. It satisfies my vicarious need to build a big layout. Keep up the good work.
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fifedog Looking good, Buckeye. Is that next room for future expansion?
Future expansion? That is the store and work room. My trains are still stored in there along with the lawn mower, an extra bed, Christmas decorations, a doll house, a couple of tables, bicycles, etc. I've got enough space for a double decker train layout. This time I have adaquate space, if I don't gain 20 pounds to walk around the layout. In fact, the work cart can go on the outside, too.
Seems to me you'll have plenty of storage space under the table....
Moving forward with track alignment to determine saw cut locations. Ninety nine percent of the table tops are complete.
Penny....After wiring, I'll most likely be storing vast quantities of stuff beneath the layout, when it will not be in the way.
Also a comment was posted somewhere about the skinny legs under the layout. I wouldn't let him do a cartwheel, but he wanted to. Now you know how I will clean the layout. He works cheap, too.
A few changes as we lay the track.
I like the nice long passing sidings you have, for "start and park" operation. I encourage you to sacrifice one (closest to the return loop pylon), and put in a couple of industrial spurs. This will allow some switching opportunity later on, and adds interest. I have 2 small yard areas, and wish I had room for another. This allows me to run 3 trains continuously, and hand over a peddler freight to a crew to switch a consist out, with drop-offs and pick-ups.
Fife....When I started I didn't know how many O-42 switches I had when I drew the mainline plans. They were buried in the basement. My old plan did not show my engine yard because it was freelanced after construction. Most likely, I'll add several spurs. I have two engine houses somewhere packed up in the basement. In fact, there is room for a roundhouse on the left side perpendicular to the tracks now shown. Keep those comments comming. It makes me think.
Moving on up. Track marked and removed. Outlines cut with saber saw.
Ten inch risers were cut on the chop saw.
A jig was made to install the riser to the 1x2.
Buckeye - Wow! That benchwork looks like it could take a direct hit.
But...can it withstand GRITS?
Grits will glob it up. Good job.
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Thank you fife and Chief. We are getting there one piece at a time.
And we are in the air all around the room.
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