a little more work done

[thatboy37]

here are more pictures of my bench work and some of my train stuff organized under the table. i am sure glad that i put the table at a height of 39inches for the legs and the table top at 40inches it really makes a difference when you try to do work under there. thanks for the advice guys hope you like the pictures.

this makes a total of nine 4x8 sheets of plywood used so far and i have about six and a half more to put up that i think that me and my nephew will fini***omorrow take a look



heres one at a angle you might be able to see it a little better i also tried to straighten up my trains a little under the table also.



the next three pictures are of my stuff stacked up under the table nice and neat well not quite nice and neat but close enough. thats not all i have to stack up my nephew and i just got tired and said we will fini***omorrow.







the next one are of some of the rest of the stuff i have to stack up thats sitting on the table top.



the next two are of some of the track that i just layed out but took up so i could put my benchwork up.





just a picture of the empty 072 left and right hand remote switches and 072 wye switch boxes.



hope you like tell me what you think. i bet you guys are saying that you should have never showed me how to post pictures because i take pictures of everthing and put them on the site. but hey why not share what i have with you guys being that you guys share your pictures with me. oh and i havent forgot about the braces im going to wait till last to put them on that way i can get a better picture of how to brace them together and make them stronger once it is all complete. right now the table seems pretty sturdy and like it will hold up being that i was up on the table top moving around and the table barely even moved. i also have 3inch c clamps holding or connecting the 4x8 plywood sheets together. plus where the studs meet up next to the other studs i screwed them together with a 3 & 1/2 inch screw to just to give that extra added support of keeping the sheets together. until i fin***he benchwork peace to all.

thatboy37 aka reggie

[dwiemer]

Hey Reggie,
Looks like you are off to a good start. I hate to say this, but you will be stacking and restacking all your train boxes throughout your layout building, so get used to it. I think it is something we all go through, at least till we get the scenery done. I notice that you have some of the fair items, ie: ferris wheel, if you are looking for some buildings, the old K-line buildings were really Lemax. They are ceramic buildings and you can get them, mostly around the holidays at craft stores like Michaels, or I even found a bunch at Sears. Just keep your eyes out. Some of the items would work for a fair/carnival.
Keep up the good work,
Dennis

[Jumijo]

Looking good, Reggie! You are making real progress. Man, you got a lot of stuff!!!

Jim

[Anonymous]

So far, so good, Reggie! You're off to a great start. I can't wait to see the finished layout! It will definitely be very impressive to say the least!

[wickman]

You have a good start there with the bench work do you have a layout plan to post?[:)]

[dbaker48]

Reggie,
Congradulations on the bench top! Looks good. How wide is it? And are you going to have access to reach from the front to the back or do you have an access way at the back?

Looking good, keep the pictures coming, I enjoy them!!

[FJ and G]

Nice work; there appears to be a lot of goodies beneath the benchwork

[Anonymous]

Newbie's prayer: Dear Lord, please don't ever let that happen to me![:D]

Dat's a LOT of stuff under dat table![:O]

[dwiemer]

Hey Reggie,
One tip I did pick up as far as working under the table, get a creeper, one of those mechanics types that you can be on your back and not slumped over. Try to save your back for retirement.
Dennis

[Anonymous]

Hey Reggie

I've been watching your post's over that last couple of week and all I can say is WOW. What a great job with everything, Lot's of toys to play with!

Did you happen to post a track plan for this layout, Seems that I didn't pick up on it.

I wish I had a whole room like that for my set but I have to share it with the boiler and hot water heater, lol

Keep up the great work and keep posting on your progress.

[BMRR]

Reggie

Looks like you've got a nice collection of trains. The bench work is looking good, keep us posted.

Stan.

[fifedog]

You're making progress, fast. The room looks like a comfortable place to be. Don't forget to place a few angle braces for lateral support.

[thatboy37]

takes for the comments guys and i will keep you all posted on any and all the work that i do.

sask-tinplater: it will be a while before i fini***he table top. it actually needs about 5 & 1/2 more 4x8 plywood sheets to be put up for the table top to be finished.

wickman: i have a plan and i posted it but that plan was done all in gargraves track and all i have is fastrack so i sent it back to the guy who designed it for me and told him to do it all in fastrack and now i'm just waiting on it to get to me in the mail. i will post it for you guys as soon as i get to get comments and tell me what you think of it and what i can do to make it a little better than what it is. the topics name that i posted the pictures under is: my pictures i think i got it lets see. posted on june 26, 2006 @ 10:36:52 if that helps but remember i getting the plans changed, also there is a diagram of the room and the measurements which you probably cant see.

dbacker48: the length is 35 feet from one end of the room to the other end. the width of the layout is 12 & 1/2 feet at the narrowist part and 17 & 1/2 at the widest if that gives you an idea of the room size. plus i dont want any access holes on the layout as you are able to walk on top of the layout and have access to everything like that, plus you can walk all the way around the layout and have a space of 33 inches to walk around the layout. also one corner is closed off so you cant actually walk all the way around the layout as you can walk all the way to one point and back around the layout to that exact point. so if you walk one way and see different things to that point you will have to walk back around and you will see things that you didnt see walking coming back the other way.

fj & g: there are plenty things to play with but the more i look at the trains and see what i have i think that i have to much stuff and more than i actually need. it looks like i can have my own hobby shop.

dwiener: i have one of those creepers but being that i built my table standing at a height of 40 inches. i can sit down and have plenty of head room to not bump my head into any of the studs i took you guys advice and built it to a reasonable height that way i dont have the problems of trying to get under the layout and not having enough room to get work done that needs to be done without having to crunch all up.

trainsman2: when i designed my housei told my lady that she can decorate how she wants as long as i get the room above the garage for my trains and i meant "MY" trains and she agreed. i almost made her sign a contract saying that she said that but i took her word for it and she promised. the reason i almost made her sign the contract is because i here some of the stories from you guys about your wives trying to take over your train rooms if im not misstaking.

last but not least.

fife dog: i tried to make the room as comfortable as possible so when i have visitors i want them to feel as if they are at home. i had you guys in mind before i even had my house built. i want forget the braces just wanted to get the table top finished that way i can get a good look at the legs thats holding the table up to see whats the best way to brace the legs together or to the table top if you know what i mean.

if i didnt respond to you its because i didnt see that you asked a question or wanted to know anything. until next time peace. no work will be done for a few days as i have to go out of town for a little business but will be checking the forum for any updates from you guys and will try to answer any questions that you pose to me. again until next time peace.

oh and i got my fastrack book in the mail today and it seems like i will be reading this thing for a while as to it has alot of great information about fastrack and what you can do with it. it has a total of a 158 pages and full of information by the end of the weekend i should be finished reading and i can tell you what i really think of it. not that i know a whole lot bout this hobby but i will put my 2 sense in to make it look like i know what im talking about.

thatboy37 aka reggie

[tschmidt]

Reggie,

The start of the layout looks great. I think all you need is a 50" HDTV on the wall to make the room complete! There are a lot of orange and blue boxes under that table. I am looking forward to the finished layout so we can see what is in them.

Have a great day.
TomS

[Anonymous]

Reggie,
Looks like you well on your way. I have yet to start on my layout but hope to in the next few months. I measured out the room I have to build in so I should be able to do a layout about 18ft. long by 12ft. wide. I noticed you said you did the plan for Cargraves track, that is what I was going to use - do you like the Fast Track better?

[thatboy37]

tschmidt: i have a question for you will you go half on that 50" hdtv. lol. but im for real. i thought about a 36" hdtv mounted up in the corner of the room thats right by the door as soon as you walk in. but will be willing to get the 50" if you go half and you come it as much as you like i promise.


daniels: well i wanted a real nice train yard that you can go in from on either end and the guy said that gargraves would be the best bet to get if i wanted a 8 track yard. which is what i wanted to have on the layout. but then i started thinking i have all this fastrack and it was the newest thing that lionel came out with at the time when i was buying all of my train supplies. plus it all the reviews about it was that your trains would run great on it and it was fast and easy to hook up and it could be put down any where to run trains on. the time i did have trains running in my sisters house on it i loved it and would recommend it to anybody to get and use. plus i ws buying it in bulk and i was getting a great deal on the track so why not buy it and give it a try. to see the pictures of what i had the forum topic is: ican find it but if you look at all of the topics i posted in the past 14 days one of them has me laying down on the floor playing with my trains and it held up pretty great being on the floor and my 4 year old nephew running around and jumping all on the tracks and not a dent or broken track in sight. it is very child proof and resist to a certian extent. until next time peace

thatboy37 aka reggie

[Anonymous]

Yes, impressive indeed!

One day.....one day.......

[Anonymous]

Reggie,

Your layout will be great when it is finished. I like reading your posts showing the progress you are making. Keep up the great work, and keep us posted!


Jim

[thatboy37]

i made it to cincy ok and stop buy johnnys toys and got some really great prices on fastrack items as back in memphis a o72 right hand remote switch is 80 at the toy store it is 70 and on top of that i got 15% off that price for being a great customer. plus the 10 inch sections are 7.99 at home and 3.49 there so i think i hit the jack pot with price differences. plus all the actual track pieces are considerably cheaper than back at home plus i got a 15% on the stuff. plus thats where i got the majority of my fastrack at and i'm pretty cool with the store owner and manager if you ever go to the store in covington, ky just tell them that reggie told you about the store and recommended it to you. i want get any extra discounts as i already get a nice one. i posted the directions to the store on the topic: going on vacation or rather business trip. i recommend the store in conington, ky for i know the people there a little better. until next time peace

thatboy37 aka reggie