A little wall building

[Frank53]

Just finished up building a wall between tracks on the top level of my layout in progress:



I used quarter square three foot lengths and cut them to nine inch lengths. I scored the divisions in them first - one every two inches.

Then I stacked them one on top of the other using yellow carpenters glue.

For variety, I cut some of the sections in one and two inch lengths and then staggered them to give the impression of the earth pushing the ties out:













Each section is attached to a half inch square upright. Once i get them leveled up, I glue one section to one upright:



they drop right back in place:









I have detail work to do now, roughing them up with a wire brush and then start painting and detailing.

[mitchelr]

Frank53,

Really nice work, the stacked ties look great. It's neat to see the progress you've made.

Mitch

[Jumijo]

Frank,

You've come up with a great idea with that wooden wall. I really like it. I've been following you progress over at the Journal's site. Can't wait to see the finished product.

You seem to be making an urban layout. Are you modeling anywhere in particular? Again, great job. The corner with the forced perspective street is very well done. What are your future plans for the layout? Are you going to have a switching yard?

And I hope you know, I was only joking about your locomotive. [;)][:)]

Jim

[Frank53]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jaabat

Frank,

And I hope you know, I was only joking about your locomotive. [;)][:)]

Jim

LOL Jim! [8D]

The antibiotics haven't taken yet, I think it'll need surgery!

[spankybird]

Nice job Frank, Thanks for sharing with us.

[andregg1]

Very nice job!!
I thing that I need more patience to work with wood.
Thanks in keep going with more pictures.
Andre.

[tjsprague]

Very nice job.

Looks like you have those tracks pretty close together. What is the distance, center to center, between those upper and lower tracks?

Thanks,

Tim

[Frank53]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tjsprague

Very nice job.

Looks like you have those tracks pretty close together. What is the distance, center to center, between those upper and lower tracks?

Thanks,

Tim

just a shade over 6" center to center

[FJ and G]

He Frank, nice work; you're having too much fun like I am in construction!

[wrmcclellan]

Nice work Frank! What kind of wood is that? Grain looks good.

Andregg - if you can do brass as well as you do you can do wood!

[andregg1]

Hi
This is my only wood jod that I did.


Andre.

[jefelectric]

Frank, that wall looks so good, I wish I had an upper level so I could copy it.

[Frank53]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wrmcclellan

Nice work Frank! What kind of wood is that? Grain looks good.

that's is very rare "I don't have a clue" wood which is available at Home Depot in three foot lengths.

I've bought a lot of it for this project - probably about 100 lengths and a like amount for the two bridges I have built with it. Over the course of the time I've been buying it, the tone, color, and even hardness of it changes, depending on the batch. They run $0.69 each, so I figure they've winged me for about $150.00 three feet at a time. It easy easy to cut and easy to work with, and Elmer's yellow carpenters glue just about welds it together. It would be a tall order to break any of those pieces off.

[Blueberryhill RR]

[code]Good Morning from Blueberryhill[/code]It is currently 53 degrees and
cloudy. Going to 66 degrees and partly cloudy. That's hard to believe.
Good weather to get sick.
Frank 53.....I like that wall. It is similar to one I am building and I got few good ideas from years. Looks good.
I may try to do a little work on my trains today. I will run them for sure.
Y'all have a great day.
Chuck