Well, I finally decided it's now or more procrastination, so here we go! The particulars. Scale :HO, layout type : around the walls(and thru)shelf layout, Era: 1955-59,method:freelance. Building will be slow going as finances are tight,but the good news is I've been collecting stuff for this layout for 20 years.
Forgot a few details The layout will be a "shadow box type" with an upper valance with LED strip lighting. It will be a rectangular shape 13.5"x27", utilizing 2 rooms, going thru the wall twice. I will post more and hopefully better pictures as things progress. Any suggestions welcome.
So far, so good. Get yourself a laser level, makes construction easier.
Rich
Alton Junction
NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association: http://www.nprha.org/
richhotrain So far, so good. Get yourself a laser level, makes construction easier. Rich
Using a laser level is highly over rated. It takes away the need to have a pusher service on parts of the layout.
Lookin good!
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Funny., this house is 116 years old, nothing is straight, square or blumb. Making things a real PITA.
My house might be around that old, too. I really have no idea how old it is. It does make it interesting. Learn to measure several times before you cut. What are you going to do with the windows?
Santa Fe all the way!Era: 1955-59,method:freelance.
Yeah, it's a longer haul than you think. In fact, it has only since I have retired have I had enough time to make huge headway into my build. Then of course it's all the fun stuff where someone takes your tools even though you have just put them down and there's no one else in the room. And it's only until you put down that piece of wood or clamp that was precisely where you need it to be, that the required tool you needed in the first place miraculously turns up. But when it does it's just that stretch out of reach so you have to put everything you've lined up down so you can grab the thing and have to start all over again.
Have fun!
Hi Santa fe......
Then of course there's the tape measure. Tape measures, like most tools, are actually designed for people that have 3 hands and, of course, 3 arms. It should be noted that tape measures, like pencils, have an instant built in 'put me down and I am lost' capability. These items will randomly and sometimes permanently disappear from the face of the earth. If not permanently, then for long periods of time. The regeneration of these items is timed to coincide with your project being completed or until the exact moment you have given up searching, gone to the store and returned with 4 other replacements. Then all 5 will appear. Of course, you can beat this built in facility but simply doing what I do. I have 34 tape measures and 426 pencils. (All placed just out of reach.........)
NP2626 My house might be around that old, too. I really have no idea how old it is. It does make it interesting. Learn to measure several times before you cut. What are you going to do with the windows?
Your question about the windows is interesting. When I built my first layout (in the 80s), the ex smashed into the garage door with our van. I used it as an excuse to frame in a wall with a window in it. I modeled a wide dry river bed, and spanned the window with a trestle.
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
A little more done on Wall #2
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Awesome indeed. I love the concept of the shadow box. I also really like the cabinets underneath. Great start.
What was that ship model I spied? Looks huge.
Best Regards, Big John
Kiva Valley Railway- Freelanced road in central Arizona. Visit the link to see my MR forum thread on The Building of the Whitton Branch on the Kiva Valley Railway
Thanks John! Yes, that is a 1/144th scale DKM Bismarck, 69"x10",R/C. Working searchlights and funnel.
Santa Fe all the way!☺That's funny Texas Zepher. I really don't want to be limited to an exact location. I want to losely model some areas from my home town and throw in some industries based on the equipment I have. I know this may seem sacrilegious to some, but it's what I want to do.
I am thinking I want the Royal Gorge to be the western most point on my layout. To the east I want to have Pueblo and then maybe all the way to La Junta to pick up the Raton Pass main line. That gives me some sugar beet action too.
What geography have you choosen?
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