scratch building

[rrebell]

What I like to do is use an old inferior in materials kit (they can be had for cheap) and build it (sometimes with many modifications) in better materials. Some of the old designs are great but sometimes the materials were not or it needs to be bigger or smaller or ect.

[RR_Mel]

BOB MCANDREWS

Hi Mel, I know the "feeling" on the aging process, and things hurt! lol I will be beginning shortly to model the transition years, 1950s - early 60s so I can have both steam and diesel running. The main area will be Holland, MI (along Lake Michigan) which will have a branch end in Chicago and at the other end, the Pere Marquette passenger and ore mines northward in the UP of MI. I've experimented for 2 years, and am ready for the BIG one! I better get going while I still have some movement left! lol (any pics of your layout?) 

 

Hi Bob

 

I don’t normally take pictures of my layout per se.  The main reason is because after 30 years its still 20% or so unfinished and that is an embarrassment.  I’ve been at it more since I retired as much as the old age thing will allow, spurts here and there.  I have 120 or so posts on my blog, there are quite a few sectional pictures of my layout, mostly project type posts.

 

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

 

EDIT:  If it doesn't hurt then it died and fell off!

 

 

Mel

 

Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951

 

 

My Model Railroad   

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

[mlehman]

Bob,

If it may be if use, I've got a lot of construction pics of my Cascade Extension in a thread that starts here:

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/219241.aspx?page=1

It's a mix of traditional (L-girder, mostly) and new (pink foam scenery base, with about 75% of it done so it's removable.)

[originaldirtguy]

Hi Ed, lots of good stuff in this post.  I have never used a CAD program to design structures for my layout. I used to use TurboCad back when I was building fighting robots for Battle Bots and Steel Conflict, however. Powerful and inexpensive if that's the way someone wants to go.

I pretty much use the picture on the internet>picture in my head>make it fit on the layout method. I use scale lumber and a scale to get lengths close to what would be considered prototypical. Other than that - as has been said - I pretty much fly by the seat fo my pants :)

Here's a depot I made 100% from scratch with the exception of the doors, windows, shingles, pidgeon, and pidgeon poop. 

Thanks,

s~

[doctorwayne]

Nice to see some TH&B stuff, s~.

Wayne

[originaldirtguy]

Yeah, I like the look of it, Wayne