Hey, a guy gave me a 4x8 he had for free. So I took it home, I have been working on it, its was pretty rough, it had just track and cork. I tore out the old DC wiring and rewired for DCC laid new track cause his was rough, but followed his cork. I added a yard that is more a staging yard with scenery then anything. It will be 1950's and 1960's PRR and NYC. Here is what it looked like when I got it.
Here is what i have done
What do you think, still a long way to go. Mike
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Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
Not bad. Not bad.
You might wanna send some of that stuff to a Goodwill or something and clear that yonder wall to make your yard longer all the way to it.
Keep going! Dont quit!
Did you put the Clayton Lumber in first then laid track to fit?
Not bad, especially for FREE!!! Wish I could get free stuff. :) Here is some pics of my 4x8 with addition and the track plan I'm laying down.
Good job!
Can I come over and run some trains! Hey how about a center view block? This would make the layout seem doubled in size!
If you choose to expand I have been expirmenting with an around the wall layout supported with shelf brackets bought at Home Depot. Seems silly but it works great and I can change layout height if I so choose, or build a double decker....
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It's hard to beat that price. The railroad looks like a modification of Atlas' "Trunk Line",with one spur brought back to the main:
http://www.atlasrr.com/Code100web/pages/10006.htm
The double track should be able to handle some traffic. That will be good, if you like lots of action. I don't suppose I can induce you to back up to before the PRR and NYC started running all those streetcars? :)
I like the added yard-shelf. If you reverse the ladder, and angle the yard diagonally across the panel, you can probably get a lot more capacity, without losing too much space for scenery. Model yards are neat to view end-on, too.
Keep us posted!
SpaceMouse wrote:Looking good. You picked a good raod to model. The PRR I mean. I won't say anything bad about the NYC in case Tom is around.
So someone with an id of "nslover92" models PRR ? Hummmh. Not a bad choice but those thoroughbreds look good too
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jbinkley60 wrote: SpaceMouse wrote:Looking good. You picked a good raod to model. The PRR I mean. I won't say anything bad about the NYC in case Tom is around. So someone with an id of "nslover92" models PRR ? Hummmh. Not a bad choice but those thoroughbreds look good too
Railfan the horses, but you know I go back to the roots. Mike
Falls Valley RR wrote:Did you put the Clayton Lumber in first then laid track to fit?
No actully, I kept the guy who gave it to me's track plan I just lef the cork and tore up his track, but the clayton lumber fits so nice, cause its rounded, so it was a must have. I ordered the paint for it, Aluminum and i will weather it down a bit. Mike
J. Daddy wrote:Can I come over and run some trains! Hey how about a center view block? This would make the layout seem doubled in size!
I love that idea I thought abuot it before, but i have some questions. I was thinking using either foam core, or masonite. But how do I attach it staight up and down to table. And do I just run it down the middle and stop at the inside tracks? Mike