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New HO garage 13x9 Layout

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, February 13, 2015 11:03 PM

You're welcome!

I finally remembered how to post a track diagram so here it is. Hopefully this is what your understanding of my spiel is:

Dave

I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!

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Posted by Proctous on Saturday, February 14, 2015 1:15 AM

Yup, thats exactly what I did. I also saved a ton of money by learning how to remove solder and the joiners from turnouts so i could reuse them. A Vice, 40W needle tip, and pliers works well.

My 13x9 L Shape Garage Layout build

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/225242.aspx

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Posted by wildecoupe on Friday, March 4, 2016 4:10 PM

A little old of a post, but found this while Googling for layouts. Curious if you've gotten any more work done on this. Looks like a nice layout. 

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Posted by DSchmitt on Friday, March 4, 2016 9:31 PM

wildecoupe

A little old of a post, but found this while Googling for layouts. Curious if you've gotten any more work done on this. Looks like a nice layout. 

 

 

I would also like to know.  I wonder what happened to the OP.  He hasn't posted to the Forum since his last post to this thread.

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by Proctous on Friday, March 4, 2016 9:38 PM

Im still around! hehe, been busy with our HO Clubs layout alot. I havnt really worked on it in a year. But I will post pictures of how far I am.

My 13x9 L Shape Garage Layout build

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/225242.aspx

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Posted by Proctous on Friday, March 4, 2016 9:54 PM

Ok here our some pictures

I created these quickly built Top layer moduels that I can use to raise elevation ontop of track area.

 

Shows how the modules Fit and are used.

 

Then I used pink foam underneath them for support at an angle and covered with plaster cloth.

 

 

Then I countined that all the way around.

 

 

Video of it working.

 http://vid155.photobucket.com/albums/s299/grl0218/train/vid1_zpsz0qmh6d1.mp4

My 13x9 L Shape Garage Layout build

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/225242.aspx

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Posted by DSchmitt on Friday, March 4, 2016 10:48 PM

Proctous

Im still around! hehe, been busy with our HO Clubs layout alot. I havnt really worked on it in a year. But I will post pictures of how far I am.

 

Glad you are still around.  Thanks for posting the photos. I gather you enjoy working on the club layout. Thats great, but hope you can get back to work on the personal  layout soon. Any photos of what you have been doing at the club?

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by Proctous on Saturday, March 5, 2016 5:05 AM

https://www.facebook.com/OahuModelRRSociety/

Here is the Link to our Club.

My 13x9 L Shape Garage Layout build

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/225242.aspx

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Posted by Proctous on Sunday, October 15, 2017 11:14 PM

Well it's been quite a while, decided to tear the layout down, and redo it. I learned that 5ft deep is to hard to build on. so im going to do something easier.

My 13x9 L Shape Garage Layout build

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/225242.aspx

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