Modeling an HO gauge freelance version of the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and the Utah Railway around 1957 in a world where Pirates from the Great Salt Lake founded Ogden, UT.
- Photo album of layout construction -
After the drywall was hung in the train room (before the dry wall was mudded/taped).
Very quick/dirty 3D walkthru of slightly outdated layout design.
I didn't understand the mouse ears on the track plan until I saw you were in east central Florida.
sorry, couldn't resist.
I do like your use of the mushroom concept. I also wish you had asked earlier as one of the best ideas I've seen for a purpose built train roon was using plywood on the walls instead of drywall so you can attach virtually anything anywhere.
It really looks like a great space.
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. I also wish you had asked earlier as one of the best ideas I've seen for a purpose built train roon was using plywood on the walls instead of drywall so you can attach virtually anything anywhere.
With the existing building codes as well as the HOA, I doubt plywood in lieu of drywall wood be permitted due to flame spread. Perhaps with drywall over the plywood. In the 50s US Steel packaged small ranch houses, approx 1000 sq ft, with plywood walls. I saw several burn. Occupants could barely get out fast enough.
Congrats. Trying to convince the wife of the same thing -- place for the boat, shop, storage, and, um, trains.
jim
There is only one word for all of this.
WOW!
You will now become the most envied man on the forums.
That new outbuilding could easily be mistaken for someone's house.
Absolutely beautiful. How big is your overall property, if I might ask?
The next time that I drive down to Fort Myers, I am stopping by, invited or not.
Rich
Alton Junction
NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association: http://www.nprha.org/
Amazing setup,'can't wait to see the layout build!
I'm sure it's a typo,but 1.21GW of lighting is 1.21 billion watts...pretty close to several estimates of the load of the entire Las Vegas "Strip".
middleman Amazing setup,'can't wait to see the layout build! I'm sure it's a typo,but 1.21GW of lighting is 1.21 billion watts...pretty close to several estimates of the load of the entire Las Vegas "Strip". Your 200 amp/240 volt service will supply a continuous max. of 48 KW -48,000 watts(assuming a pure "resistance" load).
I'm sure it's a typo,but 1.21GW of lighting is 1.21 billion watts...pretty close to several estimates of the load of the entire Las Vegas "Strip". Your 200 amp/240 volt service will supply a continuous max. of 48 KW -48,000 watts(assuming a pure "resistance" load).
Yeah, that's enough to power a time machine! Great Scott!
T e d
tedtedderson Yeah, that's enough to power a time machine! Great Scott! T e d
OnewolfYes, I think 1.21GW would be sufficient to power a decent sized Flux Capacitor!
"Set the Wayback Machine for the late Transition Era, Sherman!"
I view my layout as a time machine, actually, because it takes me back to my youth like nothing else can do.
I laughed at the line about the gigawatts of lighting. Nice bright flourescents and lots of them in a white room with white ceilings and floors? Yeah, bring your sunglasses.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Here's a photo of the exterior from this morning since I haven't posted any photos of the exterior garage/house since they've been painted.
I didn`t notice any electrical floor outlets in the train room, or are you planning on getting 110V power to the middle of the layout some other way. Il`l bet you had some fun getting the plans by the HOA. What is Seminole county assessing the building at? Nice job!
Bob D As long as you surface as many times as you dive you`ll be alive to read these posts.
subman I didn`t notice any electrical floor outlets in the train room, or are you planning on getting 110V power to the middle of the layout some other way. Il`l bet you had some fun getting the plans by the HOA. What is Seminole county assessing the building at? Nice job!
I don't foresee needing 110V in the center platform once the benchwork, trackwork and electrical are complete and I'll just run an extension cord during construction if required. if required I can run 110v from the 'right' wall into the center platform.
My wife and I spent over three years preparing the HOA board for our proposed detached garage so it was pretty much a done deal when we submitted the official request.
I am also interested to see how the county is going to feel $$$ about this addition to 'their' property tax base. :) One thing I have already noticed and need to deal with is that it shows up on the property appraiser's office website as a $187,000 addition in 2014 but it's only costing us about 2/3 of that.
The carpet squares would drive me crazy, but to each his own.
Are you going to paint a background on the walls? Or will you be putting up a solid backdrop first?
MisterBeasley The carpet squares would drive me crazy, but to each his own. Are you going to paint a background on the walls? Or will you be putting up a solid backdrop first?
My options for the floor given my budget constraint were either bare concrete or random carpet tiles. The carpet tiles are much more comfortable for walking/standing than bare concrete. :)
I plan to install solid backdrops as I build the benchwork and center platform.
Hi onewolf
The floor looks like it should be on the wall as modern art then be sold for millions to fund the dream layout.
I hope people will want look at your layout rather than try and find the artistic meaning in the floor its over the top I like it.
regards John
John Busby Hi onewolf The floor looks like it should be on the wall as modern art then be sold for millions to fund the dream layout. I hope people will want look at your layout rather than try and find the artistic meaning in the floor its over the top I like it. regards John
I think the "visual impact" of the carpet tiles will be reduced considerably once the benchwork is built such that you don't see just a wide expanse of random carpet tiles. I will also be 'optimizing' to distribution of the carpet tile as time permits. Optimizing the distribution really helped in the model workshop.
The carpet tiles remind me of flying over Iowa and Nebraska while I was in the Air Force.
BobL609 The carpet tiles remind me of flying over Iowa and Nebraska while I was in the Air Force.
I love it! Great comment. Seriously the flooring looks great, nothing boring there.
Lowes delivered the initial order of lumber for the benchwork yesterday.
Step 1 was to build a storage rack for the lumber and then step 2 was to move all the lumber from the driveway into the garage.
I plan to start construction of the benchwork (center platform) today.
LION is very surprised that you could build such a room without electrical outlets every 6 - 10 feet as per requirement of the building code. Maybe Floridia has a different code.
LION is enamoured of outlets. Classroom of LION built just after WWII had an outlet at each end. Just that and no more. But LIONS need lots outlets. Him has them all over the place now, and every 6 to 8 feet along the fascia of the railroad. Gotta be able to plug in power tools without draping extension cords across the floors. As an added advantage, the conduits between the outlets were mounted very securely so that LION could use them to hoist himself up when him bend down to the floor.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
BroadwayLion LION is very surprised that you could build such a room without electrical outlets every 6 - 10 feet as per requirement of the building code. Maybe Floridia has a different code.
There are 12 duplex outlets in the train room split into two 20AMP circuits. Two of the outlets are controlled by a wall switch. That's enough outlets for my needs.