The last piece of plywood for the Rosenheim station is up!
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
When I walked into my office this morning I couldn't resist... and went straight to the railroad to glue down at least a few pieces of roadbed just to see how it would look. Because all the pieces are numbered it goes real fast and by reusing the existing holes for the push pins every piece ends up exactly in the position it was in before.
I glued down more road bed during part of my lunch break:
I've almost completed the station area. These large pieces need some weights to make sure they are completely flat. Luckily I still have all those batteries sitting around!
Because I have to wait 15 minutes every time I glue down 2 of the large pieces I started with the second layer of roadbed in the ramp area:
I've completed the first layer of roadbed for the station, it's all glued in place:
The mainline ramp leading into the station now has the second layer applied as well:
The 2 layer approach works real well with turnouts. I've drilled pretty big holes through the first layer and the plywood first:
The second layer gets a small slit just wide enough for the switch machine wire. Because taskboard is a cardboard like product it's easy to cut the slit with a hobby knife:
With the turnouts on top you can barely see the opening:
This is really going well for you.
Lynn
Present Layout progress
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wickman This is really going well for you.
...and I'm having a lot of fun !
The branch line has the second layer now as well. Next will be the station, and for this the laser has been running all day long. There are about 12 laser hours needed to engrave and cut all the roadbed for the station but I'm about halfway through so that I can start to work on this area tomorrow morning.
The station area is a lot of work! I've started from the south end and worked my way through the first 16 turnouts:
I worked my way over to the north end of the station. I should be able to finish the roadbed work in this area by tomorrow.
It's complete !
It took a little under an hour to paint and seal all of the roadbed. That means that I will start laying track tomorrow !
Track laying has started!
I'm slowly getting used to laying H0 track again!
More track, more train!
Some pre-turkey progress:
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
I enjoy it very much being able to watch the progress of your wonderful layout. Don´t let the rather small number of replies discourage you from continuing to post.
Should you need some background info on German trains - don´t hesitate to contact me!
I agree, I've loved watching your progress. Please keep up the posts!
Sir Madog I enjoy it very much being able to watch the progress of your wonderful layout. Don´t let the rather small number of replies discourage you from continuing to post. Should you need some background info on German trains - don´t hesitate to contact me!
Ulrich,
Don't worry, I'll keep posting. And thanks for the offer, I'll remember you if I need help!
The mainline has made it all the way to the station:
Now that I have reached the station it's slow going because of all the turnouts. Installing turnouts right is critical for flawless running later so I'm taking my time and test every turnout extensively. I also do not trust the rail connections the manufacturer made and so I'm feeding several rails with wires from below. All that takes time and time but it's worth it. Still, so far it looks good:
I've added more turnouts and some additional track:
First trains are running!
Exciting times! The trains look great.
Ray
Colorado Ray Exciting times! The trains look great. Ray
Thanks Ray, it's always a good day when the first train is running!
It's a little bit like Christmas again! This diesel switcher and these two freight cars came in the mail today:
Unfortunately I can't run this locomotive yet, I first have to order a decoder for it.
I've started with the branch line coming out of the Rosenheim station:
The track has reached the other side of the station as well:
The heavy class E95 freight locomotive is ready for the first long freight train:
More track has been laid. The second station track is now complete and the branch line has grown a little bit as well:
I took another short video today: