I started laying track for a so far undefined industry that will sit between the main and the branch line here:
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
Be careful, our prayers are with you.
I painted all the roadbed first thing in the morning:
rrinker Stay safe down there! Looks like nowhere in the state will avoid this. --Randy
Stay safe down there! Looks like nowhere in the state will avoid this.
--Randy
We'll try our best!
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Most of the day I spent preparing for the hurricane. It's amazing how much loose stuff accumulates on a 5 acre lot...
Still I managed to complete the Barnesville yard:
That's going to be some yard!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I have glued down about half of the roadbed at the Barnesville yard:
I have glued down a lot of the roadbed today, at least the easy part. Next comes the yard with lots of turnouts and lots of holes to drill for the switch machines...
Lookin' good Michael!
I'm done with all the plywood! I can't say it often enough: I'm done with all the plywood !
rrinker Unfortunately the recommended LEDs have been discontinued, so an alternate will need to be found. Digi-Key does list 800+ in stock so if you need less than 38 feet of lighting... --Randy
Unfortunately the recommended LEDs have been discontinued, so an alternate will need to be found. Digi-Key does list 800+ in stock so if you need less than 38 feet of lighting...
You can use these: https://www.digikey.com/products/en/optoelectronics/led-lighting-white/124?k=STW8Q14BE&k=&pkeyword=STW8Q14BE&pv1614=428&mnonly=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=500
Working on closing the gap:
TrainzLuvr I must be living under a rock to have missed this! Thank you.
I must be living under a rock to have missed this!
Thank you.
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TrainzLuvr What kind of LED strips are you using (I assume those are LED strips hanging from the ceiling) and do you find the light suficient to adequately illuminate the track level?
What kind of LED strips are you using (I assume those are LED strips hanging from the ceiling) and do you find the light suficient to adequately illuminate the track level?
I designed and built my own led strips, you can read about them here: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh-2015-03-mar/michael-roses-led-boards
And yes, I'm very happy with the brightness and the quality of the light.
The first big piece of plywood is up on risers:
richhotrain michaelrose55 I cut supports for what should be the last time Never say that, Michael, you could just be asking for trouble. Rich
michaelrose55 I cut supports for what should be the last time
I cut supports for what should be the last time
Never say that, Michael, you could just be asking for trouble.
Rich
We'll see...
Alton Junction
I cut supports for what should be the last time:
The things we do for our hobby... I spent the afternoon outside in the Florida sun to cut out the subroadbed:
It's done, the last pieces of roadbed have been cut and pinned down! The Barnesville yard ended up being 173" from the first to the last main line turnout, not bad for N scale !
Robert,
the capacity will still grow a bit. As soon as I finalize the connection to the main line I can probably make the yard about 20" longer. Right now it's 162" from the first main line turnout to the last. And the 'notch' you're asking about is where the main line will connect.
Michael: What is the capacity of Barnesville yard? And question two: The last two pictures show a "notch" at the end right hand end of the roadbed. Is a terminal bldg in the works?
Old Fat Robert
I have produced about 90% of the Barnesville yard roadbed:
It's a lot of work to make all the drawings for the big Barnesville yard but now I'm finally done and I had enough time to produce the first few pieces of roadbed as well:
michaelrose55 richhotrain Are you running N scale? Are you joking? This is a N scale layout...
richhotrain Are you running N scale?
Are you running N scale?
Are you joking? This is a N scale layout...