Staging Yard storage and Paper Buildings March 25, 2007
Posted by railroadman in Buildings and Scenery, Layout Construction, Model Railroading.1 comment so far
I did not have a lot of time this week for the railroad but I was able to complete a couple of small jobs. The storage shelves in the staging yard has been a work in progress for several months now and is finally completed. This unit has 4, 9 foot long shelves which lined with felt which are on a slight inward angle to prevent the equipment from rolling around. These shelves will be key in the operation of the layout as there will be several more trains working on a daily basis that I will have storage tracks for. This will allow me to pull off complete trains and safely store them in an organized manor. There will be weigh bill pockets beside the shelf unit to accommodate each track/train. Right now the car cards are in front of the cars as I unboxed more equipment and am trying to keep the cars in order until I put each piece in service.
I also had some time to measure up and make scale sized templates of the buildings I plan on building for the first competed town. I really need to name the towns. There are 4 industries in this town. From left to right will be a furniture factory with a covered loading dock, an electrical assembly plant, a storage building and a brewery. There will be a road in between the storage building and the brewery that will cross both the siding and main line tracks. I will be starting on the scenery shortly for this town and I think it will look great once completed. Also you will see that the facia has been installed and contoured for the scenery. The control panels are mounted behind the facia not to it to allow me to easily remove it as needed without having to disconnect everything. Also you will notice that the top 3 inches aprox. of facial is separated from the lower section as once the scenery is completed it will be permanently attached. If this wasn’t done then I would not be able to remove the facia. It is amazing how much forward thinking must be done to avoid issues down the road. But if done properly, it makes for a more enjoyable layout.
Another Construction Update March 19, 2007
Posted by railroadman in Layout Construction, Model Railroading, Trackwork.add a comment
This post is a continuation on bringing you up to date on the construction of my HO Model Railroad. I have included several images of the main town(still to be named) detailing the track work and overall layout of the town.
It is funny how make shift work spaces pop up all over the layout. There is a slight downward slop leading into the main town and the sweeping curve in the corner will eventually be hidden in a tunnel as the last town on the branch line will be approximately 7 inches above or just above the window ledge on the left.
As you enter Eastbound from the mainline you past the engine terminal on the left and the yard entrance on the right. The GP7’s are sitting on the siding with the main to the left. The next track on the left leads to the reversing wye.
Here is higher angled image showing the engine terminal and the reversing wye. My next layout will have a full service engine facility. If only I could knock a few more walls down.
A Few Cars with New Road Names March 15, 2007
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Nice and new with not even dust yet. I have used CDS dry transfer decals on several cars to date and I find the results are quite good if you have a steady hand and patience. I have more to go in the attempt of having the majority of my rolling stock in a Canadian name. I will be weathering all these cars over time as well. Some will receive Kadee wheel sets weathered of course as I like the look and the sound of metal wheels rolling down the tracks.
As I look at all these pictures, it gets me motivated to start the scenery, ballasting and rail weathering. These same shots will look great once the scenery is completed. I will do before and after shots down the road which will make for a good post.
