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So this is pretty much it for now... Going to go today and order the timber to make out the hollow core shelf (we dont get 18" wide HC doors here) the same as I did last time. Nice thing about it being small is I can make the shelf in the garage and then bring it in when ready. Ill order Micro engineering Code 70 flex and #6 turnouts this week and they should arrive if 4-5 weeks time.
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And here are a few angles of what it might look like in 3D (Sketchup)
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Looking good, is that a self portrait
now on with the build!
Ray
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No way Ray!! Luckily in not looking as work as that. Actually at 41 years old I'm what they call locally a Lighty... Colloquial for a youngster especially on this form
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Quote:Actually at 41 years old I'm what they call locally a Lighty... Colloquial for a youngster especially on this form
Now your making me feel old.My youngest just turned 45. :mrgreen:
Johnathan (Catt) Edwards
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Got to thinking about your plan & the problem w/ the short lead on left end. See if this plan works better for your switching ops. That lead could be made longer if the siding switches are moved to the right a little.
Andy Jackson
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Thanks Andy,
Happy with it the way it is and it will switch out just fine the way I intend to use it. You plan looks good though!
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Did some planning on the construction, which will start as soon as I order the track. Not going to use and part of the "cassette" or fiddle area leading onto the layout for scenery or buildings as it will more than likely need to be removable. I like this plan a lot though...on with the build.
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lajry Wrote:Got to thinking about your plan & the problem w/ the short lead on left end. See if this plan works better for your switching ops. That lead could be made longer if the siding switches are moved to the right a little.
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Andy,That design looks like a Time Saver on Steroids.
Sorry,I just couldn't let it ride without being a smarty pants..
Larry
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Larry
My LAJ layout plan will drive you crazy because just about every square inch is used for tracks & hardly any "scenery".
Andy Jackson
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Incorporated the front NRSI into JBV and made the building smaller and moved it further left to give JBV a bigger yard. Only the 3D model showed me that JBV yard was a tad small for a lumber/wood yard and i need somewhere to have as a loading area for a long truck!
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lajry Wrote:Larry
My LAJ layout plan will drive you crazy because just about every square inch is used for tracks & hardly any "scenery".
As long as you're happy that's what really matters.
On my 12" wide ISLs I need to follow a minimalist approach.
My plan Slate Creek is 12" around 3 walls held by 10" "L" brackets at 18" center spacing. This was my fishing buddy's (a retired carpenter) idea and he said a 3" fascia should work. He also suggested that varnishing it would look better then paint.
Larry
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You could build a collapsable extension for jb vineer if you wanted to fit an extra boxcar, it wouldn't even need power
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