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Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Gumpoleon - 08-09-2014

Hi gang!

Formers for casting the 2nd road on the layout are being glued into place.

No pics, but several 3 litre BIB red wines are in use as weights.

Martin

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - faraway - 08-09-2014

Gumpoleon Wrote:.... but several 3 litre BIB red wines are in use as weights....
That might be dangerous. Call your friends and reduce the weight as fast as possible Wink Prost

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - torikoos - 08-09-2014

faraway Wrote:
Gumpoleon Wrote:.... but several 3 litre BIB red wines are in use as weights....
That might be dangerous. Call your friends and reduce the weight as fast as possible Wink Prost

Can I be of assistance? Icon_lol

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Gumpoleon - 08-09-2014

Cheers Cheers

The red wine is for next weekend, there will be a get-together for the entire block of flats I live in...

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Mike Kieran - 08-09-2014

Work on the layout while emptying the bottles, then the soil won't seem so red. 35 Icon_lol Cheers

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - faraway - 08-10-2014

This is an ISL in Milwaukee. May be the track planners had to much beer.... it is absolutely not prototypical Wink
http://goo.gl/maps/vrDZs

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Brakie - 08-10-2014

faraway Wrote:This is an ISL in Milwaukee. May be the track planners had to much beer.... it is absolutely not prototypical Wink
http://goo.gl/maps/vrDZs

All I can say is I'm glad they didn't design and build my ISL. Icon_lol

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Gumpoleon - 08-10-2014

Hi gang,

Working on how to make the loading dock at the team-track.

Option 1: a sort of "wrap around" dock
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Option 2: 20 ft wide with ramp facing right
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Option 3: 20ft wide with ramp facing left
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There is a grade crossing just right of the team-track scene:
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My own idea would be option 3, to allow unloading 2 boxcars at the dock, and also a centerbeam flat just right of the dock... I believe those cars need access from both sides?
What would be best?

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Catt - 08-10-2014

I think I would go with option 3 but you will definitely need access to both sides of center beams or you may discover their tendency to "auto unload". Eek Wallbang

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Brakie - 08-10-2014

I also vote for option 3..

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Mike Kieran - 08-10-2014

If a forklift has access on the other side of the track from the loading dock, option 3 makes the most sense.

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - shortliner - 08-10-2014

Mike Kieran Wrote:If a forklift has access on the other side of the track from the loading dock, option 3 makes the most sense.

Put the dock between two tracks - That way you normally unload from one spur - but if you get a jammed door - and it does happen! - you can move the waggon to the other side and continue unloading, without having to run the car back to the junction to be turned - and yes, that is what I'm doing on my layout

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Gumpoleon - 08-10-2014

Hi gang,

More roadwork...
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SOON™ done with spackle.

I decided on option #3 by the way. I'll need to figure out a way to build the concrete around the dock...

Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Gumpoleon - 08-11-2014

Hi gang,

While the roadwork is progressinf slowly in the West (left) of the layout, I decided to put the time while the spackle is drying to good use.

Kitbashing a pikestuff warehouse and retailstore into a much bigger Building - 160 scale feet long - perfect for hiding the staging track a bit....

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Re: Mirrored Palmetto - Brakie - 08-11-2014

Kitbashing a pikestuff warehouse and retailstore into a much bigger Building - 160 scale feet long - perfect for hiding the staging track a bit....
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OOOOOH! Very nice ,Very nice indeed. Thumbsup