The New Layout - Printable Version

The New Layout - Printable Version

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Re: The New Layout - rthornton - 01-30-2011

Great looking scenery. Keep posting the pictures so newbies like me can learn Big Grin

Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 12-28-2011

Well time to blow the dust off of this topic......

I have done some small work on the layout, although this year at work has kept me away from the family for most of it. Let alone the layout.

So i have been think about the trackplan and am not entirely happy, so today I was bored at work and started to play.

I have attached the Xtrackcad file, maybe someone can flip into a jpeg since i cant on this computer.

Re: The New Layout - steinjr - 12-28-2011

Plan in jpg - I have flipped it 90 degrees clockwise and am only showing 2/3rds of the room, to get a closer look on the track plan:

[Image: winnipeg01.jpg]

Actual orientation in the room:
[Image: winnipeg01-overview.jpg]

Smile,
Stein

Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 12-28-2011

Thanks. Cheers

Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 12-31-2011

Well the bench work was assembled yesterday, Put the foam down temporarily so I can fit the track plan. It was weird though, Home Depot sells 24"x96"x1" foam sheets for 25$ each. But the 1/2" sheets of the same size are 7$. Even with the cost of glue it saves a bundle.

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Re: The New Layout - MountainMan - 12-31-2011

Outstanding...all of it! Thumbsup

Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 01-08-2012

Made a little more progress tonight,

Well, I got a little time in the basement tonight undisturbed so i mapped out the track on the peninsula. One side will be a small yard with the edge of town at one end. The other side of the peninsula will be another coal mine, Just a small two track tipple. The string you see running across the foam is where roughly the scenic divider will be, I think I might just make a tall ridge so you can't see over it. Will have to see what I come up with. The track is all just placed on the layout to get an idea of where everything will line up. And so far i like how its coming along.

Overall Shot of the town/Yard
[Image: IMG-20120108-00024.jpg]

Roughly where the mine will go.
[Image: IMG-20120108-00030.jpg]

Some Town industries, with the planned roadway.
[Image: IMG-20120108-00025.jpg]

I'm curving the town and making it look more like the edge of a larger town.
[Image: IMG-20120108-00027.jpg]

Change of Pace - Trains Winnipeg - 01-09-2012

Well I had a few hours tonight with nothing to do, and I wasn't up to working on the benchwork. So I started working on a freight house. I received a number of Walther's modular kits a while back, I must say I am impressed with how well they go together. Here is the outer walls and foundation after a couple of hours.

[Image: IMG-20120109-00031.jpg]

Progress Continues - Trains Winnipeg - 01-14-2012

Well I got the 2" foam cut and glued in place. On top of this will be the 1" foam that I laid out the track plan on. So I may even be able to have some track down by next weekend. Tomorrow I plan to attach the pink foam and seal up the joints.

[Image: IMG-20120114-00034.jpg]

Re: The New Layout - sailormatlac - 01-14-2012

Great work so far! Looks pretty neat! Waht your theme/era?

Matt

Re: The New Layout - Tyson Rayles - 01-15-2012

Very nice! Always good to see someone working in the "CORRECT" scale! 2285_

Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 01-15-2012

sailormatlac Wrote:Great work so far! Looks pretty neat! Waht your theme/era?

Matt

Coal Hauling Mainly, Era is 66-70.

Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 04-05-2012

Well, its been a while since i did anything train related so here is an update. Last week i went to Artists Emporium here in Winnipeg. On sale they had an Aztek 470 kit for $79.99 instead of $169.00, Ok I can splurge for that price. And WOW what a difference it makes of the Badger I was using.

So i started re doing some of the U25's that were posted about below. While painting the noses on the units, I had one U25 masked for the usual Reading Green. And while changing paints to the Reading Green from the black, I looked up and saw the unit below.
[Image: IMG-20120405-00082.jpg]

Now this was the first iteration of the EH&S back in my teen years. That is a Tyco GP-20 sitting on a Athearn GP-9 frame. Fairly basic black & yellow paint, All done with Rattle Can. Upon seeing this I looked back at the one U25 awaiting another coat of green paint, looked at my current cup of black paint in the airbrush and you get the following.
[Image: IMG-20120405-00078.jpg]

So this units frame isn't quite finished yet, it only has the yellow applied for the battery boxes. But mounted on the frame I think it looks sharp.
[Image: IMG-20120405-00081.jpg]

Now I am not sure which one I like better......

Re: The New Layout - Catt - 04-07-2012

Don't know how I did it but I totally missed this thread.Layout is looking very nice. About the locos,I think the black makes the yellow POP! You could like I did and have some locos in both schemes (gives the railroad some history) just weather the green ans yellow locos a little heavier than the green and black.

Re: The New Layout - Sumpter250 - 04-07-2012

Tyson Rayles Wrote:Very nice! Always good to see someone working in the "CORRECT" scale!

Well, that may be true, and I have done a bit in N scale, but -- I still like working in "Horribly Oversized", and "Oh my Gawd - n30"
Big Grin