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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
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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
Prost
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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 Prost
Can I be of assistance?
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The red wine is for next weekend, there will be a get-together for the entire block of flats I live in...
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Mike Kieran
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This is an ISL in Milwaukee. May be the track planners had to much beer.... it is absolutely not prototypical
http://goo.gl/maps/vrDZs
Reinhard
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faraway Wrote:This is an ISL in Milwaukee. May be the track planners had to much beer.... it is absolutely not prototypical
http://goo.gl/maps/vrDZs
All I can say is I'm glad they didn't design and build my ISL.
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Hi gang,
Working on how to make the loading dock at the team-track.
Option 1: a sort of "wrap around" dock
Option 2: 20 ft wide with ramp facing right
Option 3: 20ft wide with ramp facing left
There is a grade crossing just right of the team-track scene:
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?
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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".
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I also vote for option 3..
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If a forklift has access on the other side of the track from the loading dock, option 3 makes the most sense.
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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
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Hi gang,
More roadwork...
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...
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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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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.
Larry
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