Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,458
Threads: 57
Joined: Dec 2008
That's some major earth moving going on... What's in store for that area..??
Gus (LC&P).
Posts: 3,888
Threads: 58
Joined: Dec 2008
Are modelers the only people who model tearing up a layout?
Looking forward to seeing what's new.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
Steamtrains Wrote:That's some major earth moving going on... What's in store for that area..??
Well actually not anything new. I am rearranging some things to eliminate a pain in the a** area.
Posts: 921
Threads: 33
Joined: Dec 2008
There seems to be a... a... how does a disrobed female make it to the middle of a construction site and the bulldozer operator is still working? I'm pretty sure most guys would be good sumaritans and go to her assistance... LOL
-Dave
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
Puddlejumper Wrote:There seems to be a... a... how does a disrobed female make it to the middle of a construction site and the bulldozer operator is still working? I'm pretty sure most guys would be good sumaritans and go to her assistance... LOL
Are you implying that there is nudity on my layout ?
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
HEY it does appear that there is a blonde young lady disrobing
I thought maybe I should blow it up a little but wait a minute. If you swear that you are at least 18 years old, I mean mentally not physically then hit this link <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/lesterperry/Scenes%20ie%20buildigs%20and%20towns/Photorecord009a.jpg">http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/ ... rd009a.jpg</a><!-- m --> I assume no responsibility if you wife sees you looking at this.
Posts: 2,269
Threads: 181
Joined: Dec 2008
I...uh...err...certainly admire that driver's...uh...concentration.
hock:
Least he could do is throw her a hanky... :?
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
Have you ever started a change and wished you left it alone?
This project is turning into a nightmare. I have had a connecting track between coal mine and power plant for about 15 years. It has been one of those pain in the a** operations but I lived with it. Loads went into power plant and came out at coal mine. Empties went into mine and came out the power plant. I decided I have had enough with it. "TIME FOR A CHANGE" . Here is a drawing of what it is/was.
All of these lines are double track
This is what it is/will be, maybe. These drawings don't show scenery and buildings to be dealt with
Looks easy enough but it is turning into a nightmare. nothing is going right. It is hard to reach. I am loosing what little bit of a mind I have left
Posts: 2,269
Threads: 181
Joined: Dec 2008
Brilliance has it's own heavy price to pay.
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
I finally got the track down last night. I will try to get a photo up by tomorrow. I think it has solved my problems. I am fine tuning everything now. The long straight track between the mine and power plant was entirely hidden behind buildings. it was approximately 14 feet long, need I say more about it as trains were backed in and the clearance between them was to close. Good idea and plan , poor execution
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
This is where it is now. Maybe I need to back up a little,first I will show before then now. The before photos are from my files just to try to give you an Idea of where I am.
This is what was a furniture plant. The hidden track went behind the furniture plant and the buildings to the right which were cut in half and hollowed to alow for the track. In the last 2 photos you can see the 2 hidden tracks at the power plant.
This is what it is now
What it was
What it is
What it was. This is the power plant shown in the drawing and you can see the two tracks which come out at the coal mine.
what it is
Thought I should show what is on the other end of these two tracks
Posts: 2,269
Threads: 181
Joined: Dec 2008
How are you coming with that bathing suit for MIss Nude Construction?
Posts: 1,210
Threads: 125
Joined: Dec 2008
Well you see it is kind of like this. This happens to fall in the Big Ugly jurisdiction. Sheriff Jones, you might remember him from when a woman was killed by a train a few years ago. Sheriff Jones was called to the scene where he arrested her for, well I'm not sure of the charges. anyway he got her into the back seat of his patrol car and took her away after a rather long period of speaking with her. As to her where a bouts now, I don't know.
Posts: 2,269
Threads: 181
Joined: Dec 2008
Lester Perry Wrote:Well you see it is kind of like this. This happens to fall in the Big Ugly jurisdiction. Sheriff Jones, you might remember him from when a woman was killed by a train a few years ago. Sheriff Jones was called to the scene where he arrested her for, well I'm not sure of the charges. anyway he got her into the back seat of his patrol car and took her away after a rather long period of speaking with her. As to her where a bouts now, I don't know.
I'll will send you Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens right away. Meanwhile, have that back seat processed for...um...uh..."prints".