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Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-16-2014
This will be an on going documentaion for my new layout. I took down the old layout in jan 2014 and spent quite a bit of time designing the new layout plan. With my past layout I learned alot about what I liked and this newest layout has alot of the old layouts. The new layout has more space from a adjacent room to give added train running. It is a loop to loop with each loop having automation so when a train comes upto a closed turnout it will automaticly open. I'm also attemping to have switching opportunity's. I'm using a digitrax super chief, peco turnouts with tortoise motors controlled by ds64 stationary decoders. The benchwork is open grid type. One thing I did want was the benchwork to be higher so I raised it to be 50 inch at grid level.
You can see the plan posted here is pretty much accurate but is also only a suggestion for industry spurs as these can easy be added as I go.
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I won't bore you's with the disassembly of the old layout, what a mess that was.I had taken pics of the new benchwork laid out in the old room.
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The benchwork is put up and old mountains put in place, the mountains will be raised higher as I go.
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Here is the benchwork in place and railbed for the mainline was routed and sat on the benchwork until I could get the elevations the way I thought would work best.
Starting from the new room and working my way into old room.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-16-2014
First chance I got I started raising the roadbed but there were many changes to be made as my new ideas began to come into play.I wanted a layout that the track would raise and lower with industry spurs , bridges rivers,wharf scene and a tunnel to start with.
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I placed a couple of the dios where I thought they would work and cut them into place.
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All the elevations has to flow in unison, this was a chore.
It was time to cut a river in for the old waterfall.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - Tyson Rayles - 11-17-2014
Wow, great progress!
Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - faraway - 11-17-2014
Lots of space and a great bench work. I like the idea to save parts of the old layout and place them on the new one. Speeds things up and gives a good impression where you are going to.
Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-17-2014
Thanks Mike and Reinhard. Having a bit of a time putting together a timeline to where I'm at now but I'm wittling away at it.
Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-17-2014
Needed a couple bridges to cross the river. A bit of plaster to fill the holes.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-17-2014
More plastercloth for the tunnel and a few ideas for structures.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
The gorge to the river are sceniced. The bottom of the river can actually be seen again.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
Made all the white go away.and the roadway upto the hill is roughed in.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
Every so often as I'm working through the disaster I feel the need to tiny, believe it or not. I got around to getting the stationary decoder board hung from the benchwork, nice and neat.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
Filled in the bridge area to left of hill.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
Had a few different ideas for the hill area.
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Another idea
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Did a bit of photoshop to get the right perspective.
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Building up the elevations for the scene.
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A splash from ground goop
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The finished scene
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
Before I can install any bridges the area close to the bridges needed to be built up , work back to front right?
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - LynnB - 11-18-2014
I made up new water for the old waterfalls as I did care much for the ws watereffects water falls. I simply took clear silicone and made a few long strips with 5 lines each thin using a long screw pulling it together and pulling it downward thinning it out. This was done on a tote plastic lid, let it set for a few days and pulled them off. This is actually two strips one ontop of the other.
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And more scenery completed down the line, more ground goop.
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Re: Wickmans Layout Journey - Twist - 11-23-2014
Hi,
wow you made great progress on your layout.It´s nice to see it growing up again and I liked the old version seen somewhere else and will like the new one.
keep up the great work,
Cheers,Chris