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Re: We need MORE room!!! - Sumpter250 - 11-28-2013
ezdays Wrote:Gee, isn't that the reason that Mikey started this thread in the first place??????
:o No Comment
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-28-2013
ezdays Wrote:I've even replaced missing parts with bits of bent wire, try that in G scale...
Sure you can!! I use 12 Ga wire!!
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
I spent 9 hours on Thanksgiving and my friend came over for the last 3........
"Old" 9' long X 5' wide ceiling layout
New - 16' X 5' with 8' dogleg layout...
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
[/attachment]Some more Pics....
Empty Space - Note the end of the old layout to the left:
New section:
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Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
Some "numbers"
Old section
18' of track in oval...
4 hangers holding it to ceiling.
Clearance: 9" high X 2" either side of mainline
New section:
50' of track including a 12' display track, yes there is 38 ft of mainline.
11 hangers
Clearance 12" high X 4" either side of mainline - We can run even larger stuff now!!!!
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
Things to do:
Buy and install foam insulation roadbed
Trim roadbed
Install track
Wire track
Run Trains!!!!!
Re: We need MORE room!!! - Kev1340 - 11-29-2013
ngauger Wrote:Things to do:
Buy and install foam insulation roadbed
Trim roadbed
Install track
Wire track
Run Trains!!!!!
Sounds like a plan
Cheers,
Kev
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ezdays - 11-29-2013
Well, I'll be darned, as the saying goes, where there's a will, there's a way. Glad to see that you didn't have to bust out any walls or anything. Looking good.....
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
Thanks! Every time we look at a wall, we seem to hear a Groan...
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ezdays - 11-29-2013
ngauger Wrote:Thanks! Every time we look at a wall, we seem to hear a Groan...Have you ever thought about going UP.
Yeah, just raise the first floor a couple of feet and you have room for yet another layer. I know what you're going to say, "that's going to be a big problem in the kitchen", but wait, there's a solution to that if you're interested. 
FYI, I couldn't work overhead like you're doing, I envy anyone that can.
I had problems getting my G scale train off the overhead shelf to get it ready to sell. Keep going....
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
When we were screwing the all-thread into the joists.. we were joking:"Hey!! What's that Lump in the living room carpet"?!
I know what you mean.. with my tendonitis, I have a bit of trouble reaching overhead too
Re: We need MORE room!!! - BR60103 - 11-29-2013
What's the radius on the new section?
We went down with ours -- on shoe racks under the Lionel layout.
I still have to explain why we can't fit another track on the lower shelf of the she racks.
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
BR60103 Wrote:What's the radius on the new section?
We went down with ours -- on shoe racks under the Lionel layout.
I still have to explain why we can't fit another track on the lower shelf of the she racks.
It's all 4' diameter (2'Radius)... The new section has 2 feet of straight track to the right.
Here's a rough block drawing:.. All curves are 2' Radius, so it's not to scale.
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ngauger - 11-29-2013
That's a neat idea for Lionel.. a shoe rack
Re: We need MORE room!!! - ezdays - 11-30-2013
ngauger Wrote:...I know what you mean.. with my tendonitis, I have a bit of trouble reaching overhead tooTry doing that with "oldenitis". It's possible to climb up a ladder and it took you so long to get to the top, you forgot why you're there.