01-15-2012, 10:16 AM
Ralph, Thanks for the comments!
This week we took the sawmill diorama to storage and began rearranging the shelving units, desk/workbench, and PC setup, cleaning as we go. I also received the two Lance Mindheim books I ordered, 8 Realistic Track Plans for Small Switching Layouts and How to Operate a Modern Era Switching Layout. I already have How to Design a Small Switching Layout and How to Build a Switching Layout. The How to Design... and How to Build... books have a lot of good info. The How to Operate... book is also very helpful as it has given me a little more insight into the design aspect. I can't say much for the 8 Realistic Track Plans... though. This book was quite disappointing from my point of view. Although the other three books are very informative, at least for the neophyte, I would not recommend this one; IMHO it is lacking in both substance and content. Sorry, Lance...
For now the plan is to get the room situated and begin installing the wall mounted shelf brackets. I'm going to use some of the 12' wide box-grid frame from a previous project for the staging yard sections so that should be going up soon. Any sign of a track plan is still well in the future.
That's about it for this week. As always,
Thanks for looking and commenting!
Len
This week we took the sawmill diorama to storage and began rearranging the shelving units, desk/workbench, and PC setup, cleaning as we go. I also received the two Lance Mindheim books I ordered, 8 Realistic Track Plans for Small Switching Layouts and How to Operate a Modern Era Switching Layout. I already have How to Design a Small Switching Layout and How to Build a Switching Layout. The How to Design... and How to Build... books have a lot of good info. The How to Operate... book is also very helpful as it has given me a little more insight into the design aspect. I can't say much for the 8 Realistic Track Plans... though. This book was quite disappointing from my point of view. Although the other three books are very informative, at least for the neophyte, I would not recommend this one; IMHO it is lacking in both substance and content. Sorry, Lance...
For now the plan is to get the room situated and begin installing the wall mounted shelf brackets. I'm going to use some of the 12' wide box-grid frame from a previous project for the staging yard sections so that should be going up soon. Any sign of a track plan is still well in the future.
That's about it for this week. As always,
Thanks for looking and commenting!
Len