06-05-2010, 06:32 PM
A few updates...
I have decided I want to base my enginehouse on the Silverton Northern enginehouse seen here (not my photos):
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It has steel siding and roof, and I like that has separate stall doors that are not symmetrical with the front of the building. Parallel track on my layout are about 1 7/8" apart, determined by the separation of the centers of HO cork roadbed when placed at its closest. That may be a little wide for HOn3, but it does help with uncoupling cars and re-railing. I have decided to use roughly the same spacing for my enginehouse, because I want a little space between the tracks for support posts. I will make the enginhouse 10 inches long, more than long enough for my longest HOn3 loco.
I also played around with my table saw a little. After sharpening the blade with a file, I was able to make decently clean rips down to about 2 scale inches wide. I should have no problem ripping framing pieces in the 6-12 scale inch widths.
I have decided I want to base my enginehouse on the Silverton Northern enginehouse seen here (not my photos):
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It has steel siding and roof, and I like that has separate stall doors that are not symmetrical with the front of the building. Parallel track on my layout are about 1 7/8" apart, determined by the separation of the centers of HO cork roadbed when placed at its closest. That may be a little wide for HOn3, but it does help with uncoupling cars and re-railing. I have decided to use roughly the same spacing for my enginehouse, because I want a little space between the tracks for support posts. I will make the enginhouse 10 inches long, more than long enough for my longest HOn3 loco.
I also played around with my table saw a little. After sharpening the blade with a file, I was able to make decently clean rips down to about 2 scale inches wide. I should have no problem ripping framing pieces in the 6-12 scale inch widths.
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Kevin
Check out my Shapeways creations!
3-d printed items in HO/HOn3 and more!
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Kevin
Check out my Shapeways creations!
3-d printed items in HO/HOn3 and more!
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