Standard Gauge Portable Layout In Process

Looks real good Steve. See you Sat Night.

Bob

that will be great!

Most of the venues we set up at have the tables provided. The quality of the tables can often leave a lot to be desired requiring a lot of shims to get the panels to match. On this layout I have planned ahead and am using lag screws with the hex head cut off as alignment pins on each section. This should make track alignment much easier at set up.

Steve

Steve,

YOU'RE HIRED!!! At the pace you're going, you should be finished with my trainroom in a day or two . 

That will be a great layout base. Kinda different to see a portable Standard Gauge layout.

Steve...put my name in the "like" column also..your new standard gauge layout reminds me of the Marx "display" type layout you did on a door several years ago...

My very best regards...Howard...

Pappy

Being as this is a project with Ethan, it will go in spurts due to school, camp etc. Probably done working on it for a few days now until he is available again. I do not want to do too much without him here.

Andy

One of the things with a standard gauge layout will be weight. It needs to be fairly robust so each of the 4 panels will be somewhat heavy when done. Some of the loco's themselves are very heavy.

Steve

Steve

Looking good Steve! 

My helper, Ethan had a schedule change and was able to come over for a while today. We now have the panels ready to glue the carpet on next time he can come over.

While at the house, he has also been doing "something" he did not want me to see. Late today this sign was on the door in the laundry room leading to the garage.

Nice job building the layout.

Steve,

Nice layout!  I just wish you had used SGMA's standards for building your modules then you could plug into a SGMA layout and participate in a SGMA display.

Bob Nelson

Bob

I had asked about that with the guys, but we just don't have enough guys interested. Those of us that are very active in setting up and running for the club and at shows are few and we already have storage issues with the portable layouts we already have. For a standard gauge one, there's just not enough interest and manpower right now.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Here is a portable layout built by the USA Track LLC team for the 2014 TCA National Convention, shown with the tabletop display built by Ed and Norm Beaver.

Kirk

Steve,

     What is the width or your layout and what radius track are you using? I'm thinking about constructing 6x12 layout with two loops? What manufacturer of track are you using? I was debating on using the new Lionel or the original look using tubular. Thanks,

Bruce

Another important part of the layout done. A storage/moving cart. Not pretty, but it will allow me to store the modules under the garage layout and load them in the back of the truck to get to meets, then roll to where I need it.

Steve

Steve,

Nice project! Just a thought...you could use the small quik clamps from Harbor Freight to lock the modules together. They are $2@. The little pads need a drop or two of glue as they tend to fall off.

What are you going to use for support/ legs? tables?

Will the cart travel to the events?

Papa,

great job!!

what are you using for connector tracks???

Steve, I was suggesting to use the quik clamps to hold the modules together like the clamp that you have here when they are assembled. Perhaps some vacuum line rubber hose(auto supply) to prevent contact with the pins sticking out when transporting the layout.

Took the layout to the TCA Western meet last Saturday. It was well received.

I'm surprised considering who built it.....JK!!!! Looks great Steve!

Did Ethan attend also? He must have been proud and satisfied with his work! Way to go Papa.

A lot of tin in a small space. Great job Steve.

Awesome job. I too am thinking about making a standard gauge traveling layout. I have been working on showing off my ideas, your layout just might get me moving on such a layout.

Thanks guys. I just received a "kit" from USA Track LLC and am going to upgrade the outer loop to 5 rail track so I can run Std & O tinplate.

Steve

still a very cool layout

Papa where did you get the Southern tin plate watertower???

Very nice layout.