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After fourteen years, and many redesigns, I am finally taking down my current layout in favor of a completely blank slate. The new layout will approximately be 12x8 and use Lionel Fastrak, other than that, I really do not know what I am going to do. I am home for the next month for my Christmas Break from school and intend to get as much done as possible. 

I was hoping to use this thread as an outlet to share layout progress and to get tips/recommendations.  Below is a video of my previous layout and an explainer video to a layout update series I intend on filming. 

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Update 12/19 

The past few days have been focusing on benchwork, putting up new tables and clearing off the one existing table. The image below is the table tipped on its side to install wheels on the bottom of the legs. 

Then after building the second table, it was eventually rolled into place (some test laying of the track can be seen on the table to the far right. My plan is for the far-right table to be a small yard, an engine service facility and an industry or two, the middle table being more residential area with a passenger station, and the far-left table being a city scene with (hopefully) a trolley. I hope to have trains running by Christmas!  

Steal of the Week: While going to antique stores looking for some building for my city scenes (The woman wanted $225 for a used MTH operating transfer warehouse ) I found a stack of 8 very clean 30" pieces of Fastrak, the guy wanted $20 for the entire lot, simply an offer I could not refuse! 

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Well to say I have been busy over the past week or so would be quite the understatement. With the goal of having trains running by Christmas Eve, there was certainly a lot of work to be done over the week and a half since my last post and today. The construction of the two was completed yesterday (12/21) with two grass mats being set in place. Normally, I would like to do the grass but, with a limited amount of time before I go back to school it was the easiest and cheapest method. Not perfect but better than nothing.  

After putting the grass mats into place I began to screw done the track. When trying to install the third table (far left) the only way the three tables would fit is if there were turned adjacent to the window, meaning all the track had to be relaid. 

I began laying track on the newer section to see what it would look like. Somehow, I still need to pick up a few more pieces of track, so that will be a quick trip to my LHS tomorrow. The wood on the table has been cut more of on an angel to look nicer and to provide more access to the doorway. 

Expect a new YouTube video up tomorrow with trains running (hopefully). For now, you can check it out here

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Well now that my university has sent us all home for the rest of the semester, the good news is more layout work is on the way. The first thing I did was try my hand at static grass and loved the outcome, seen here next to a Menards truck.

Next, I began some senary work in the residential area. I am hoping to finish the scenery before starting work on the foreground. Seen here is some roadwork and Woodland scenics grass.

Lastly, Curbs are being installed, still, some touch-up work left to do but overall some progress. 

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