Charlie,
Could you add a few more pictures of the TT controls, the wiring, etc. I would appreciate it. Looks great.
K
Originally Posted by Laidoffsick:
That's bad *ss!
+1!
Charlie,
Very very Nice !!!!!!
Thanks,
Alex
Finally the scenery begins....
nice work on your layout I bet your dad would be happy to see that
Work has been slow due to a variety of reasons. Progress is happening though!
Wow! I suggest taking your wife out to the finest restaurant in town. I am so envious of you guys with basements. You are blessed, a wonderful wife and a basement.
Hi Charlie,
Looking great so far, I'm in the same boat as you. Progress has slowed down to a crawl on my layout for many reasons too. I can only hope to get moving on it soon .
Charlie please post pictures of the mountains as you make progress, I'm going to build a mountain soon and i would like to see your method.
Thanks,
Alex
Charlie....thanks for the update. I especially like the color of blue you used for the backdrop...
Alan
Thanks for the update and edited title. Looking forward to your progress reports on the mountains, including descriptions of the techniques used, including underframe, cover material, etc.
Your layout is looking great. It looks like you have plenty of track for interesting and fun operating sessions, yet it doesn't appear crowded. Sometimes progress is slowed or even halted for a while, but personally, I prefer to work on the layout only when I can enjoy the process. I think of model railroading as a lifetime hobby, so there is no real rush to finish. In fact, it took me almost four years to build my small layout. I too, am looking forward to watching your layout being built. I know it will turn out to be one of the great layouts.
wow looks nice there my friend keep us to date
Work continues on my mountain. Here you can see some rock castings applied and then the entire mountain covered in Structo-lite. Paint will be next.
Coming along nicely
Coming along!
Peter
It's been a long time since I posted to this thread so I thought I would update it as I will have posts forthcoming of scenery progress on the layout and didn't want this thread to be lost.
At present I just completed the addition of 6 more whisker tracks in my engine service facility. All wired into my control panel. I also have been painting the lighting kit for my Roundhouse. That will be installed in the next several days and then I will wire up a control box for the lights. Altoona Model works provides a real nice kit to LED light their roundhouses.
Several buildings have been pulled out of storage and are sitting on the layout as assessments are made as to how to lay out the town and several other scenic elements of the layout. The next pictures I post will show some solid progress to the scenery on the layout.
Hey Charlie, did you get the Red Owl store for your layout? They were in the UP - I remember the one in Marquette when I lived there in the 70's.
Looking forward to the updates!
Robert
John23 posted:Hey Charlie, did you get the Red Owl store for your layout? They were in the UP - I remember the one in Marquette when I lived there in the 70's.
John, I didn't grab this one. I have the WS IGA that I really like.
Hi Charlie,
Been waiting to see progress pictures of your layout!!! Let's see them please !!!
Can't wait anymore LOL
Alex
Remember CHARLIE take your time and pace yourself. Betcha its gonna be a home run.
MichRR714 posted:John23 posted:Hey Charlie, did you get the Red Owl store for your layout? They were in the UP - I remember the one in Marquette when I lived there in the 70's.
John, I didn't grab this one. I have the WS IGA that I really like.
I have them both, but don't know if I can use both. The Red Owl is pretty large.
This project was long overdue. Installed the LED lighting kit in the roundhouse this weekend. Very pleased with the results.
My son shot this of his Big Boy pulling in the roundhouse. He was pretty excited!
MichRR714 posted:This project was long overdue. Installed the LED lighting kit in the roundhouse this weekend. Very pleased with the results.
My son shot this of his Big Boy pulling in the roundhouse. He was pretty excited!
Hey MichRR714, is the interior of the roundhouse(cross supports, side step platforms, lighting) all scratch built or is that part of whatever kit it is from?
The roundhouse and lighting kit are from Altoona Model Works.
It looks spectacular!
YES CHARLIE!!!!!! ENJOY!!!!
Hi Charlie,
That look's amazing, Altoona makes a great roundhouse. I would love to see a video of the outside of the roundhouse area, and also the layout area. If you don't show me soon I'm going to drive to your house ring the bell and once you open the door, I'll head right to the basement ! LOL !!!!
Nice work. Nice video
Awesome Charlie. I guess that was probably a lot of hours toiling away getting all the goodies in there. I wish I could say I have time myself. Hopefully things will free up soon enough that I can focus on getting some bench work done as well as further planning.
