New Layout Build- Final tie coloring added (Pics added 4-15-17)

More sub roadbed work this week, making progress steadily towards completion.   These are views looking towards what will become some type of industry..  And the curve preceding it.

Two last shots: the place where you made the video for ME flex track tool, right?

jpv in France

Great looking Chris, question- where you go over the lift up section with the 2x4 is that a small hump or is that added into the grade?

jpv69 posted:

Two last shots: the place where you made the video for ME flex track tool, right?

jpv in France

Yes it is.

mike g. posted:

Great looking Chris, question- where you go over the lift up section with the 2x4 is that a small hump or is that added into the grade?

That's just grade, I see what you're looking at but there isn't a hump there...it looks like it in the photo but it's smooth.

Thanks for the info Chris! Great job you have going there!

Looking good, Chris! Looking good! 

Nice progress Chris!

Thank you guys...

Chris:

The bench work looks like it would support an elephant.  Good work.  I notice that you have not put in a suspended ceiling.  I chose not to put one in because I had fits with rodent infestation in the previous house.  It was a little disconcerting to look up at the light panels and see chipmunks and mice running across the light panels.  A friend, with experience in the stage set business, suggested that I have all the joists painted flat black.  I followed his suggestion and hired a professional painting company to spray the ceiling.  All the bare wood seemed to disappear.  Now, unless I call their attention to it, visitors are not aware that the ceiling is unfinished.

Wes 

Yeah I had seriously considered it, but I made the command decision to not paint the ceiling.  As for the benchwork, yes indeed a elephant can sit, walk, jump stand on it without any issues...

You were in my basement and I did not paint the ceiling. I also thought about it but to be honest when running/switching or just watching you don't notice it.

railroad-guy posted:

You were in my basement and I did not paint the ceiling. I also thought about it but to be honest when running/switching or just watching you don't notice it.

I agree, I never did...it could be purple...  I just decided that I liked how bright it is in my basement and decided to leave it that way.

You are not alone, I left my ceiling in 'all natural plain wood' too. It's the 'look' I am used to seeing. 

Wes,

Did you paint the ceiling after the RR had been started?  If so, how did you protect the RR?

Thanks,

Ed

rtr12 posted:

You are not alone, I left my ceiling in 'all natural plain wood' too. It's the 'look' I am used to seeing. 

Thanks, yeah I like how bright my basement is now, but mostly I just didn't want to spend the $$$ on the paint and such.  I would rather put it towards other things like the order I need to place with ROW for more switch parts...

Well the sub roadbed is complete.  I finished it up yesterday and have spent today vacuuming up about 400lbs of saw dust.  Here are a few quick shots of the layout.  Track work will begin this week.  I'll put up some shots of the other end in a while.

looking better and better.

Keep going.. I can almost hear the trains coming....

Brian

Thanks Brian.

Here are some pics of the other end of the layout.....

Chris...I see about a dozen sheet of plywood stacked on edge there...where's that destined for?

Bob