GANDYDANCER1950 --- Nice
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somebody got tired early last night...
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Poor girl! To much trains and not enough ICE CREAM! LOL
gotta make an ice cream run... more ice cream !!
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briansilvermustang posted:
gotta make an ice cream run... more ice cream !!
Well done, sir!
poor pup, still say she needs a conductors ball cap.
After a long day finally being back to work (no comments from you Paul 2 about how great the retirees luncheon was) after my summer break I was able to start putting some of the pieces to my first subway station in. I have many more items going into the station that are complete so hopefully by the end of the week station 1 will be done.
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Bryan, good start on the subway station!! Will there be a subway stop at the ballpark??
Paul 2, the retiree luncheon sounds like a great idea!
Bryan, how could believe that of me that I would say you missed a great luncheon followed by a great time at John's house. I did not get home till after 6:30. But even though you had to work😢😢 at least you had time to work on the subway. It is looking good Bryan.........Paul
Yes the subway does under the ball field but haven't figured out where i want to install an entrance up top. The subway line does head out from underground near the fields so maybe around there I might put a ramp.
Paul since you got home that late you should have stopped by with my shirts since you had to pass my exit....a true train friend would have done that. Lol
You are absolutely right Bryan. But I was only a passenger and the others did not want to stop at your house LOL besides I did not have the shirts with me.....remember got your back Jack.....oops I mean Bryan
Subway ride to the ball game! Excellent!
Bryan, Very nice looking work on the subway station.. I rode alot of NYC subways decades ago. An excellent job with the details and depicting the feel of the subways.
GandyDancer... I have been meaning to tell you the Train Cave is really well done, looks like a great room to relax in, run trains, and turn back time with all the Post War items..
Today was a hanging out day with the grandchildren.
The grandchildren ate breakfast with grandpa in the train room. We watched several train videos from YT & ran a few trains.
We had great weather today so we left the train room. Off we went, walking to our community beach. Grandma showed up with lunch. We tried to built a diesel locomotive out of sand. Grandma was our ride home and they both took a nap.
Gary
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Looks like a very productive day, Gary!!
Looks like a very productive day, Chris!!
Chris A.
Thank you for taking the time to explain the process you used on the H21a Hoppers. I will buy supplies and give it a try after I finish my NYC Dining Car and Coaches.
I finished adding Seat Backs to the Dining Car Floor Cubes and touching up the Seat Paint. (Testors Flat Red Earth and Flat White) The table bases have two coats of Flat Red Earth and Table Tops have six coats of Flat White.
The people are painted and need grinding and cutting to fit under the tables. The men often lose the outside (exterior facing) leg to get them under the table. The floor is often littered with legs and plastic debris. It gets rough on my feet if I don't vacuum.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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Bryan, Great job on the subway station part 1! Don't worry to much about the retired guys, they will forget what they did before you! LOL
Gary, sure looks and sounds like fun was had by all! What a great day!
Chris, once again great job on the cars!
John, really nice work on the dining car! Keep up the great work!
Yesterday, l finished the American Model Builders grain elevator; today l finished the Carolina Craftsman Kit water mill. Found a flyer with an O scale elevator, and stamp mill kit. But an email received a reply saying O scale versions not yet in production.
chris a posted:Bryan, Very nice looking work on the subway station.. I rode alot of NYC subways decades ago. An excellent job with the details and depicting the feel of the subways.
GandyDancer... I have been meaning to tell you the Train Cave is really well done, looks like a great room to relax in, run trains, and turn back time with all the Post War items..
Thank you Chris! Yes the train cave is my temporary escape from the world. It brings a certain calmness to me and takes me back. I'm sure most of us feel the same way about our trains. Again Thanks!
colorado hirailer posted:Yesterday, l finished the American Model Builders grain elevator; today l finished the Carolina Craftsman Kit water mill. Found a flyer with an O scale elevator, and stamp mill kit. But an email received a reply saying O scale versions not yet in production.
How about some pictures! All your work sounds great but your explanations need pictures for us to really appreciate your work.
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gandydancer1950 posted:chris a posted:Bryan, Very nice looking work on the subway station.. I rode alot of NYC subways decades ago. An excellent job with the details and depicting the feel of the subways.
GandyDancer... I have been meaning to tell you the Train Cave is really well done, looks like a great room to relax in, run trains, and turn back time with all the Post War items..
Thank you Chris! Yes the train cave is my temporary escape from the world. It brings a certain calmness to me and takes me back. I'm sure most of us feel the same way about our trains. Again Thanks!
Very well said about your train cave!! All of us could say the same even if we don’t have a separate room for our trains.
AZGARY posted:
It was funner when the cops flag started the drag racers and turned a blind eye to "squealing exuberance" the first year(s) Going PC took a lot of fun out of that weekend, it's just "ok" today, I can take it or leave it and do both now.
I've run trains via car battery in my truck bed and VW bus along the fairgrounds and later just S.W. of 14 mile where friends have had a canopy in the same spot for many many years now. So watch for a RR T shirt if in the area, I don't go far anymore
Bryan in Ohio posted:Yes the subway does under the ball field but haven't figured out where i want to install an entrance up top. The subway line does head out from underground near the fields so maybe around there I might put a ramp.
Maybe you can get a few thousand people from John R. to come out of the Subway!
Mike and all,
Worked until 3:00 A.M. custom grinding Preiser 65602 People I painted for the Lionel 21" NYC Empire State Express "Jon Jay" Dining Car. I was only able to place the middle eight people at the center couch tables in two hours. Where did the time go? The heavyweight man is a new addition to a dining car. I had to do serious grinding to his backside and stomach. Maybe that could work for me too.
This morning I finished the tables on the ends of the car. I always leave one or two tables open to welcome new guests to the Dining Car. This car is number 130 and the 50th car completed since February 26, 2018.
I am running out of steam and need to load more coal and water. I have clear track ahead, but need to crawl into a sleeping car for some rest before the next leg of my journey. I wonder what the dining car is serving? Out of the way Timmy, I'm hungry.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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The results were well worth the effort, John!!
NYC Empire State Express Dining Car is finished. I snapped a few pictures of the people in the car.
Tonight I am painting more people and will continue through the eleven boxes I have left. No matter what I do, my Testors Acryl Flat paints dry out. I am now at the stage of chipping away at the jar tops and using pliers to try to get them open. The clock is ticking until I have to buy all new paints and custom mix my colors again. There are very few bristles left on my Atlas brushes. My shopping list is growing.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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John R. The cars are really coming alive! I agree with Mark the work is well worth it!
As for me I just got done spending 2 hours cutting lumber for the leg supports for my bench work! Maybe pictures tomorrow, if not Friday!
Mike, I look forward to seeing more of your carpentry work. I love the smell of fresh cut lumber. Building the substructure of my layout was a good time.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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Very nice John! Right now I am just working on the legs! Then the L girders!
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AZGary. Where were you able to buy that Ply/Dodge?Very Nice .
katy409 posted:AZGary. Where were you able to buy that Ply/Dodge?Very Nice .
It is a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere, made by Universal Products. Nice details. I have only seen it in red or silver. Available on EB, but I scored mine NIB for $10.00 at the local train show back in January.
here is some more Green & white for Mike G...
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I wanted to dress up the flat table that have two Beautiful looking and running steam locomotives on it. The reefers behind the N&W A are seeing the light of day for the first time since I acquired them new whenever that was. So long ago I can't remember.Both trains are over 20 feet long.
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Nice. I wish I had the space for an articulated steam locomotive. Biggest thing I can run is a scale GS4 4-8-4 Northern.
Looks great, Rick!
Rick, The layout looks great. My layout has a large table. I suggest adding a couple of openings that allow you to reach derailed or stalled engines on the far wall. My days of climbing up on the table are limited. I need to modify my table for one or two access points. I might add a lake or a square opening with the buildings secured so the panel can be moved.
My arms were never eight feet long. What was I thinking?
Sincerely, John Rowlen
Ordered seven more Preiser 65602 packs from Ebay. Painting people is fun. Did I mention, along with the 3,000 plus O-gauge people, I also painted 1,800 HO Seated people for my 180 Walthers passenger cars. I could see back then.
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Brian, Thanks! Got to just love that Green & White!
Rick, very nice train and Layout!
John R. Very nice layout! I also think you have some great looking cars there! Nice Work!
I just worked on legs again!LOL
Thanks Gandydancer1950 and Pete for the kind comments about the weathered woodside cars.
Went back and decided to finish the far right end of the mine run road, it ends in a "tunnel" (that doesn't go anywhere), but I was missing a weathered installed tunnel entrance, the rock casting to the left side of it..... My daughter and I spent some time just trying to wrap this up and hide the tunnel entrance with some sage and super tree kits....
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John, the cars and layout look great!
Chris, you are doing a great job wrapping that part of the layout up. I’m glad your daughter is helping. How is the arm doing?
Mark, thanks. Yes it's great that she and I get to spend some time doing scenery together.... It's hard to compete with "video, computer and smart phone screens", in this age, but I am thankful for the time we spend together. Between the 2 of us we are learning how to use an inexpensive airbrush I bought on Amazon... that's been something I been wanting to do for a long time...
The arm is progressing, I can use it for really light duty tasks where my elbow is close to my hip, like "washing dishes!"... and doing minor scenery stuff. Still have another week of stretching only regimens, before we start doing any isometric strengthening.... So at least it's not a "dead" limb in a sling.... The therapist printed out the surgeons rehab protocol... it's humbling when you see a schedule for what exercises I will be doing out around week 12 to 18, and 18 to 26.... I am in week 5....
We are planning to drive out to Scranton to visit Steamtown and take the excursion trip on Saturday 8/25, should be the only trip this summer before she goes back to college for senior year...
Mark, thanks. Yes it's great that she and I get to spend some time doing scenery together.... It's hard to compete with "video, computer and smart phone screens", in this age, but I am thankful for the time we spend together. Between the 2 of us we are learning how to use an inexpensive airbrush I bought on Amazon... that's been something I been wanting to do for a long time...
The arm is progressing, I can use it for really light duty tasks where my elbow is close to my hip, like "washing dishes!"... and doing minor scenery stuff. Still have another week of stretching only regimens, before we start doing any isometric strengthening.... So at least it's not a "dead" limb in a sling.... The therapist printed out the surgeons rehab protocol... it's humbling when you see a schedule for what exercises I will be doing out around week 12 to 18, and 18 to 26.... I am in week 5....
We are planning to drive out to Scranton to visit Steamtown and take the excursion trip on Saturday 8/25, should be the only trip this summer before she goes back to college for senior year...
Nice Job Chris, You can barely make out the tunnel! Your daughter must have the same skills you have when it comes to the art world!
John, great suggestion but for now I have a Over The Top Creeper that gets me to almost every spot on what is up so far. What is in the video is less than have the bench work. I still need to finish some drywall and install the remaining ceiling. After all the bench work is up I will then look at where I may need access holes. Thanks everyone for all the likes and nice comments.
CHRIS A, It is apparent you have been to places like that and know how to tell the truth about them. Congratulations on your success.
FrankM
got mail....
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chris a posted:My daughter and I spent some time just trying to wrap this up and hide the tunnel entrance with some sage and super tree kits....
What a gift to your daughter, to share this enthusiasm with her father and to see on display his character, and talent. They will become part of her. Chris, long after we are gone, she will hold these memories in her heart.
Been working for off & on 3-4 weeks on 2 Ameri-Town shacks.
One is inspired by briansilvermustang. So he now has a place on the layout.
The second is not inspired by anyone that I know. AND as a disclaimer, I apologize in advance if the name of the establishment is also the name of a wife, girlfriend, significant other, etc. The name was on a sheet in the box. She's on the front porch talking to one of her best customers, while a couple of her girls are taking a break.
PS Both shacks need to find a more permanent place on the layout, but where they are is good enough for now.
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very cool Matt trains and a ice cold one, aahhhh
will be having a few tonight for my birthday tomorrow, " getting a head start"...
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briansilvermustang posted:
very cool Matt trains and a ice cold one, aahhhh
will be having a few tonight for my birthday tomorrow, " getting a head start"...
Best of B'days Brian! Is that a Lensbaby shot that twists the track and flatcar? I recently upgraded to a Sony a6000 mirrorless digital camera.
One thing for sure, my Brian's shack couldn't hold all your trains. LOL.
Happy Birthday Brian, 8/18/18 before I forget...
thanks Ted !! hopefully I don't forget... mmmm...
briansilvermustang posted:
very cool Matt trains and a ice cold one, aahhhh
will be having a few tonight for my birthday tomorrow, " getting a head start"...
I have a Bachmann G scale engine that looks like that without a special lens
Today I did a couple of small things on the layout. I was looking at the silo area and decided to take one of the flats I got from Angiestrackside flats and cut off a piece to go at the side of the silos. At least now it is not all sky backdrop now. I started doing another Downtown Deco kit. Got the three walls glued in and will glue the back when they are dry. Yesterday I ordered more terminal blocks. I finally figured out where I will put the Z4000, Legacy base and DCS TIU and get it off the table to where I had it jury rigged. Once the parts come in the project will be that. Tomorrow I am heading to the Pittsburg area, Mark's stomping grounds, to drop off passenger cars for painting. That is a project I had on the back burner for years. I just never got around to getting it done. So now it will become reality and my first fantasy paint scheme. A couple of pics.............Paul
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Brian, When I think I have seen it all from you, You pull more out of your hat of tricks~! Just incase I forget by tomorrow, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
JGTRH62, John nice job on the decking! Also what a nice looking engine!
DECOYHN< Matt nice work on the buildings! If it were me I would put them right next to each other! That way its not a long walk from the tavern to the fun house! LOL
Paul Nice little addition to the silo's! Really dresses up the corner! Have fun with the new building also, WOW your going to get more clean table! LOL
As for me I was up at 3:30 this morning working on the bench work legs, cant make a lot of noise but can plan a lot out! I got all the legs in place for now, I will have to add some for the oil field area but the comes later! Here are a few pictures, I would be further along, but my Lumber package has not come in yet. They say maybe by 4 today!
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briansilvermustangwill be having a few tonight for my birthday tomorrow
We'll happy birthday Brian, hopefully your co-engineer will get a piece of cake or some ice cream, (non chocolate).
Mike G: Looking really good, I think you'll be really happy you didn't put down legs on the carpet.... BTW, that is quite a Truss Bridge and lift assembly, looks like it's really well designed and built....
Brian - Happy Birthday !
Paul, good thinking filling in the corner with a backdrop building, definitely looks better and blends in.
I received my flexible Pennsy Stone Block walls and seam sealers so I am working on mounting them on the fascia in front of the large MTH station on the wide radius curve. I have 3 of them so I'll cover about 45 inches of the curve, down 7 inches from the lower track level...
I had built a small switch control panel and mounted it on a "drawer assembly" that slides under the station, with the intention of making the face of the drawer the Pennsy Stone Block walls. Hate to keep taking photos of this area and have no scenery below track grade....
chris a posted:Mark, thanks. Yes it's great that she and I get to spend some time doing scenery together.... It's hard to compete with "video, computer and smart phone screens", in this age, but I am thankful for the time we spend together. Between the 2 of us we are learning how to use an inexpensive airbrush I bought on Amazon... that's been something I been wanting to do for a long time...
The arm is progressing, I can use it for really light duty tasks where my elbow is close to my hip, like "washing dishes!"... and doing minor scenery stuff. Still have another week of stretching only regimens, before we start doing any isometric strengthening.... So at least it's not a "dead" limb in a sling.... The therapist printed out the surgeons rehab protocol... it's humbling when you see a schedule for what exercises I will be doing out around week 12 to 18, and 18 to 26.... I am in week 5....
We are planning to drive out to Scranton to visit Steamtown and take the excursion trip on Saturday 8/25, should be the only trip this summer before she goes back to college for senior year...
Chris, I’m glad your arm is progressing well. It seems long, but before you know it...
Last year at college! I remember those days for both daughters. Your arm will be great when it’s time to applaud at commencement!!
Mike, the wall braces look great!! I see you are keeping everything level!!
Paul, the corner is looking great!
Brian, Happy birthday to you!!!
jgtrh62 posted:I’ve been working on this bridge deck along with landscaping the river valley below it. I will be getting to creating the river water soon, however I have never attempted a water scene before so I’ll let you know how that goes... or not. I also finished installing DCC and a sound module in #800 and am really pleased how it turned out, I’ll post a short video of it on the DCC thread soon.
Bridge looks great, & the track looks real.
chris a posted:My daughter and I spent some time just trying to wrap this up and hide the tunnel entrance with some sage and super tree kits....
What a gift to your daughter, to share this enthusiasm with her father and to see on display his character, and talent. They will become part of her. Chris, long after we are gone, she will hold these memories in her heart.
Pete F.
Pete, I meant to thank you for your comments above, I don't tend to think about our spending time together working on layout scenery, and weathering train cars etc. , in terms of creating memories that she will value far into the future. Having said that, I sure hope your prediction comes true, and brings back fond memories for her, many years/decades from now... thanks for your thoughts.
Note, I am building this layout in large modules, which can be disassembled , moved and put back together... I did this because I moved 5 times in 10 years, and figured I might have to relocate again. In the back of my mind was that one of my 2 children might want part of it, or all of it... They will at least have the option to take it apart, move it and put it back together in a fraction of the time it's taking me to build it from scratch... Heck one of the modules is a small "canyon" that my son and I built in 2003/4 in Maine, it's about 4 feet wide x 3 feet deep x 3 feet high.... It still looks great !
We haven’t moved that much, but have enough for me to build modules.
Hi Mark, thanks for the kind words. But I will still be able to have some elevation cause the legs are just for the L girders to sit on. Then the 30" wide crossmembers on top of that, then the sheeting, which still leaves me room for height changes!
I would have got more done, but only half my lumber came in, but I guess that is a good thing cause I ran out of screws! I will be waiting there in the morning for them to open! LOL
Chris, you live the model railroaders dream life! Great layout that your working on, with your daughter and son being involved! Cant get much better then that!
Mike, that makes good sense! I knew you had it all figured out. Half the order of lumber, but you used up all the screws! It all worked out. What are you using to fasten it to the studs and what for the rest of the joints?
Mike, all the pre planning is showing in the construction. Keep the pics of progress coming. Chris, it is always so nice to hear when you share a common hobby with your child. Good to hear the PT and home exercises are getting your arm stronger...............Paul
Paul, if I was that good of a planner I would have never ran out of screws! LOL I hope to get the rest of the "L" girders up this weekend. They say I should have the rest of my 1 x 4 on Monday!
thank you for the "Happy Birthday" wishes everyone !!
well, getting back to birthday'ing... have a great weekend everybody !!!
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leaving to go home right now
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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Brian. Enjoy the day.......Paul
THANK YOU !!
Have a Happy Birthday, Brian! Nice Great Northern roster, you are the Empire Builder!
Rusty
Not riding that Silver pony to Woodward in Mich. today Kemosahbee ?..I mean Brian..
Just trying to get your "goat"
Happy Birthday! 🚎🚃🚃🚃🚃🚎
Mike, isn't there an old saying the best laid plans. Don't feel bad I was in the same boat. I ran out of screws for the basement layout. Went to Menards to replenish. Got home only to discover I bought the wrong screws. Never look at the screws. They didn't have the phillips head top. So there I sat till I got back to the store to buy the right ones but I also bought a bit to use the others............Paul
briansilvermustang posted:
well, getting back to birthday'ing... have a great weekend everybody !!!
Happy birthday, Brian!🚃🚃🚃🎂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!
Here's a present for you
Bob
Ran trains yesterday for the first time in quite a while. Summer has been super busy and the trains have taken a back seat. Hope to get back to finish up some projects soon.
Put my new Williams D&H GP-9 on the tracks and hit the throttle. WOW! What a nice engine!
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Having finished and photoed the AMB elevator, and CCK water mill, l looked through the kit boxes for something that looked quick to build. I found a Thomas Yorke small store. Instructions say this store is found all over the country, but l disagree. This is a Chinese influenced building like found in California gold country, such as in Columbia, or elsewhere on Hwy. 49. I have visited a lot of ghost towns, as far west as Montana and Arizona, but not Nevada, Oregon, or Wash. , and seen nothing similar. It is an interesting building with those iron doors classic to Hwy. 49, and a different style roof. I don't know if it is sacrilege to bash a Yorke building, but l modified and simplified the front facade, leaving the columns with Chinese characters. I previously bashed a Yorke elevator, so have sinned again. I will make this structure "The Joss House Saloon". It is going together nicely and is a quick build.
Would like to see this one when it is done. I have been in the ones around Columbia
and the one at Sutters Mill.
John
I never thought that much about it, but I think your right. There is a local
flavor to gold country architecture.
The site decided to post before I was done. This area is a great place to visit. All around
"Hangtown", Placerville as it known in civilized times. Sutters Mill, Columbia, Jamestown and
the railroad museum there. There are ties to "Petticoat Junction" here. Further up north
in Nevada City is the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Museum. The drive from Placerville to
Lake Tahoe along the South Fork of the American River can be exciting to say the least.
Best visited off season.
Went on a field trip to get supplies for the layout.
My LHS • Stockyard Express • Annual Open House
Wait there is more…. Things I brought back
Key chain
All the RailKing rolling stock was $3.00 off the orange tag. New York Central, Flat Car w/Operating Helicopter & I could not leave this car behind, Detroit & Mackinac 4-Bay Hopper Car w/Coal Load.
Gary
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My friend Randy came over. We ran his new scale Legacy Lionel Atlantic 4-4-2 on my layout. The loco looked great!! The sounds/whistle was fabulous!! The loco walked away with a 22 car coal train without breaking a sweat.
Ordered supplies and worked on finishing five more packs of 24 Preiser people. (120 people) The people are partially done. I will inspect, touch-up and finish the people before I place them in the cars.
Bought Trainworx Elevated track system and some of the vertical pillars. I have been stalled on completing my upper level of the "Valley of Bridges" layout. I hope the system will assist in completing the reverse loop and Rotary Dump siding by-pass.
Two-pack of Amtrak 21" passenger cars arrived from Nicholas Smith Trains: 10-6 Sleeper and combine/lounge. I will do the 10-6 first. Woodland Scenics Freight and Bicycle Buddies Bikes for the Combine/Lounge are on the way.
It is time to inspect and then paint the 10-6 interior. Picked up more 3/16" E-clips at Home Depot to hold the trucks on the cars. I have had five silver E-clips fail, dropping the trucks off five of the 50 cars I have detailed since February 26, 2018. (Note: I never attempt to remove the E-clips under the sound system of the dining cars. I do not want to damage the sound system.)
Have a good weekend.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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I continued cleaning-up my train room and lounge area after the flood of last Friday, 8/12. I was determined to get stuff off the layout and the three large folding tables I had temporarly set up. My goal was to run a train or two tonight, and I achieved that goal. Everything crowding the top of the layout and two of those three tables is now safely packed away in sturdy plastic containers, with one table of stuff left to do tomorrow. There will be NO paper boxes, cloth items, or other items subject to water damage within 10" of the floor, including under the layout. The exception will be the layout skirt once it is ready and installed. I will post a before-and-after photos tomorrow.
Because we were able to act quickly, and with the help of several friends, no trains were damaged or lost in the flooding. Three duhumidifiers and three high-velocity box fans are still running to get the place thoroughly dry, and the entire basement has been treated with Hi-Con-128 and (earlier on) with a bleach solution. Humidity level is now at a consistent 38-40% throughout the entire basement. Dehumidifiers and fans will be left running on "high" for a full two weeks.
All this while trying to deal with several kidney stones, but all the work/activity sure does help to keep my mind off that little nuisance.
John, I don’t have those cars, but e clips can be a pain! The passengers will look good riding the elevated line.
Allan, I glad it wasn’t worse. Still a pain. And suffering from stones too! Yuck!
Our dehumidifier is really pulling moisture out of the future train room, and it isn’t even wet!
I missed any the flood news. It sounds like you've already well into turning it to a minor setback. Any major losses down low, or were you somewhat prepared?
Allan Miller posted:I continued cleaning-up my train room and lounge area after the flood of last Friday, 8/12. I was determined to get stuff off the layout and the three large folding tables I had temporarly set up. My goal was to run a train or two tonight, and I achieved that goal. Everything crowding the top of the layout and two of those three tables is now safely packed away in sturdy plastic containers, with one table of stuff left to do tomorrow. There will be NO paper boxes, cloth items, or other items subject to water damage within 10" of the floor, including under the layout. The exception will be the layout skirt once it is ready and installed. I will post a before-and-after photos tomorrow.
Because we were able to act quickly, and with the help of several friends, no trains were damaged or lost in the flooding. Three duhumidifiers and three high-velocity box fans are still running to get the place thoroughly dry, and the entire basement has been treated with Decon-128 and (earlier on) with a bleach solution. Humidity level is now at a consistent 38-40% throughout the entire basement. Dehumidifiers and fans will be left running on "high" for a full two weeks.
All this while trying to deal with several kidney stones, but all the work/activity sure does help to keep my mind off that little nuisance.
Allan Miller posted:I continued cleaning-up my train room and lounge area after the flood of last Friday, 8/12. I was determined to get stuff off the layout and the three large folding tables I had temporarly set up. My goal was to run a train or two tonight, and I achieved that goal. Everything crowding the top of the layout and two of those three tables is now safely packed away in sturdy plastic containers, with one table of stuff left to do tomorrow. There will be NO paper boxes, cloth items, or other items subject to water damage within 10" of the floor, including under the layout. The exception will be the layout skirt once it is ready and installed. I will post a before-and-after photos tomorrow.
Because we were able to act quickly, and with the help of several friends, no trains were damaged or lost in the flooding. Three duhumidifiers and three high-velocity box fans are still running to get the place thoroughly dry, and the entire basement has been treated with Decon-128 and (earlier on) with a bleach solution. Humidity level is now at a consistent 38-40% throughout the entire basement. Dehumidifiers and fans will be left running on "high" for a full two weeks.
All this while trying to deal with several kidney stones, but all the work/activity sure does help to keep my mind off that little nuisance.
Allan, so sorry to hear of your flood. I too had a flood in my basement train room on February 9th. Fortunatley I also had friends and family get everything off the floor so the was no damage to the trains. Had carpeting down there and all of it had to be removed. Did exactly as you..... treated the floor with a chemical (twice) and had dehumidifiers and fans going for a 2 weeks. In the end I put all cardboard boxes that were under the layout up into a spare bedroom and I will NEVER put anything under the layout again. Even my layout skirt is 8" off the floor.
Very happy to hear that you have everything now under control because ....we know the hassle. I've included a few attachments of my new basement train cave. Best of luck to you!