What did you do on your layout today?

Bryan,

Looks like its going to be a great looking layout 

Good luck, John 

NYC,SUBWAY TRANSIT SIGNAL posted:

Bryan,

Looks like its going to be a great looking layout 

Good luck, John 

 

Nice looking room. Love the signals in the foreground.

P51 Lee,

  I have a telegram sent to my Great Grandfather announcing the death of a Great Uncle I never knew.

   The poor choice of words sounds very unfortunate. But I'm having great difficulty figuring out how to express it isn't an awful or morbid idea.

   I keep repeatedly thinking back to "playing war" with my toy soldiers and how some thought that was disrespectful, especially if I were to use similar terms while doing so. Even as a boy, the knowledge of the horror was there. My Grandfathers box of disfigured soldiers, and the stories that he told were never present together, but it was apparent how they got that way one night as I watched an arm taken off with shears, followed by the tip of a whiskey bottle, and some tears for a man that I knew didn't survive the Bulge. They each paralleled what he had witnessed himself, and it was his way of trying to understand it, and the reason for boxcars full of dead innocents. Forcing my will, especially on a stranger, never made much sense to me either. I'm proud to be disturbed by it enough to need  to make light of it on occasion. I guess I'd like to think the comment made to you was similarly based on the inability to fully grasp the ideals that spawn the need for war at all. And what was seen as disrespect was actually how I was ensuring I'd never forget those that died, even though I never new them or even their names.

   Though the initial thought of the Gold Star is obviously uncomfortable, remember why you wanted to do it is to honor  those who gave their lives for us.

    I doubt you will ever find that house "pleasing", but just maybe with honor in mind and time, it will be more acceptable, as you know it shouldn't be forgotten.

   I also can't think of a better time to try it, even if it's one removable home, saved for this one day, once a year, just for you to honor them.

  I know if I were to happen to see it in a background shot, it would not only be a welcome reminder of those people and their family's sacrifices each and every time, but would also feel for you, and the lack the gratitude you deserve, for doing such an important, but to often thankless job.

 So before we are caught up in the true reason for this national day of recognition, and because those families couldn't through their grief, I'd like to be the one to say it.

Thank you Lee.

Been a short fry spell for the last three days with a day road trip to Niagara falls, NY and two days in the yard working it was not till tonight I actually was able to do something, Nothing in the line of construction. I started lining up items for the layout in the basement. Searches found three water towers, one coaling tower so far. I have another one in the attic somewhere and a sand drying building. I brought a few switches from upstairs but have a more to bring down. Going to try to incorporate them into the track plan before ordering more. Anyways here is a pic of what I amassed so far....................Paul

Taped up a paper footprint and placed it on the layout table- of a new litho building I'm considering, required a bit of shifting of some items.

  I did some laps with the Marx E for my solo brunch, and then fired the CV and Crusader to the tune of the heat-thunder, for a run on the unfinished micrO-19 in the bedroom; a nice relaxing after meal rest spot now.

    I hope some rain hits us here. Nicer today but still hot and muggy

dobermann posted:

Finished this

Nice looking building!

Bryan in Ohio posted:

6 down 4 more to go; although the front 4 will be more difficult because it will be 2 tiered as that is where the subway level will be going. 

Bryan, Looking great, You sure have a lot of room there. How big is your layout going to be?

Thanks Mike, it is going to be roughly 40x26 L shaped.  Got 1 more done today.  Goal for tomorrow at least 2 more hopefully 3.

Finished these today. Unfortunately I ruined the microscopic resin gas nozzles so I ordered some in white metal and I'll see if that works any better

Bryan in Ohio posted:

6 down 4 more to go; although the front 4 will be more difficult because it will be 2 tiered as that is where the subway level will be going. 

Great start. If I only had a basement again...

That's a good looking room. We don't have basements like that were I live, so train rooms are relegated to converted attic spaces. That's fine - insulation and HVAC extensions make it work, but the spaces are not as large. Anyway, looks great.

Thanks guys, finished the other modules today.  Posted those pictures in my running post advice on a major decision.

Sorry, no pics 'cuz my iPhone is maxed out for photos and I cannot take any more!

Started yesterday and continuing today: though it gave Tom a bit of a pause to do it, the time came to drill holes in our beautiful Art Deco style Std. Gauge layout table. Starting to do the wiring for the 8 lights at the 4 corners and on the viaduct. Tom is a master Electrician, so he knows what to do

Will not be attaching the main loop to the table to the table just yet, or drilling for wiring for the track until I order two switches on payday and we swap out the straights for them. 

Soldering track and rewiring entire layout. Im gonna make this DCS bulletproof

My good friend Pat Whitehead (Trumptrain to the forum) came to my house today and showed me the technique of making a rock face with aluminum foil as the base. He did a FABULOUS job. Thank you Pat! You can see why his layout, the Free State Junction Railroad is up for a feature in the OGR Magazine this Fall.

Started adding on

Wrapped it up for summer by covering everything & packing up any lose items. Going to concentrate on outdoor stuff for the next few months. Back at it again when the snow flies in October.

I got some HO scale resin tarp load castings from Bar Mills and painted them, they look good for a random smaller load.

Great idea Lee. Thanks for sharing.

Installed my new ERR commander in my Postwar 3662 Milk Car.   Simple, easy to understand instructions, and everything works great!

mike g. posted:

Great idea Lee. Thanks for sharing.

I've been surprised how much stuff marketed for HO either has detail that'll work fine for O or really is way too big for HO.

One of my turntables is a Peco one for British OO. The hardware on it is ridiculously oversized for OO, it's even pretty big for O.

All my grade crossing plank sets are for HO. The single lane grade crossing sets make great pedestrian walkways in On30 and double-lane HO works great for single-lane O in On30. The bolts on those laser ones are large for HO but look great in O.

When I wanted a O scale dachshund, I found a S scale hound dog by Arttista that looks just right for that. Really, S and HO scale dogs look good for O anyway in many cases.

When I hit a hobby shop, I always look at the HO stuff, just in case I find something that will work for O.

Now that the Art Deco Std. Gauge layout out table is DONE being built, and I have a mainline loop powered up and 7 of  8 corner lights wired up, I've just been playing at running the trains. Trying to learn to take some video on my iPhone

The outdoor work has been keeping me busy. But I think today I see the next few days to work on the layout. While working outside FedEx dropped off a 36' MTH reefer done for the CTTA in Canada. I really like Canadian Roads. And before I backed the truck in the garage I decided to look for a old engine shed I had bought and put together many years ago. Atlas sells it now. I bought it when it was $19.95. But I see I have to look for a few parts that fell off. I am going to use that for my train shed instead of a roundhouse and turntable to save on some space.  Also found an almost full case of gar graves track and a full case of Midwest cork in the attic. I have it all stock piled by the basement door to take down there. couple of pics..................Paul

Finished this

dobermann posted:

Finished this

Nice, love the weathering work on the door, especially!

Put a new project box on the layout after reading another thread here about uncoupling tracks starting fires because the button sticks which happened to me with my first uncoupling track. It started smoking and I cut the power before it got bad. I combined the power switches from a smaller project box for the track in my train yard and the uncoupling button on one project box.

I haven't had much time as of late to do work on the bench work on the new layout, but I do have a firm plan on where I'm going right now. 
I've posted a new BLOG video on my youtube channel. I'll include the link in this post, and if anyone wants to see it go check it out. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQfskQBWPGY

Other than the video, most of the "work" has been testing sections of Atlas track on one of the shelves where the mainline will be. And I've been testing O-72 so as I will be able to know if it will be able to fit or not. So far everything looks good. 

The newest video footage I shot the other day and today can be uploaded to my FB page and the Std. Gauge Fb group and the Lionel Fb group AS IS, but must go through iMovie and YouTube to upload here. So more work and time involved. Will do so when I have longer and better footage. And when I have all the PSA sequencing sorted on my engines to play the when I want for a video. Its all learning curves... 

Again, thanks Lee, That's why I fallow you. You have a lot of information like others! I have learned so much just by fallowing other members!

Anyone notice that the original starter of this great thread hasn't made a post for almost 10 months and hasn't been on the forum (visited) going on 3 months.  Anyone know if there is something wrong with Jim???

Alan

I don't have a layout... yet. My wife and I are thinking about renting a house instead of the tiny apartment we live in now. Every time she sends me a listing it has a basement "for a layout," she says. Woohoo! I've finally brainwashed her into letting me build a layout. Now I just have to convince her to let me start buying buildings.

OGR Ad Man posted:

Anyone notice that the original starter of this great thread hasn't made a post for almost 10 months and hasn't been on the forum (visited) going on 3 months.  Anyone know if there is something wrong with Jim???

Alan

Alan, I'm not sure if Jim is still in the hobby. He was selling his stuff. If I remember correctly, he was busy with work, and trying to design a new layout, but gave up his space to the family.

Here's another clue

I only know what I  read here on the forum.

The award for "Most Creative Rearrangement Of A Train Layout" goes to my next door neighbor and cleaning lady, for this epic mess: 

Haven't made enquiries yet, but I rather suspect that, given she has a couple of adorable little kids in the house, the youngsters were entertaining themselves!  Ah, well, no permanent damage done.  I'll have to invite the kids over for an operating session and show them the proper way to run the trains. 

Mitch

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

OGR Ad Man posted:

Anyone notice that the original starter of this great thread hasn't made a post for almost 10 months and hasn't been on the forum (visited) going on 3 months.  Anyone know if there is something wrong with Jim???

Alan

Alan, I'm not sure if Jim is still in the hobby. He was selling his stuff. If I remember correctly, he was busy with work, and trying to design a new layout, but gave up his space to the family.

Here's another clue

I only know what I  read here on the forum.

   Hard not to wonder about him near daily; I've been using a turntable shot he did of #765 as my wallpaper for years now.

   I don't know him outside the forum, but had asked him what he had been up too last year. The impression I had was the same as the clues ; more work, possibly reducing or pulling his is own layout, expanding the kids PW that they had more interest in, and taxiing the kids more often to various activities away from home.

    With rail fanning excursions, and his knack for photographing them, I don't really see JD fully leaving the hobby. I'd guess it's just a hiatus. A mild spring here in Michigan coincides with his usual seasonal drop in activity here too.

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

The award for "Most Creative Rearrangement Of A Train Layout" goes to my next door neighbor and cleaning lady, for this epic mess: 

Haven't made enquiries yet, but I rather suspect that, given she has a couple of adorable little kids in the house, the youngsters were entertaining themselves!  Ah, well, no permanent damage done.  I'll have to invite the kids over for an operating session and show them the proper way to run the trains. 

Mitch

   A least inquire their names so you know what to call that hurricane in your next news reel

Didn't do much yesterday, just moved some figures around. I took this overall shot as I wanted to see what it'd look like now that all my backdrops are in place.

As you can see, there's a window on the West (right) wall, so no backdrop can go there. That's one of several reasons why there's just an interchange and staging yard there.

Finished this

dobermann posted:

Finished this

Wow, you're just cranking these out, aren't you?

They look great!

Very Nice. 

p51 posted:

dobermann posted:

Finished this

Wow, you're just cranking these out, aren't you?

They look great!

Thanks. They'll still need a black wash, some details added and weathering powders before they're placed. Shipping's been killing me so I'm waiting until I can order some things like electric meters in quantities more than 1. 

I probably have 10 more Downtown Deco buildings. Easy builds. I really like them. Like River Leaf Models kits if you stay with it you can finish 1-1 1/2 each day

joe

The grand children are over for an over night trip. We played out side, most of the day, but it was 84ºF so we came inside for a snack and ran the trains.

I've been attempting to make my layout "underneath" friendly. The two pictures should tell the story. I find it really problematic trying to get under the layout so I decided to bring the underneath up to a reasonable place to work. 

                Brian

Brian,

Making your layout fold up is excellent for working underneath!  You did a fantastic job on the carpentry and the wiring is looking good!

Hi B F King / Brian

Gary

Yesterday: Photos taken. My classroom O-scale layout has to be removed, and be put away in storage. A twinge of sadness, but it must be done. Two layout boards, 4x8 and 2.5x7. We ran my Lionel O-scale Polar Express. All the buildings and figures are Dept. 56 Seasons Bay. Atlas O three rail track.

    Fireplace matchsticks, hot glue, 1:24 alternator, a plastic doll suitcase, 2 eye screws clipped & bent, heated and melted in place, all because I didn't want to throw away the skull and crossbones stickers

I'm thinking maybe as is my the mine, factory, or with a sprayer on an old MOW car.

trainroomgary posted:

Hi B F King / Brian

Gary

That's a really good idea.  I would have to go all 'Tool Time" and put a hydraulic lift on it.

In between doing bench work I am still putting together projects for the eventual layout.  Worked on this last night (while watching another Cleveland sports team disappoint) and finished it this morning.

Nice Bryan.

Nice looking building Bryan. However I remember your red light district from the last layout and it seems the dark side of town is getting larger. I think you better add to the police department next.  Surprised it came out so good considering you were watching the Cavs game last night....LOL...........Paul

A double post today since I just finished up adding all the decking to the layout.  I was able to save all the sheets from the last layout and it barely covered just the subway section of the new layout.  Heading down to the Bahamas tomorrow so no progress reports until Mid June....that should give Paul some time to catch up. 

Bryan, hope you have a great vacation. By the time you get back, you will know if the Cavs are World Champs or not. Also, remember there are the Cleveland Indians. There doing just fine this year. Your layout looks interesting. Soon as you get back, and 4th of July comes I'll let you know about ours. Things are going ok for us and my wife. Thanks.  Tom Sr.

Very nice posts Bryan.

Larry

I have got the Markle, Ind. elevator kit shaped up, and  am thinking about what glue to use to attach all the corrugated real metal strips to the outside of the building.  Yellow wood glue won't hold, I would like to use two part epoxy but that will take forever mixing, and a quantity of it...and things like Testor's wood and metal may not hold either, but I guess I will go with that.  It will take a lot of this builing....

So kind of you Bryan to go on a vacation so I can catch up. But so far I have not had much luck to work on the layout because Mother Nature will not give me any rain days. This weekend may be different but from all the other days it was to rain I am not counting on it. But on a high note today the Postal carrier dropped off a package I had been waiting for,  a Genesee Beer three car set Buffalo Creek Graphics made a number of years ago. One happy camper I was today. Plus negotiations went well with the wife for more area in the basement for tables. So take your time in the Bahamas. No need to hurry back. You and your wife enjoy yourselves and by all means if you want to extend your stay that will give me more time to work on tables. Anyways here is a pic of the set I got today.........Paul

Bryan,

That is great looking!     Enjoy the trip to the Bahamas.

colorado hirailer posted:

I have got the Markle, Ind. elevator kit shaped up, and  am thinking about what glue to use to attach all the corrugated real metal strips to the outside of the building.  Yellow wood glue won't hold, I would like to use two part epoxy but that will take forever mixing, and a quantity of it...and things like Testor's wood and metal may not hold either, but I guess I will go with that.  It will take a lot of this builing....

Sand the metal if real smooth, and maybe even prime it for better adhesion with "hard glues".

Contact cement, or even rubber cement should work well.

Did my semi-annual workbench tidying.  In addition, here are some works in progress:

L-R:  The MTH semaphore received a new arm and screw terminal  (incidentally, the Lionel semaphore arm can be used on an MTH signal, but the mounting hole needs to be drilled out to accommodate the larger pin used); the Lionel signal and gate were cleaned and checked, with parts to be ordered from Train Tender; the 068 mast was transformed from a twisted heap of wreckage to a slightly dented heap of wreckage (again, a mast top and warning buck will be ordered from TT); and the Marx crossing gate was the recipient of a solenoid coil rewinding, which was a rather entertaining activity involving Bic mechanical pencils... 

The silver baggage car in the foreground is a former Pennsy unit, odd man out with my MPC heavyweights but a perfect match for my Amtrak consist once I order decals.   Incidentally, I found the recommendation for Rustoleum American Accents Silver Metallic spray here on OGRR, and it is a very good match for the Amtrak units...

Naturally, Shop Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh was on hand to ensure all the work was performed properly.  

Mitch

The train stuff is OK but I love Norma Bates Kitteh  !!

I went all "Chris Lonero" on an 0-4-0 & toy tender.

Whilst mulling over the unsatisfactory selection of Lionel Amtrak decals for my former Pennsy baggage car, I said to myself, "Self, you have 30 years of Mac graphics experience, sticker paper and a perfectly serviceable Color LaserJet on your desk!  Why not roll your own?" 

To think was to act, and here are the results (with factory Amtrak car for comparison)! 

Not bad for 45 minutes' work, sez I!  Amtrak graphics file available on request.   

Mitch

Working on the piers for the upper circle today. Using a drill press with a spade drill bit to cut holes in the 2" wood blocks for the 1" plastic solid dowels and rings. Tom showed me how to do the first one, then made me  do the other seven. Sprayed the wood blocks gloss black to match the table legs.

Carey TeaRose posted:

Working on the piers for the upper circle of track today. Using a drill press with a spade drill bit to cut holes in the 2" wood blocks for the 1" plastic solid dowels and rings. Tom showed me how to do it on the first one, and made me drill the other seven. Sprayed the blocks gloss black to match the layout table legs.

Today was Alco Day at the Razorback Traction Co., as my MPC Amtrak consist with the freshly painted and stickered baggage car met my refurbished postwar freight consist:

A shot of the freshly stickered ex-Pennsy baggage car in the consist:

Naturally, Road Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh was on the scene:

Mitch

Carey TeaRose posted:

Yesterday: Photos taken. My classroom O-scale layout has to be removed, and be put away in storage. A twinge of sadness, but it must be done. Two layout boards, 4x8 and 2.5x7. We ran my Lionel O-scale Polar Express. All the buildings and figures are Dept. 56 Seasons Bay. Atlas O three rail track.

Carey - If I were a kid at your school, I'd definitely have wanted to be in your class!!!  Awesome layout!!!!!  Your students are lucky to have you, for sure!!!!

Carey TeaRose posted:

Yesterday: Photos taken.My classroom O-scale layout has to be removed, and be put away in storage. A twinge of sadness, but it must be done. Two layout boards, 4x8 and 2.5x7. We ran my Lionel O-scale Polar Express. All the buildings and figures are Dept. 56 Seasons Bay. Atlas O three rail track.

 

I've only caught part of this.

Why? 

Finished this. Security bars are a little rough so maybe I'll replace them later or not

Adriatic posted:

Carey TeaRose posted:

Yesterday: Photos taken.My classroom O-scale layout has to be removed, and be put away in storage. A twinge of sadness, but it must be done. Two layout boards, 4x8 and 2.5x7. We ran my Lionel O-scale Polar Express. All the buildings and figures are Dept. 56 Seasons Bay. Atlas O three rail track.

 

I've only caught part of this.

Why? 

the school year is ending, everything in the classrooms have to be moved out for cleaning in the summer. These are set up on 3-x6 folding tables- no supporting understructure of their own. And I have to intern not at this school (for various reasons- too long a story) to be able to complete my teaching credential by end of school year 2017.

trumptrain posted:

Carey TeaRose posted:

Yesterday: Photos taken. My classroom O-scale layout has to be removed, and be put away in storage. A twinge of sadness, but it must be done. Two layout boards, 4x8 and 2.5x7. We ran my Lionel O-scale Polar Express. All the buildings and figures are Dept. 56 Seasons Bay. Atlas O three rail track.

Carey - If I were a kid at your school, I'd definitely have wanted to be in your class!!!  Awesome layout!!!!!  Your students are lucky to have you, for sure!!!!

What Patrick said.  A loverly layout!  I'm sure it'll be up and shining again in the fall! 

Mitch

Worked on my 726RR. Used some of the new parts to hook up the side rods  and all that "monkey motion".  So far, so good but noisier and slippery compared to my 736.  Would like to get a 726 with Magnetraction one of these days.

Completed a reconstruction of my yard on a section of my layout including signal wiring.

Today: Another coat of gloss black paint on the eight wood bases of the upper circle piers. Epoxy'ed them together to the solid plastic dowels and rings. Next is careful measuring of the size of track circle, and the ordering of the tempered glass circle from a local glass shop.

Installed LED lighting in an MTH NYC wood sided caboose.  It was little tricky due the the side lanterns but it worked out.  I had to add a 2k resistor to dim it down.

My granddaughter was playing on the layout and broke a Downtown Deco building so this is what we did today. Sometime in the next few days I'll start a 4x8 fast-track layout for her. Already ordered some Plasticville buildings and I have some scenery stuff she can have.

Whats the recommended subsurface for fast-track? I have a sheet of homasote and a sheet of pink foam in the garage not being used. I was leaning towards the pink foam to be able to vary the surface. I also have a 10# bag of sculptamold for texture in case fast-track works best on plain plywood.

I used one inch thick foam over top of 3/4" plywood for my Fastrack.  I used drywall trim screws to secure it in place.  The heads fit down in the provided holes. 

jmiller320 posted:

I used one inch thick foam over top of 3/4" plywood for my Fastrack.  I used drywall trim screws to secure it in place.  The heads fit down in the provided holes. 

Would those be #6 x 1-5/8 drywall trim screws?

Yes, #6 and I used the shortest I could find.  Just be careful you don't screw them in too tight.

Ran trains for 15 minutes.  Good times!!

Randy Harrison posted:

My good friend Pat Whitehead (Trumptrain to the forum) came to my house today and showed me the technique of making a rock face with aluminum foil as the base. He did a FABULOUS job. Thank you Pat! You can see why his layout, the Free State Junction Railroad is up for a feature in the OGR Magazine this Fall.

Thanks for the nice compliment Randy!  It was lots of fun working on your layout with you last week!!

I added a sign on the front of the store. The owner name is correct for the store it represents. I made the sign on photo shop and printed it on photo paper.

Also made some "bronze" plaques for a civil war memorial but more on that soon...

Yesterday: Unboxed and set up my Lionel Irvington Factory. Not wired up yet on the layout. A bit dwarfed by the litho dollhouses, but I'm okay with that. It is a very nice addition. 

Well on Sunday 6/5 the layout was down I thought I would be sad but I was Philosophical about it what a new adventure to do.  Finally take all that I have learned and put it to use,  so now I have to fix the floor and prepare to build again

I finally finished packing up all the rolling stock and started with the accessories.   Cleaned a corner of the basement as well.

Getting closer to a rebuild.

-Greg

I don't envy you Greg. I decided rather then tear down all I built in the attic. I moved to the basement. Cleaned it out and started building a new layout there incorporating things I couldn't do in the attic. If you can, when you can, show pictures of the rebuild.........Good luck.................Paul

It is a new beginning, and I'm sure you will in time say it was. the right decision!  I too want to follow along as I hope to sharing my new build starting this winter

More teardown of my classroom layout; sorting, boxing, bagging, recycling, carting up and putting into the car of MANY items associated with the layout. Not done yet, but I'm exhausted...

Well I finally got started on a couple of unfinished projects. One to complete a 1/100 scale Doyusha airliner Ive had for a long time. BTW I decided to add some LED lights to give the model some pop.  I had one built a while back but its in bad shape. I decided to keep it since its sentimental to me. I hung it above the layout using 30lb fish line. The other is to complete the oil refinery section of the layout. 

Love the L1011 Tony!!  I'd like to have one flying over my layout!

Today I finally got to do something train related.  No work on the basement layout I focused on making the shelf for the Z4000's on the control panel in the attic. Decided to use a little thicker plywood and one by fours for strength to support the two transformers. All I have to do now is drill holes for screwing the transformers down and then paint the shelf. Probably wasn't much but at least I got something done. Pic of the shelf.........Paul

Todd Knoll posted:

Love the L1011 Tony!!  I'd like to have one flying over my layout!

Many years ago in the Atlanta area I saw a HO layout that had a track system in the ceiling and had some manner of slot car operation with strings coming through slots into the room, with model airplanes suspended underneath them. He had airliners going by every few minutes and also had a ME-109 being chased by a Spitfire. The props were solid clear disks if memory serves. Sort of crude by today's standards but it was pretty neat anyway.

The ultimate model RR airplane action is here.

Today: more tear down the classroom layout- putting figures and buildings in containers, and transporting them back to the house.

Started wrapping this Indiana grain elevator kit in its thin real metal corrugated shell.    Am using the green tube "metal and wood" Testor's.  I prefer two part epoxy as more permanent, but mixing enough two part epoxy to sheath even a model grain elevator is not appealing.   I have scratchbuilt elevators using currugated sheet styrene, and was much more comfortable that nothing wlll go "sproing!" over time, even with plastic glue fastening styrene to a basswood frame.

Got a package together to send to niece and nephew.  They live near Denver.  Have a set of train magazines, real and model.  One is the resent R&R with the articles about the steamers in Durango, and the new commuter lines in Denver.  So I guess that is working on future layouts!

This morning I laid out where the transformers will go and drilled holes for them and in the back of the shelf where the wires will go through. I got a coat of paint on it and when that dries I can flip it over and do the bottoms of the 1X4's then it is ready to go up to the attic. I get that in place and I can start to lay out the top for the control panel with the switch and uncoupling buttons. Pic of the shelf...................Paul

Unpacked my first Korber Komplete product that came yesterday. Nicely done.

dobermann posted:

Unpacked my first Korber Komplete product that came yesterday. Nicely done.

Doberman,

It looks great!  I saw they had that and you just reminded me I want to order one!  Thank you!

dobermann posted:

Unpacked my first Korber Komplete product that came yesterday. Nicely done.

I know it's a fire tower but all the fire towers I ever saw were much taller than that. That tower looks like it needs some Germans, a spotlight and a machine gun on the railings...

Thanks again Lee. Somewhere I have a guy looking through binoculars that will be perfect in there. Maybe I can pop the roof off without breaking anything else. I should have asked them to leave the roof off. Hopefully if I surround it with some large HO pines it will appear to be taller

Mark Boyce posted:

dobermann posted:

Unpacked my first Korber Komplete product that came yesterday. Nicely done.

Doberman,

It looks great!  I saw they had that and you just reminded me I want to order one!  Thank you!

If you do you might want to have them leave the roof loose.