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Category Archives: Construction
Progress Report – 8 Nov 2019
More and more progress to report. Since the last progress report I’ve gotten the following done: I installed the “fiddle yard” extension, painted the top of it tan, put down the cork roadbed, built two more turnouts to finish the … Continue reading
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Progress Report – 29 Oct 2019
I know the last post was about being discouraged, but that doesn’t mean I stopped working on the layout. I took a day or two off to do other things and then buckled down to get back to it. The … Continue reading
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Progress Report – 6 Oct 2019
Time for another progress report. Lots of random things have been worked on since the last update. I’ve been adding more details to Lutgens Creek and here is a photo where I am test fitting the bridges and bridge shoes.
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Progress Report – 24 Sept 2019
Time for another update I think. Lots of things in motion again now. I finally got my backdrops printed correctly. That’s a whole ‘nother story I don’t think I’ll get into. Suffice it to say that I ordered the backdrops … Continue reading
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Creating and Crossing Lutgens Creek – Part One
As I looked at the bare pink foam base of my layout I decided something was missing. I needed a creek. And that creek would need a name. I decided to name it after my good friend who passed away … Continue reading
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Progress Report – 3 June 2019
Since the last update I have done the following: Installed the 3/8″ plywood. Painted the backdrop sky blue. Installed the 1-1/2″ pink foam. Determined what the basic track plan should be. Laid out the track plan on the foam, placing … Continue reading
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Benchwork!
Exciting! Yesterday I finished building the benchwork and installed it! I built the benchwork out of 3/4″ sheathing plywood. It’s all hidden so it doesn’t need to be pretty. I ripped 3″ and 2″ strips and used L-girder construction – … Continue reading
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Ready to start construction of the benchwork!
Yesterday afternoon I borrowed my friend Gus and his pickup truck and ran to Home Depot to buy the sheet goods required to build the benchwork. Sitting in my garage waiting for it to stop raining is: 1 sheet 3/4″ … Continue reading
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