McLeod
Forest Lurker
Good Morning!
23F and headed up to 40+.
We couldn't go ice-fishing yesterday due to the high winds. Ice-fishing is never fun if it's a windy day. If this warm keeps up, the season is over.
With no ice-fishing on the radar, I built that layout table joiner section, instead. Here's the latest photo, that I've marked up so you can see what I'm up to:
The entire set-up is perfectly level according to my 4' carpenters level, back to front and lengthwise.
Since I had this much built, I started measuring and playing with drawing pencil lines on where I'd like the track to go. I'm finding out in a hurry that HO scale isn't really all that small, and real-estate gets eaten up in very quick order. Like the typical beginner trying to look like a professional, I thought I was making a good sized layout. Now, I'm thinking it's just a bit bigger than the 4x8 plywood set-up I had as a kid.
Oh well! It is what it is. I'm more into the modelling than running long train excursions anyway. This layout will give me heaps of modelling opportunity.
Thank you for the likes on these simple posts.
Willie - Don't be surprised if I try to copy the scratch fencing idea of yours. I think the bard-wire fence looks the part, for sure.
Lee - Thank you for posting the excellent layout photos. It's a pleasure to view your work.
Steve - Wonderful to see you're trials and tribulations as you move forward with the layout. Wish I could help you more, but, I'm inexperienced as well. That makes me mostly an observer.
I think I'll try to make a river crossing module today. I'm thinking a multi-layer 1-1/2" styrafoam module that I can cut a river valley into. But, without having a bridge to cross it, how wide should I make it??? I'm thinking 3' of styrafoam.
Have a good one!
23F and headed up to 40+.
We couldn't go ice-fishing yesterday due to the high winds. Ice-fishing is never fun if it's a windy day. If this warm keeps up, the season is over.
With no ice-fishing on the radar, I built that layout table joiner section, instead. Here's the latest photo, that I've marked up so you can see what I'm up to:
The entire set-up is perfectly level according to my 4' carpenters level, back to front and lengthwise.
Since I had this much built, I started measuring and playing with drawing pencil lines on where I'd like the track to go. I'm finding out in a hurry that HO scale isn't really all that small, and real-estate gets eaten up in very quick order. Like the typical beginner trying to look like a professional, I thought I was making a good sized layout. Now, I'm thinking it's just a bit bigger than the 4x8 plywood set-up I had as a kid.
Oh well! It is what it is. I'm more into the modelling than running long train excursions anyway. This layout will give me heaps of modelling opportunity.
Thank you for the likes on these simple posts.
Willie - Don't be surprised if I try to copy the scratch fencing idea of yours. I think the bard-wire fence looks the part, for sure.
Lee - Thank you for posting the excellent layout photos. It's a pleasure to view your work.
Steve - Wonderful to see you're trials and tribulations as you move forward with the layout. Wish I could help you more, but, I'm inexperienced as well. That makes me mostly an observer.
I think I'll try to make a river crossing module today. I'm thinking a multi-layer 1-1/2" styrafoam module that I can cut a river valley into. But, without having a bridge to cross it, how wide should I make it??? I'm thinking 3' of styrafoam.
Have a good one!