40' x 8' x 8' shipping container layout

[Rico]

You’ll also enjoy the “clickety clack” of the weighted cars with the steel wheels!

 

[logandsawman]

Working on all the rolling stock also provided a good opportunity to look things over. Also, finally got a good count of my trains.

I now have 26 with steel wheels, 22 without. Turned out I had several complete sets in my parts box. Also, found several Bettendorf and Arch Bar side frames, new and unpainted.

I have one siding which perfectly holds the plastic wheeled freight, that's a project for after Christmas.

I will be writing to Santa for the 100 pack.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

I'd be interested to see the possible layouts. My wife said "no, no, not ever!" when I broached the first 10 words or so about this idea, but I'm still curious about what might have been.

You can mention to your wife, it's either this, or some other hobbies, like hanging out at a local pub.

 

[steelwheels]

You can mention to your wife, it's either this, or some other hobbies, like hanging out at a local pub.

Exactly ..........

 

[diesel]

Still looking for the shipping containers on your layout

 

[logandsawman]

Enjoy this latest whole layout update, shows the entire layout, featuring the buildings and historic scenes:

Thanks for Watching!!! Dave LASM

 

[BigGRacing]

Looks awesome Dave and you are showing me that maybe I am overthinking mine again. Is all your upper track at 4inch foam and it goes down to the 2inch foam at your quarry?

 

[Frenchie]

Enjoy this latest whole layout update, shows the entire layout, featuring the buildings and historic scenes:

Thanks for Watching!!! Dave LASM

Very nice work and, again, I am impressed by your historical research, a hobby in a hobby.
Well done.

 

[DeaconKC]

Very well done.

 

[steelwheels]

Very nice, landscaping looks natural ..

Well Done
Pep

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Nice job on that railroad and there's plenty of switching and making up trains opportunities. Just wished you would show that engine shed at the end and what was hiding in front of it.

 

[Rico]

Great to see how it’s all come together Dave, and I love the track to scenery ratio!

 

[logandsawman]

Enjoy this latest whole layout update, shows the entire layout, featuring the buildings and historic scenes:

Thanks for Watching!!! Dave LASM

Looks awesome Dave and you are showing me that maybe I am overthinking mine again. Is all your upper track at 4inch foam and it goes down to the 2inch foam at your quarry?

Gary,

No rigid foam on the entire layout, I used plywood for the track base with rolled sheet foam insulation ( same material that I insulated the walls and ceiling with, 5mm I think) cut into strips and curves for the mainline track.

All the terrain is hydrocal over an aluminum screen base.

The quarry area sports the baseline elevation with no roadbed. Most of the sidings and spurs have no roadbed either, to try to get the effect of older track sinking into the ground

All the streams are cut out below the baseline elevation.

Other areas, the mainline is only on roadbed, but most of the layout is on various thicknesses of plywood with some stubby pine risers at its highest. Back on some of the first pages it shows how I did it .

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THANKS to all who commented!!!!!!!!!

Dave LASM

 

[BigGRacing]

Gary,

No rigid foam on the entire layout, I used plywood for the track base with rolled sheet foam insulation ( same material that I insulated the walls and ceiling with, 5mm I think) cut into strips and curves for the mainline track.

All the terrain is hydrocal over an aluminum screen base.

The quarry area sports the baseline elevation with no roadbed. Most of the sidings and spurs have no roadbed either, to try to get the effect of older track sinking into the ground

All the streams are cut out below the baseline elevation.

Other areas, the mainline is only on roadbed, but most of the layout is on various thicknesses of plywood with some stubby pine risers at its highest. Back on some of the first pages it shows how I did it .

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THANKS to all who commented!!!!!!!!!

Dave LASM

It looks so good, you can’t even tell. It’s amazing.

 

[logandsawman]

I finished the dry goods/Grocer store today. Been working on it for a couple weeks, it is modeled after the photograph of the store standing in Groningen from the 1890's into the 1950's

Here is the original, notice the hitching rail in front (I need to add that detail)

My model of the store (photograph from the Pine County Historical Museum):

Dave LASM

 

[DeaconKC]

Man, that looks so good. Well done Sir.

 

[logandsawman]

A couple of the other photos of the scene:

Birds eye view:

I need a few more steam era automobiles, I come to find.

Thanks for looking!


Dave LASM

 

[jim81147]

Nice looking scene Dave . It appears in the original photo that there are some other buildings, is the plan to recreate the entire thing?

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Great looking store and scene, Dave! The old Model T? and the other two vehicles of unknown make (to me) really help sell the scene.

 

[RhB Michael]

That eye level shot is really realistic looking.