Hmmm? I'm not the guy to explain this. We may have to move this to "Forum Help"
A beginner's layout
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Ah! You'd think I would have looked that up before I bought a big bag of it
I should but I like the way it looks so that's thatAnd now you'll have to go back and check you've put it in all the right places don't you ?
Smudge617
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Very impressive, that's going to look great.Finally did some more work on the elevated city scene....a long way to go but I like it so far
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I started the wall today! I thought I bought two pieces with 1/2" squares but one (in the wrong place) has 3/8" squares. When finished it I will paint it to hopefully look like a concrete wall (it's not glued to the 1x5 yet). I also want to put some kind of railing on top of it.
I'm gonna do the same kind of thing to the wall inside the tunnel which hides the two staging tracks behind it.
The piece with 3/8" squares I bought by accident looks like it might work for a sidewalk!
I'm gonna do the same kind of thing to the wall inside the tunnel which hides the two staging tracks behind it.
The piece with 3/8" squares I bought by accident looks like it might work for a sidewalk!
Yup, compared to my layout, this one looks finished.
Thanks but I promise you it's no where close to finishedYup, compared to my layout, this one looks finished.
. Do you have a build thread? If so can you point me to it?I like it too. I think we all have stumbled upon something by accident and I'm glad that it finally happened to me
I'm just resurrecting my dad's basic 4 x 8 DC layout from the 1980's, and fine tuning everything as far as wiring, trackwork, upgrading metal wheels and kadee's, as well as adding to my fleet, which originally consisted of maybe 12 units in total (6 of which were toy-grade LifeLike and ModelPower). My intention is to use this time to as a crash course in perfecting the basics before building a whole new layout on his original board and switching over to DCC. I've already purchased a DCC Rapido loco (still in the box) as an incentive to keep things moving along. Amazing how many small details are involved in this hobby.Thanks but I promise you it's no where close to finished
Oh yes. I'm following this build and love it! Just didn't recognize the name...I'm getting old you knowI'm just resurrecting my dad's basic 4 x 8 DC layout from the 1980's, and fine tuning everything as far as wiring, trackwork, upgrading metal wheels and kadee's, as well as adding to my fleet, which originally consisted of maybe 12 units in total (6 of which were toy-grade LifeLike and ModelPower). My intention is to use this time to as a crash course in perfecting the basics before building a whole new layout on his original board and switching over to DCC. I've already purchased a DCC Rapido loco (still in the box) as an incentive to keep things moving along. Amazing how many small details are involved in this hobby.
.I agreeYour layout, your rules
But I’m asking about the physical size of the opening. Will trains have enough spaceLHS had to order more styrene before I can continue on the wall so I messed around with the serendipitously acquired sidewalk stock.
Nothing's glued yet but I find if I make strips out of the cut offs and put them beneath the sidewalk it builds it up to just about the height of the base for the buildings! It's all coming up Paul!!!!
Now....what to do about the street
Nothing's glued yet but I find if I make strips out of the cut offs and put them beneath the sidewalk it builds it up to just about the height of the base for the buildings! It's all coming up Paul!!!!
Now....what to do about the street
