My adventures in Ho Scale.

[migalyto]

OK Mike, so which mountain(s) are you building, Everest, Kilimanjaro or the Rockies ???

None of the above.

Actually something loosely based off the Sierra Nevada's

 

[migalyto]

Scenery is underway!

Starting the first mountain tonight.

 

[Colbert]

Now I'm officially jealous of your layout !

 

[Marlin338MX]

Can't wait to see how they turn out!

 

[Bruette]

Beautiful curves!
(I’ve never said that to a dude before )

And I've never had a dude ever tell me that before, I'm flattered, I think.

We're talking trains here, stay focused.

Magnificent work Mike!

 

[migalyto]

Mountain work continues through the weekend.

Kind of nice to see it finally starting to get closed in. Here are a couple of progress pictures.

 

[migalyto]

A little more mountain ready for plaster cloth.

 

[PMW]

That's a lot of mountain Looks great so far!

 

[migalyto]

That's a lot of mountain

Yea....Sometimes my plans are too grand!

But, this is my favorite part of layout building!

 

[Smudge617]

Yea....Sometimes my plans are too grand!

But, this is my favorite part of layout building!

Think I need to find you some mountain climbers and sherpas for this part of your layout.

 

[PMW]

Do you plan to build some of the mountain over the track for a tunnel?

 

[Rico]

Do you plan to build some of the mountain over the track for a tunnel?

Yeah, and I’m thinking snow shed!
Depending of course on what area you’re modeling! Are there snow sheds in Illinois ?

 

[migalyto]

Do you plan to build some of the mountain over the track for a tunnel?

Not in this area. The track that comes out from the hidden section of the backdrop will be a tunnel.

A photo of the area might explain it better than I am able too.

 

[migalyto]

Yeah, and I’m thinking snow shed!
Depending of course on what area you’re modeling! Are there snow sheds in Illinois ?

I have always thought it would be fun to scratch build a snow shed.

I guess we shall se, like most everything else in life, Im making this up as I go along!

 

[migalyto]

Think I need to find you some mountain climbers

That actually might make a funny scene. A couple of train hoppers scaling the wall to get away from the RR police.

 

[Marlin338MX]

Making great progress, thanks for the pics!

 

[woodcamp66213]

None of the above.

Actually something loosely based off the Sierra Nevada's

It appears to me that the construction is pretty heavy stuff. To a new guy. Why such construction and not just 3/4 plywood? I used to build decks and furniture, In the pictures it looks like deck construction.

 

[Smudge617]

It appears to me that the construction is pretty heavy stuff. To a new guy. Why such construction and not just 3/4 plywood? I used to build decks and furniture, In the pictures it looks like deck construction.

If you look back through Mikes's thread you'll see this is hardly a small layout, it's flipping huge, I'd rather over-construct a layout that size than have it warp, deform, or worse collapse, especially now seeing the size of the mountains currently under construction.

 

[migalyto]

It appears to me that the construction is pretty heavy stuff. To a new guy. Why such construction and not just 3/4 plywood? I used to build decks and furniture, In the pictures it looks like deck construction.

Jim,

Chris pretty much hit the nail on the head with his post.

Origianally this layout was designed to have a second deck, thus the construction. I have since come to my senses and scrapped that plan to stay with a single deck that will keep me busy for many years.

This construction is actually not as stout as my previous N scale layout. It was constructed with all 2X4 framework, and 3/4 OSB sheeting.

As you read through building threads, you will find model railroaders tend to overbuild. The beauty of the hobby is, there are dozens of way to achieve the same result.

 

[Colbert]

The beauty of the hobby is, there are dozens of way to achieve the same result.

Yep ! You just need a very big hammer. That's all !