My new Layout

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Lynnb

Lynnb

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the site although not so new to this great hobby. I model in HO scale in the steam era 20's.
I'll start by posting my track plan which was designed in xtrackcad. This is layout number 6 for me and probably my last. I do most of my modeling in the winter months when time permits.My layout benchwork is all built and I've been plugging away at it.
Thanks
Lynn
 

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Here are some photos of the new room before I prepared it for the addition.I was actually restoring a 1963 vespa on the table that has the yellow comforter on it, since the cleanup the vespa went outside to the shop( still a work in progress)
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Hole cut into the wall for new doorway
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Saved mountains from old layout
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Here's a few pics, I have since raised the track and cut in a couple dios.
I won't bore you's with the disassembly of the old layout, what a mess that was.I had taken pics of the new benchwork laid out in the old room.
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The benchwork is put up and old mountains put in place, the mountains will be raised higher as I go.
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Here is the benchwork in place and railbed for the mainline was routed and sat on the benchwork until I could get the elevations the way I thought would work best.
Starting from the new room and working my way into old room.
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LynnB said:
First chance I got I started raising the roadbed but there were many changes to be made as my new ideas began to come into play.I wanted a layout that the track would raise and lower with industry spurs , bridges rivers,wharf scene and a tunnel to start with.
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I placed a couple of the dios where I thought they would work and cut them into place.
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All the elevations has to flow in unison, this was a chore.

It was time to cut a river in for the old waterfall.
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Thanks
Lynn
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Nice stuff, fun to work on this type of project. I've never done open benchwork. Is that structure in the first pic the venerable "supply House" kit?
 
Your 6th layout? Wow. I don't know how you guys find the time for these things. If I can complete the one layout I have started in my lifetime I will be satisfied. :)

Looks like you have a great start on that one. The plan looks interesting, too.
 
Thanks guys for the warm welcome. Kyle the first picture is actually Duffy's Coal and Fox Run scratch built, I actually took a skill saw to the dio base so it is now two separate pieces. I actually have quite a bit more done that is showing in the pics, just too ashamed to take pics because of the mess I got going on. Pretty much 80 % of the track bed is raised as well as I raised the mountains higher as well I have duffys coal and fox run cut in to the benchwork.This type of benchwork is new to me as well , I some times wish I would have went with l girder rather than open grid. Once I get a bit more done and clean up the areas I'll take some updated pics.
Thanks
Lynn
 


They are quite similar aren't they. I was thinking you meant first pic as in duffys and fox run this is actually scratch built Rollin sawyers chemicals.
Thanks
Lynn
 
Wow very nice. Yep that plaster is some messy stuff.

I bet your wife is glad your layout is not in the living room. LOL
 
Lol oh ya she's quite happy. The plaster cloth is really the way to go as I went through a couple rolls in what seemed like a very small bit of real estate but its so darn expensive for the amount I would need,and the plaster of Paris which I usually use will be kept for mountain rock detailing so I resort to trying different methods and preferably less runny .
Lynn
 
Here's an update with the plaster work Ive been doing as well I'm including some upto date pics of the layout how I raised the trackwork in both rooms.IMG_20140825_214538.jpgIMG_20140825_214544.jpgIMG_20140825_214602.jpgIMG_20140825_214610.jpg
 


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