New Layout for LASM

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montanan said:
Excellent video. It gives a great overview of your layout. Well done. I have a similar video sitting in my camera that I haven't had time to transfer to YouTube that I should post.

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Thanks, for viewing, Chet; and the compliment. Usually I only do 1 take but I went around 3 times to get that one the best I could.

I hope you get your new video up so I can see it---
 
A couple pics of the skirt we added to the layout. The boss supervised this operation. Just added a piece of fabric, used some tub goup that comes in a tube to adhere the material to the plywood; the tacks came out the next day. Covers up the legs---

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Here we are putting up the fabric, it cost 2.44 per linear yard.

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Here is a for fun photo of the modified engine/repair shed.

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Anyone know anything about the old UP boxcab on the right?? has mow markings.

Thanks for viewing!! lasm
 
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Looks great LASM, the skirt really finishes it off and makes it look so clean. Well done on everything and the progress you've made.

Steve


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Thanks, Chet--The hardest part was my boss and me agreeing on the material. We were going to use black but because of the color of the floor and stuff I am glad we used the light brown.

The material was a little long and I folded under some and put a bead of the clear caulk around one section at a time. pulled it taught, and pressed it in. The taks were security but I took them out the next day.
 
That skirt really makes it. One day in the near future I will need to do fascia and the lower skirt.
 


lasm,

The skirt looks great and makes the front of the layout look cleaner - if you know what I mean, tidy's everything up.
 
Lynn-Tony--Thanks for checking it out. A lot of guys do the solid hardboard, which I think is more permanent; however I suspect we will be moving in a few years and did not want to invest more energy into that aspect of the layout.

I had to get all the painting and plastering done before putting the skirt up because there was always something spilling over the side during construction.
 
I know what you mean. My wife keeps asking me when I'm going to put down the tiled carpet and I keep telling her when scenery is done.
 
The skirt looks great and it looks expensive, but knowing you it only looks expensive.

I believe your UP car is a Bunk car for the crew when they have to stay on site for big jobs too far to commute.


logandsawman said:
A couple pics of the skirt we added to the layout. The boss supervised this operation. Just added a piece of fabric, used some tub goup that comes in a tube to adhere the material to the plywood; the tacks came out the next day. Covers up the legs---

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Here we are putting up the fabric, it cost 2.44 per linear yard.

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Here is a for fun photo of the modified engine/repair shed.

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Anyone know anything about the old UP boxcab on the right?? has mow markings.

Thanks for viewing!! lasm
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Bruette said:
The skirt looks great and it looks expensive, but knowing you it only looks expensive.

I believe your UP car is a Bunk car for the crew when they have to stay on site for big jobs too far to commute.
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Thanks, Louis; the skirt is 17 yards long and cost a total of $41.48, plus I used half a tube of a clear bathroom adhesive that ran me 5.49.

I like your story on the UP mow car, I will go with it....

lasm
 
Those type of cars are pretty common in O gauge. Lionel has made several variations and sometimes the are called Tool cars too.
 
Lynnb said:
I know what you mean. My wife keeps asking me when I'm going to put down the tiled carpet and I keep telling her when scenery is done.
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I know that feeling as well. I have virtually destroyed (unintentionally) the carpet in the room where the layout is as a result of doing scenery. Got to the point where it no longer really mattered if anything got dropped on it or not, like plaster or glue mix etc.

Once the layout is completed, or at least the messy side of it, then I'll worry about replacaing carpets etc.

logandsawman said:
Lynn-Tony--Thanks for checking it out. A lot of guys do the solid hardboard, which I think is more permanent; however I suspect we will be moving in a few years and did not want to invest more energy into that aspect of the layout.

I had to get all the painting and plastering done before putting the skirt up because there was always something spilling over the side during construction.
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If you are possibly moving in a few years, the material skirt is the way to go. Take it down, fold it up and use again! Smart thinking lasm.
 


Showing off some of my old rolling stock in this short video. Mostly M & St. L stock. Just about everything you see came from ebay and was tinkered, all required new couplers and some new trucks under other of it.

[video=youtube;cUoa_nG3L24]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUoa_nG3L24&feature=youtu.be[/video]


If you are really observant you might notice roller bearings on some of the stock.Maybe my handle should be "stuck in the 50's".

The old F-7 pulls the 21 cars effortlessly. I put on 27 that afternoon and it worked but not as well.
 
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