by daylight4449
now, in a few days, the benchwork will be laid down. my western division will serve a large steel mill. this is all in HO scale. if i'm correct, i'll have it finished in about a month
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Otto Vondrak wrote:what is "skemil?"a fictional town i came up with. i probably should have mentioned this but, it's a frelanced town set on the northern rhode island border.
daylight4449 wrote:Why don't you tell us more about your project? Is this your first layout? How big? What kinds of operation?Otto Vondrak wrote:what is "skemil?"a fictional town i came up with. i probably should have mentioned this but, it's a frelanced town set on the northern rhode island border.
Otto Vondrak wrote:very first. frankly, it will be a switching point to point operation, and once completed, i'll work on my eastern division, which will be constructed in a similar style, made specficaly to link with my western division. at first, i'll power it with D.C, but i plan to convert to DCC once i get the eastern division completed.daylight4449 wrote:Why don't you tell us more about your project? Is this your first layout? How big? What kinds of operation?Otto Vondrak wrote:what is "skemil?"a fictional town i came up with. i probably should have mentioned this but, it's a frelanced town set on the northern rhode island border.
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daylight4449 wrote:very first. frankly, it will be a switching point to point operation, and once completed, i'll work on my eastern division, which will be constructed in a similar style, made specficaly to link with my western division. at first, i'll power it with D.C, but i plan to convert to DCC once i get the eastern division completed.First layout? Eastern and Western Divisions? How large a layout are you planning on constructing? Most people begin with small layouts to start. If this is your first layout, you have a lot to learn, and starting out small helps.
Otto Vondrak wrote:trust me, i DO have a lot to learn. but both sections will be composed of a 4 by 10 table that can seperate into 4 4 by 5 sections for ease of transportdaylight4449 wrote:very first. frankly, it will be a switching point to point operation, and once completed, i'll work on my eastern division, which will be constructed in a similar style, made specficaly to link with my western division. at first, i'll power it with D.C, but i plan to convert to DCC once i get the eastern division completed.First layout? Eastern and Western Divisions? How large a layout are you planning on constructing? Most people begin with small layouts to start. If this is your first layout, you have a lot to learn, and starting out small helps.
keeper1616 wrote:Have any photos of your work so far? How about a track plan?track plan has been decided apon, but construction on benchwork is expected to begin this saturday
keeper1616 wrote:Have any photos of your work so far? How about a track plan?Apparently it's a secret plan.
Otto Vondrak wrote:well i need to scan the track plan to the computer, but i don't know how to post pictures. benchwork modified in design. started to put down base for scenerykeeper1616 wrote:Have any photos of your work so far? How about a track plan?Apparently it's a secret plan.
daylight4449 wrote:but i don't know how to post pictures.http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=154&t=20014