Model railroad layouts plans

“Al

I finished the structure for the removable sections of the upper and lower decks per fire codes to be able to access the breaker panel.

The sections will normally be removed and set in place only to run the train.

The track will be at the elevation as shown by the temporary bridge that will be attached to the removable section and come out with those sections.

I decided to take over more of the room so my layout will get much larger than originally planned. This should answer the concerns that the one gentleman had about the electrical panel.

I’m going to start the lower deck track layout and the actual bridge over the removable sections tomorrow.

This is the spray adhesive I used to attach the murals to the masonite hardboard.

It’s called repositionable because you can reposition the murals as many times as necessary to get the joints lined up correctly.

I applied the adhesive to the masonite.

The murals I purchased.

The upper deck mural is quite obviously taken in the UK but it was the only one that had 4 consecutive images available and my upper mural needed to be 40 ft long.

Regards,

Barry”

A big thanks to Barry. Can’t wait to see his progress!

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if that train itch is driving you mad, scratch it with the Beginner’s Guide.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

The talented Dave has been busy with his new camera.

It really does show off his layout in all its glory.

“Just another vid Alastair on the railway , testing a new camera I bought the sony HX20V, can get a bit closer in with this.

Regards

Dave”

As always, the main ‘ebay cheat’ sheet is here.

I did ponder about posting another video from Dave, but I enjoyed it, so I thought it would go down well (all the others have).

Don’t forget, any pics or tips you’d like to share, just email me.

Best

Al

“Hi Al,

I have been using foam scenery for years. If you wish to make a mountain or a river, you just add foam sheet or cut away foam sheet.

I also use foam in a can as can be seen in the photo below.

Once it is set, I then carve it or sand it to what I want and them paint and add greenery.

Brian”

Another reason to use foam, easy to cut out for building placement.”

“yes one tip is when making model houses use saw dust mixed with pva clue and paint it on to the model to look like pebel dash .

when dry paint it looks like the real thing any more tips i have i will send.

thanks

tommmy”

“Love the tips. Here’s one.

When buying a used DCC Locomotive, try to find out the DCC Decoder address is.

It makes it a lot easier to either use that address or re-program.

Cheers

Steve”

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you-dont-need-any-fancy-hobby-rooms,and-when-your-wife-gets-fedup-just-load-it-in-the-car

and-go-somewhere-else——Sorry-but-the-spacebar-on-my-computer-just-decided-to-die

hence-all-the-hyphens——————————————

Regards

Syd”

Syd’s post did make me laugh.

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if you are feeling left out, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.