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BigLars
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Posted - 07/17/2014 : 6:25:47 PM
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Cody, Now you have me rethinking my layout.
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acousticco
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Posted - 08/05/2014 : 10:32:11 PM
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Alright Folks,
I got my track down today and my critters are running, which is nice because I haven't had any 16.5mm gauge track running in ages. The track plan is a loop in a kidney shape with one switch and siding. The radius is about ten inches and the 18' gondola I built handles it okay. I'll post dome pics shortly, once my critters get tired of doing laps.
-Cody
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Rick
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Posted - 08/06/2014 : 08:02:17 AM
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Congrats Cody on your Golden Spike event.
Haven't worked on mine since last week on my last day of. Maybe I'll have some time today.
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BigLars
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Posted - 08/06/2014 : 2:55:43 PM
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Progress pictures?
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acousticco
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Posted - 08/06/2014 : 3:13:35 PM
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quote: Originally posted by BigLars
Progress pictures?
Soon! It's looking pretty ugly at the moment, mostly since the board has been the base for an Nn3 layout, and HOn30 layout and now an On30 layout. I want to get some rough landforms in place before any photos. I just picked up some plaster and paper towels for that. Stay tuned.
-Cody
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acousticco
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Posted - 08/06/2014 : 9:07:23 PM
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OK Folks,
Here's where we are as of right now:

The 'mainline' loop (On30) is running and the switch works. The upper level track is a piece of N-scale flextrack at the moment but will be replaced with a bit of 20" gauge (10.5mm/HOn3) when we get a little further along. The MDC Shay is sitting in an unlikely spot for an engine shed, but that's where it's going to go. Part of it will also be on pilings over the On30 track. The skip is sitting over where a small ore bin will be built. The bare plywood in the background will become a bit of water and the area on the upper left will be built up similar to the upper right corner.
The small plateau on the right above the station will get a structure of some sort. Across the tracks from the station I'd like to build a small power station for the trolly line. Most of the wye will be buried in a driveway which exits the layout down a slight incline at the front of the layout. I don't know what I'm going to put on the spur or what will go in the lower left corner either. Any ideas and comments more than welcome.
-Cody
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Tyson Rayles
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Posted - 08/07/2014 : 07:58:16 AM
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Rick
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Posted - 08/07/2014 : 09:16:23 AM
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Looks good Cody.
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 08/08/2014 : 04:32:46 AM
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Very nice. Looking forward to see vegetation and structures growing along (and maybe, for the grass, between) these rails.
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elwoodblues
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Posted - 08/08/2014 : 07:03:51 AM
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looking good Cody
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Bernd
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Posted - 08/08/2014 : 1:48:28 PM
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Bernd
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acousticco
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Posted - 08/09/2014 : 12:22:30 AM
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Thanks gents! I made some plaster of Paris rock castings with some Woodland Scenics moulds and started glueing them down. Ground Cover next!
So, c'mon, whats everybody else working on?
-Cody
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rotoreggie
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Posted - 08/12/2014 : 7:28:03 PM
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I found this challenge to hard to resist so I thought I'd have a crack at it. It will have a tractor motor on the top track loading limestone into wagons on the bottom track pulled by a Porter which runs very nicely on the continuous loop. I've told the members at my local club about this challenge and we are having a corkboard challenge at our club show, Wagga Wagga Railroad Modellers, in November. Hope you don't mind me stealing your idea Lars Here are some photo's of the progress so far.



cheers Dave
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BigLars
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Posted - 08/12/2014 : 7:39:01 PM
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Dave, Thanks for joining in on the challenge, I like what you have started. I am glad you have pushed this challenge out to your club. Any chance you can get them to add thier construction progress to this thread or you could add pictures from the show?
Cody, Looking good!
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Tyson Rayles
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Posted - 08/12/2014 : 7:48:51 PM
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Good start!
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