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Thanks Ray,
I got tied up today and did not get the show the pic' with the bracing on it. I still plan to add a small jib crane to the upper platform. But still need to plane on the placement of a few other things...
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Ok The next thing i wanted to do is build a retaining wall for the larger cut in a curve next to the loading dock. I have seen it done many ways. Square timer or round dowels. This was going to be a large area. Cost of dowels would be crazy. Like $30 -$40 worth of dowels.
the Square timber would be cheapest but I like the round better.
So I have been making my own foam logs so I decided to try making them a little smaller So I took 1" foam and cut them into 1"x1" by whatever length. I then went back to the 6" belt sander and shaped the foam into 1/2" dowels.. It went pretty well and fast too..
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I then took the foam dowels an made and made a temporary tool out of angle aluminum to cut the logs to a scale 12'. I also cut a bunch of short pieces for a cross beam. once they were all cut I wend ahead and painted them all a creosote color in latex paint...
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Next i went to the layout and did a little more carving on the large block of foam . I then took a couple pieces of cardboard. I had to bend each corrugation so the cardboard would wrap round the curve. I then traced out the shape and cut to fit.I then cut a few curved strips to the shape of the curved wall. I then glued this to the bottom of the shaped cardboard so it would keep its shape.
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OMG, foam dowels, now I've heard of everything.
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Frank,
yeah.. just started piddling around and that is what I came up with..
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Next I pinned the cardboard piece in place. I started putting the dowels in place using hot glue. the work went pretty fast...
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I then pulled up the cardboard and laid it on its back propping it up to keep its shape. I then went about filling in the spaces with oil dry. To hold the oil dry in place i used thinned white glue with acrylic paint for coloring just like I am doing the ballast...
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Absolutely incredible !
Foam logs...what a concept
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There is always a new way somewhere, and you found it Ty. Cool.
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I'm not clear on just how you could have a vertical wall with that kind of spacing between the timbers. Wouldn't all the rocks fall out onto the ROW? Or is this installed at some kind of angle?
Dave
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You know I don't know all about the construction of the prototype. I did some research on this style retaining wall and could not come up with much. But I don't worry about the details sometimes. I saw this used on several other layouts and liked it. I felt it would be a good uses in this area...
Tom Millers layout used this type in many places . I talked to Scott Anderson about the wood sizes but not about the prorotypes..
The Sundance Central has one similar but I think it is made the natural timber..
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Landrel,
Great idea for cribbing!! I like the look and texture of the foam.
I don't comment very often however, I follow your layout postings. Always full of new and fresh ideas.
Thanks for sharing.
Dave
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Thanks Carl and Dave,
Once dry I was able to move it with pretty easily. It set in place until secured to the wall. The retaining wall sets below the track line and I will back fill to level the area out.
. It is also just a little high so I can make the landscape come up to the back of the wall..
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That certainly is an interesting concept for making dowels.
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