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Mike,
It's fun to see your layout grow and develop. You're creating a fine time period replica!
It's fun to see your layout grow and develop. You're creating a fine time period replica!
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Dave -
Thank you, David, it’s fun reading your comment. I much appreciate it.quote:
Originally posted by Guff
Mike,
It's fun to see your layout grow and develop. You're creating a fine time period replica!
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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Mike,
Getting back in touch with your progress, it seems that you are enjoying your time designing and building, making it work, etc. AND, I am enjoying watching. Looks good.
Rich
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Thank you, Rich. Nice hearing from you.quote:
Originally posted by Pennman
Mike,
Getting back in touch with your progress, it seems that you are enjoying your time designing and building, making it work, etc. AND, I am enjoying watching. Looks good.
Rich
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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The rural end of my layout continues to develop, although at a slow pace. Much of the work has involved pulling up track, but it hasn't been all destruction. To make curves in the wye more reasonable I detached the peninsula and moved it over to the right about 16". That also gave me more space behind the peninsula to maneuver. Track you see to extreme left represents points south, basically staging. Here is how it looks now, with some track mocked up:
Meanwhile, I have been working on a T-Trak module for my local NMRA division.
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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Shifting the peninsula looks like it helps a lot. The wye is looking good.
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Thank you, Bill.quote:
Originally posted by Bill Gill
Shifting the peninsula looks like it helps a lot. The wye is looking good.
I was reluctant at first about doing the shift but knew all along that it had to be done. The work didn’t require much more than removing a few screws and two bolts.
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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I think the move opens things up nicely. I'm eager to see the development. How are you going to handle backdrops?
Bob
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Hi Bob!quote:
Originally posted by railman28
I think the move opens things up nicely. I'm eager to see the development. How are you going to handle backdrops?
Bob
Thank you for your interest and support. To answer your question, I don’t plan at this point having a backdrop on the peninsula. I think it would be a nuisance during operations and would look weird. However, the narrow shelf to the left has a high backdrop which provides a good background when doing photos on the peninsula. I might add a shallow band of scenery along the front of the staging shelf, sloping down from track level, to provide the appearance of uninterrupted landscape in photos.
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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You could always tack up a backdrop just for photography.
dave
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That’s true, Dave. I have a 2’ by 4’ portable section of Masonite backdrop intended to cover a window which I sometimes use. But I fear that in a clumsy moment I will let it fall on my layout and wipe out structures and rolling stock.quote:
Originally posted by deemery
You could always tack up a backdrop just for photography.
dave
By utilizing the current backdrop I will have a scene about 4’ deep with very little effort. And it will be permanent
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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Mike, tape up a temporary one about 14" high and see if that makes things look better. it should at least improve pictures.
Bob
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Bob, Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll probably try something like that before I do anything more permanent. You guys have given me some ideas.
M
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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Mike,
Have ever considered Trackside Scenery from Joey Ricard?
http://www.tracksidescenery.com/inde...oller=category
Bernd
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Thank you, Bernd. I’m familiar with their structure flats but not their backdrops. I’ll take a look.quote:
Originally posted by Bernd
Mike,
Have ever considered Trackside Scenery from Joey Ricard?
http://www.tracksidescenery.com/inde...oller=category
Bernd
I’d forgotten about this company so I appreciate your suggestion.
Mike
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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