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Now that the Climax A is almost completed, I decided to start phase two of the build which will be a Machine Shop to service the loco, among other things.
Of course the bar has been set very high by previous builders doing machine shops. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/t...94&whichpage=1
This is a prime example of very well done shops and the quality of craftsmanship which exists on this forum. If you haven't read this tread from 2009 take a few minutes and check it out; you won't be disappointed. Needless to say I have huge shoes to fill and will be using Jerry's building approach; "slow and steady" so that the best possible job will be done. Also I'll be "borrowing" lots of ideas from that thread in my build.
About the name for the shop. This comes from a family story from years ago. I had a Great Uncle by the name of Jay Don who was called JD for short. Besides owning a small farm, as most of my family were Farmers, he would go around fixing mechanical items for people in neighboring areas. JD, as the story goes, had an uncanny ability to fix anything mechanical. The more complex the item was the better he liked it. JD was also known to fabricate his own parts when necessary. This is where the inspiration for name of the Machine Shop came from.
So enough chatter, lets get started:
This is the first time that I have used graph paper to draw building plans on and man what a difference it made. Being that it has quarter inch squares made it so much easier to do a drawing. With the addition of a wax-paper overlay I had a square drawing in which to glue the lumber to and begin the build knowing that it would be square when finished.
So to get started I needed a base to build on so I squared up a piece of pasteboard from a cereal box, which is a cheap resource, and figured out where the track would go and still leave me enough room for everything else. Then scale 4x12's were used to make the supporting beams for the flooring. The base is a scale 36ft by 24ft which gives me an actual foot print of 9in x 6in. I wanted the size large enough for the Climax and machines but not so large that it needs a ton of detailing parts; think I've struck a balance between the two.
That's where I'm at for now. Any ideas/comments/suggestions are much appreciated.
Of course the bar has been set very high by previous builders doing machine shops. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/t...94&whichpage=1
This is a prime example of very well done shops and the quality of craftsmanship which exists on this forum. If you haven't read this tread from 2009 take a few minutes and check it out; you won't be disappointed. Needless to say I have huge shoes to fill and will be using Jerry's building approach; "slow and steady" so that the best possible job will be done. Also I'll be "borrowing" lots of ideas from that thread in my build.
About the name for the shop. This comes from a family story from years ago. I had a Great Uncle by the name of Jay Don who was called JD for short. Besides owning a small farm, as most of my family were Farmers, he would go around fixing mechanical items for people in neighboring areas. JD, as the story goes, had an uncanny ability to fix anything mechanical. The more complex the item was the better he liked it. JD was also known to fabricate his own parts when necessary. This is where the inspiration for name of the Machine Shop came from.
So enough chatter, lets get started:
This is the first time that I have used graph paper to draw building plans on and man what a difference it made. Being that it has quarter inch squares made it so much easier to do a drawing. With the addition of a wax-paper overlay I had a square drawing in which to glue the lumber to and begin the build knowing that it would be square when finished.
So to get started I needed a base to build on so I squared up a piece of pasteboard from a cereal box, which is a cheap resource, and figured out where the track would go and still leave me enough room for everything else. Then scale 4x12's were used to make the supporting beams for the flooring. The base is a scale 36ft by 24ft which gives me an actual foot print of 9in x 6in. I wanted the size large enough for the Climax and machines but not so large that it needs a ton of detailing parts; think I've struck a balance between the two.
That's where I'm at for now. Any ideas/comments/suggestions are much appreciated.
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