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At the end of September, my family moved into a larger house, as the kids were growing, and I was seriously chafing at the bit for a dedicated train room. Well, the gods smiled upon us, and we found a perfect place out in the country.[:-bouncy] 3 1/2 acres meant that our resident petting zoo could come along, and the house had a 15 by 20 foot finished (train) room.
After all the moving hullabaloo, work on the new layout started. I had a few ideas of what I wanted. No duckunder, as my back was still complaining from the last layout, and I'm not getting any younger, thinner, or more agile.
Here's a shot of the room I had to work with.
I built the first section of the layout frame from 1 by 4 pine, and laid it out on the floor.
Once I'd made sure that my measurements were correct, and that the access door could be opened and closed, I built the feet from 2 by 4 pine for the rear, and 2 by 6 pine for the front.
At that point, I glued 2 inch thick blue styrofoam to the framework with a latex-based caulk, and weighted the whole thing down with hardcover books.
After all the moving hullabaloo, work on the new layout started. I had a few ideas of what I wanted. No duckunder, as my back was still complaining from the last layout, and I'm not getting any younger, thinner, or more agile.
Here's a shot of the room I had to work with.
I built the first section of the layout frame from 1 by 4 pine, and laid it out on the floor.
Once I'd made sure that my measurements were correct, and that the access door could be opened and closed, I built the feet from 2 by 4 pine for the rear, and 2 by 6 pine for the front.
At that point, I glued 2 inch thick blue styrofoam to the framework with a latex-based caulk, and weighted the whole thing down with hardcover books.
Here is a progress shot of the beginning of the yard construction.
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