Mornin' gents,
Making some progress on the benchwork. For those that say I am making great progress I would point out that building benchwork goes (relatively) very fast. It's like framing a house, that goes very fast, but everything after that slows down a lot. For instance my house build took less than 2 weeks to install the main 16x6 support beam, install the floor trusses, frame the main floor, and install the roof trusses and roof decking.
And I have a LOT of benchwork to build. I plan to build all the benchwork before I start laying any track. I would guess at least another 2-3 months of benchwork building.
As a bonus, today I am primary on call SME. This just means I need to monitor phone, email, and chat such that I can be online assisting backline support within 30 minutes.
Hope you all have a great Sunday!
Doug
This is where it steps up from the 36" elevation lower return loop/staging to the 40" lower level height.
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The cut off pile is growing....
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The sub-roadbed for the upper return loop above the helix.
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Morning all,
Doug the benchwork is looking like it did when you lived here. It will be a fantastic layout for sure. When trains are running I'll come up to visit. We have other friends in the area also.
I'm working on the Winter Challenge today.
Have a great day ya'll and stay safe.
Tom
Good morning.
Mid-40's and a rainy gray day. My son arrived yesterday afternoon for our Christmas. We're taking a road trip today despite the weather, he'll only be here another full day before he leaves for home.
I hope everyone has a sunny, safe, and rewarding day!
It was foggy when I got up and took the dogs out. Now it's just grey and dreary, but warm-ish. Some drizzle expected today, and warm (50s) rain tomorrow.
Right now I'm pondering whether I strip the mis-aligned roofing template from the styrene subroof. Or maybe I'll just cut and glue another paper template over top of the mis-aligned one... Anyway, subroofs and roofing (slate shingles) are the primary focus for today.
dave
Afternoon all.....