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#31
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Sunday, January 5, 2025
January 05, 2025, 11:33:35 AM
Good morning,

I haven't done much on the layout build in the last couple of days, but I have been doing some work on locomotive maintenance.  I have been working on installing sound decoders/speakers in a couple Proto Heritage 2-8-8-2 locos and I bought a used Proto 2000 GP9 with cracked gears (as usual) with the added bonus of decade old grease caking/clogging the gears/gear tower. 

Now I have a couple hours of real work to attend to.

Doug
#32
I would like to see an active subforum specifically targeted at DCC control and decoder/sound information.
#33
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
January 02, 2025, 11:14:22 AM
Quote from: ReadingBob on January 02, 2025, 10:27:26 AMI've been following along, Doug.  It's nice to see all the progress you're making.

A trip down memory lane.  Here's the SBG visiting your previous layout in Florida.


The new layout has very similar design to the previous one. The biggest difference is the new one does not have the upper level 'wings' like we were standing under in your photo.
#34
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
January 02, 2025, 09:29:21 AM
As much as possible I try to maintain the layout room as a "clean" room. No sawing, sanding, etc.  All that gets done in the basement garage space.  Which is FULL of dust even though I run a dust collector system in there.
#35
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
January 02, 2025, 07:48:17 AM
Some wider angle views of the infrastructure/benchwork progress I made in the first 2 weeks. Being off work for 12 days for holiday allowed for much progress.  It will slow considerably as I go back to work full time starting today.

The next several months will be dedicated to building benchwork.

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#36
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: January 1, 2025
January 01, 2025, 10:25:00 AM
Yes, Happy New Year to All!

I decided to see if I could use my lawn mower to flatten out the tracks the fork lift made in my back yard while the ground/clay was still soft.  And then I decided since it was warmed up I would take the tops off the weeds in front of the house. I would not have predicted I would be mowing the lawn on Jan 1 in 35 degree weather. :)

Doug
#37
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 11:00:24 AM
Benchwork along the 32ft wall (with windows). The yard leads, reefer icing station, passenger station and service will be located.

Before I build the middle level benchwork (60" elevation) I will decide how to deal with the windows.  On the previous layout I blacked out the windows with 2" foam insulation and 5/8" plywood.

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#38
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:55:35 AM
And wall support struts installed.

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#39
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:54:17 AM
Building 1x4 benchwork around the alcove.  You can see on the left how the benchwork steps up as the mainline (return loop) climbs from 36" to the default lower level 40".

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And the benchwork along the 42ft long wall.  This will be the main classification yard and locomotive service area.

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The blue tape represents where the turntable/roundhouse steam locomotive service will eventually be located.

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#40
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:47:26 AM
I installed wall support beams to replace the temporary 2x2 legs along the lower return loop area.

That is my standard procedure: initially build benchwork with temporary 2x2 legs and then come back and install wall support beams (and remove the 2x2 legs).

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#41
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:43:51 AM
I started working on the support columns for the helix structure. The helix will be a double track (radius 37.5" and 40") and allow trains to go between the lower level at 40" and the middle level at 60".

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The upper return loop will be above the helix at 80" elevation. I have installed the sub-roadbed 3/4" plywood to help stabilize the helix support columns.

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#42
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:37:03 AM
I built stairs for the center platform out of 2x12 boards. The steps are at 7" 14" 21" and 28" (the floor of the center platform).

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#43
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:34:45 AM
After installing the 1/2" sanded plywood walls for the center platform. Eventually I will install the 4" tall piece around the bottom.

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I installed 1/4" Luan plywood around the wall between the center platform all the existing room wall. I will caulk and paint this the same as the wall color.

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#44
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:30:50 AM
Installing the very heavy 3/4" tongue/groove center platform floor.

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Dealing with the steel column that supports the main 16x6 beam (that holds up the main floor of the house).

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Nice storage under the center platform floor.

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#45
Layout Tours / Re: Ogden & Cache Valley, Part II
December 31, 2024, 10:18:08 AM
Next I started working on the 80" tall stud walls for the center platform.  The center platform is about 16ft x 12ft and the floor will be elevated to 28".

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And then I built the stud 'walls' that connect from the center platform to the wall next to the entrance door.

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Floor trusses for the center platform.  They are spaced to allow storage between them.

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Establishing the center of the helix.

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