The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry.

[Larry C]

Kyle interesting track plan. It'll be fun watching this come together...carry on.

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle,

You are lucky to have so many hobby shops nearby. The only good hobby shop south of Atlanta closed.

The layout diagram looks like a lot of fun to build. 

Have fun,
mike

[Michael Hohn]

Looking good, Kyle.

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C*, thanx Mike, and thanx Michael;....and thanx to all those who grabbed a little peek at what's been happening @ the G&D Ry.

Today (Monday) I finished plotting and positioning all the trackage.... ...as is ALWAYS the case  there were some adjustments that had to be made;  ...but surprisingly ...the end result was extremely close to the scale drawing..     .....I might even add a 3-way turnout in place of the turnout that leads to the 2 stall engine shed so I can have one more (rather short) (about 10 - 12 inches) locomotive track that would be on the side closest to the backdrop....perfect for the 2-6-0....   maybe.....I'll think about it...   .....

Here's what I got done today.....................



Now from the other end...........................
 

I've gotten alot done today, but I have sooo much more to go ..       ...it'll be soo much fun though    ...and then I can start on adding the loop and sidings at Dilapidated               .....enough stuff to last till a bit past Valentines' Day I figure....     ya'll stay tuned ...to quote GUNSMOKES' FESTUS HAGEN...."It's a GOODER, Mathew"                   ....see ya....      

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry. Co.

[Philip]

 

[PRR Modeler]

You're making great progress.

[Larry C]

Kyle nice progress!!!!

[Jerry]

You seem to be moving along!  Nice progress.

Jerry

[friscomike]

Kyle, great overhaul.  I loved the other layout, but this one holds great promise.  I like it.  Have fun, mike

[kyle creel]

Thanx Phillip, thanx Curt, thanx Larry C*., thanx Jerry, and thanx Mike....    

I'm really having fun with the 'overhaul' Mike;  ...and.....

Nice photo Phillip......do you think Ol' Festus might have been tryin' to get just a little smootchie smootchie off Miss Kitty ...behind Matthews' back?..                   .........

And thanx for remarking on the progress ...Larry C.*, Curt and Jerry...       ....sometimes it doesn't seem like much... but just a tweek here or there can take hours to figure out if it'll help... or screw up something else            ....

Today (Friday) while waiting for our 3-4 day FREE SIBERIAN WINTER TRIAL OFFER to arrive...      ... I worked in a third locomotive track on the back side of the roundhouse.. ...I moved the left hand turnout comming off the 90 degree crossing closer to the crossing and swapped it for a slightly shorter one, and added a short Peco right hand one so it's coming off the straight track of the left hand one....it gave me just enough room for the 2-6-0...     ......I also added a siding and spotted Scavenger Inc. in  its' new home; and Tooter Phuknuts' Tractor Repair Shope in its' new location....     .......

I'm really happy and relieved that the changes have gone smoothly.....   ...I pondered over the whole idea for about 3 months before even considering jumping in to see how deep and cold the water was      ...

Next up is laying the track... ....I'll probably use my black sharpie to 'outline' everything... ...the one thing that's been a pleasant surprise  ..is the scale trackplan is damn near exactly 'on' when it comes to placements and clearances.... ...I guess it helps to make subtle changes in the drawing as one goes about laying out the pieces of track for a 'test fit', that way I have really accurate map to go by when the 'real' track laying begins....     ....here's some shots of the progress/changes....and the modified track plan....     hope they make sense.......

Here's the added locomotive track........
Before...............

After................

Here's Scavenger Inc. and Tooter Phuknuts'.........

And here's the track plan...............


Well that about winds it up for now....I gotta go do some last minute errands before the S. H. T. F. weather-wise...       ......thanx again for stoppin' by and ya'll stay tuned, AND WARM,.....see ya....      

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry. Co.   

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle,

Good to see you are enjoying the fine-tuning of the layout.  It looks terrific.  Hope the weather provide you with lots of time to push on with the build.

Have fun,
mike

[Philip]

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