Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

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WOWSER!

[S&S RR]

WOWSER!

Thanks for stopping by Tom. When you started your third level it gave me the bug to add on and put in the staging yard that I wanted. Okay, so I spent a little money on cabinets. All approved by the CFO.

[S&S RR]

Today, all of those cabinet boxes have been emptied and the cabinets are roughly in position. Here are a few progress pictures.  I'm currently reviewing what height I want the yard to be at, now that I plan on a second level in the future.  Long term planning, I don't expect to get to the second level for more than 10 years. I had the first cabinet out of the box as was about to move it in position when I remembered to take a, before picture. There is a lot of stuff in the picture that will not be there when this section of the layout is complete.

[S&S RR]

[S&S RR]

You can see the plywood for the table top stacked against the wall.

[S&S RR]

Here is a picture with the cabinets sitting with an inch or so of final position.  The L section of the sofa is out of place so I could get in to make adjustments.

[S&S RR]

If you page back in the thread to the plan view of the layout you can start to see how this is going to look when completed.

[S&S RR]

Finally, for today, the future location of the Langford Ovalix Version 2.0. This will get the trains from the 53.5 inch level from the other room - to the 52 inch level of the upper level and 42 inch level of the yard level of this section.

[PRR Modeler]

I look forward to seeing you're progress Dave. Do I understand correctly that on top of the cabinets will be a yard?

[S&S RR]

I look forward to seeing you're progress Dave. Do I understand correctly that on top of the cabinets will be a yard?

Curt


Yes, this entire section of the layout will be a large yard. If you look back on page 155 of this thread I posted a track diagram.

[S&S RR]

Update: After getting started on the benchwork and seeing everything full scale I decided to move the turntable and roundhouse to the area by the window (top of the ovalix). This will allow me to utilize the yard real-estate better and turn longer trains on the Wye. Moving the roundhouse also fits in better with my plans for the upper level. I will post a new track diagram when I complete the CAD work. I'm sure glad I came up with this new design before I started laying track.  

[EricQuebec]

Hi John,
I'm still working on my own MacKenzie Milling co kit (I've bought the kit after you assemble it on your S&S RR, and be very impressive with it).
Actually I'm not sure how paint the Paddle wheel. Look like wood or rusted metal ... That's a dilemme.
What color have you used for it on your model ?

Thanks. Eric

[S&S RR]

Hi John,
I'm still working on my own MacKenzie Milling co kit (I've bought the kit after you assemble it on your S&S RR, and be very impressive with it).
Actually I'm not sure how paint the Paddle wheel. Look like wood or rusted metal ... That's a dilemme.
What color have you used for it on your model ?

Thanks. Eric

Hi Eric


I had to go back and look at my build to remember what I did.  I painted it for wood construction - started with a brown primer and then used chalks to whether it.  I used a lot of slim green and also added some pigeon poop. I took a couple pictures and wrote myself a note to go back and hit the metal parts (the bolt heads and the spindle) with some rust colored chalk. Every time I look at a build I find little things to improve it.  Here are the two pictures that I took for your reference.  I hope this helps.

[S&S RR]

[EricQuebec]

Hi John,
I'm still working on my own MacKenzie Milling co kit (I've bought the kit after you assemble it on your S&S RR, and be very impressive with it).
Actually I'm not sure how paint the Paddle wheel. Look like wood or rusted metal ... That's a dilemme.
What color have you used for it on your model ?

Thanks. Eric

Hi Eric


I had to go back and look at my build to remember what I did.  I painted it for wood construction - started with a brown primer and then used chalks to whether it.  I used a lot of slim green and also added some pigeon poop. I took a couple pictures and wrote myself a note to go back and hit the metal parts (the bolt heads and the spindle) with some rust colored chalk. Every time I look at a build I find little things to improve it.  Here are the two pictures that I took for your reference.  I hope this helps.

It help a lot. Thank you very much my friend.
Eric.