The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 2

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:29:23 PM

Quote from: Janbouli on June 13, 2018, 05:17:50 PM
The trunks and the bark are sensational.

Jan,

Thank you, I wish you could see them in person. They are certainly better than my little camera shows.

Appreciate you stopping by and posting your comment.

Tom

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:34:00 PM

Yesterday I started work on the roundhouse restoration. I numbered all the stalls 1-9. In the photo below I lost my mind and reversed the numbers. Of course, when the roundhouse floors are in place, #1 is on the left and #2 is on the right.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:39:27 PM

I'll fast forward here 5 hours and show I have five out of nine stalls restored.

I'll hold off installing the doors until I get the roundhouse tracks installed.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:40:11 PM

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:41:19 PM

As you can see the interior is dark. I plan on lighting the interior with LEDs.

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:45:31 PM

In the above picture you'll note the holes drilled in the top beams. These are guide holes for the .032" brass buss wires.

In the photo below, you can see where I reamed out two .032" in the side of the wall just below the roof panel.

Here is how it will look with the buss wires installed.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:50:26 PM

Here I've soldered the ends of the brass wire together.

Since the smoke funnels interfere with the buss wires, I removed them. I'd rather have the LED lighting than the smoke funnels. But then I can always move them.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · June 13, 2018, 07:51:59 PM

It is amazing how many tools accumulate during a work session.

Time for a Diet Pepsi and end the night.

deemery · June 13, 2018, 08:30:06 PM

Quote from: ACL1504 on June 13, 2018, 07:51:59 PM
It is amazing how many tools accumulate during a work session.

Time for a Diet Pepsi and end the night.

Too bad the tools don't put themselves away!

dave

PRR Modeler · June 14, 2018, 09:19:14 AM

Great progress Tom. That is a neat idea with the brass wiring. It sure looks more real than a lot of dangling wires.

ACL1504 · June 14, 2018, 03:26:37 PM

Quote from: deemery on June 13, 2018, 08:30:06 PM
Quote from: ACL1504 on June 13, 2018, 07:51:59 PM
It is amazing how many tools accumulate during a work session.

Time for a Diet Pepsi and end the night.

Too bad the tools don't put themselves away!

dave

Dave,

Yes, it would be nice and then just maybe I could find them when needed.

Tom

ACL1504 · June 14, 2018, 03:28:35 PM

Quote from: PRR Modeler on June 14, 2018, 09:19:14 AM
Great progress Tom. That is a neat idea with the brass wiring. It sure looks more real than a lot of dangling wires.

Curt,

Thank you, much appreciated. There will be a total of 36 LEDs in the roundhouse ceiling.

Tom

ACL1504 · June 14, 2018, 03:31:05 PM

Work on the roundhouse restoration continued yesterday. I got two more stalls fixed and in place by noon.

Later in the day I finished the remaining two stalls.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · June 14, 2018, 03:37:12 PM

In the photo above you'll see the right wall in place. It isn't secure. Here in lies a problem and decision I needed to make concerning using this wall.

I want to have the interior seen by visitors. If I leave the wall in place and make it removable, this brings another issue to the front.

Here is an interior view of the wall.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · June 14, 2018, 03:43:21 PM

There are nine stalls and eight sets of interior support posts. The two outside walls act as supports for the roof panels.

So, nine stalls and eleven roof supports. Remove a wall and there is no support for the outer side roof panels.

I need to use one or the other but both won't fit in place. In the next photo you can see a set of supports next to the wall section.

Since I'm also using the brass wires as electrical conduits for the LEDs the outer wall section won't work.

More in a few.