Delaware & Northern Construction version 1.0

[PRR Modeler]

Looking good Jerry.

[jerryrbeach]

Nice progress Jerry.....the layout is really shaping up.

Greg,


Thanks for your comment, much appreciated.

[jerryrbeach]

Looking good Jerry.

Curt,


I appreciate you stopping by.  I'll be posting a couple more pics today.

[jerryrbeach]

I have a little better look at the bridge end of the layout as well as a photo of the layout after I laid the track and painted the foam.  Apparently i neglected to shoot many progress photos as I was laying track.  My bad...

[Jerry]

Well I don't have any cows to sell never will! 


But I still don't why it took me this long to take a look at this RR in progress.  From what I see your doing a fine job!


Looking forward to the next update!!


Jerry

[S&S RR]

Jerry


Your layout is looking great - I'm looking forward to following your journey.

[PRR Modeler]

It looks great Jerry.

[jerryrbeach]

Well I don't have any cows to sell never will! 


But I still don't why it took me this long to take a look at this RR in progress.  From what I see your doing a fine job!


Looking forward to the next update!!


Jerry

Jerry,


Thanks for stopping in and leaving a nice comment.  That's right, blame it on the cows. I've decided that is my excuse for not making more progress.  My neighbor went away for a four day weekend and you know who ended up having to do barn chores.  That's it, I'd be much further along if I didn't have to take care of his cows.    [size=78%] [/size]

[jerryrbeach]

Jerry


Your layout is looking great - I'm looking forward to following your journey.

John,


Thanks for taking a look.  I feel like the progress on this layout is like riding the coach at the end of the milk train.  It seems like it is taking forever.  In my defense, I have spent a lot of time running trains on the part that is wired.  I've done lots of exciting stuff like fixing joints, replacing sections of track and switches, fine tuning freight cars, etc.  Unfortunately, those things don't offer much for progress photos.

[jerryrbeach]

It looks great Jerry.

Curt,


Thanks for the kind words.  There's not a whole lot to see yet, I cannot wait until I can actually start some scenery.

[jerryrbeach]

Here are a few shots of the layout after I got the brown paint on the pink and blue foam and picked up the drop cloth shown in an earlier photo.

[jerryrbeach]

Next up is a better shot of the bridge area.  The crossover to the right of the bridges is easily the biggest compromise I made on the layout.  I thought I had found a way to avoid it by running one track along the front edge of the layout, but that proved impractical when I laid out my "test track" to see what would fit realistically.  So, enter the totally un-prototypical crossover. 


The backdrops are simply taped in place as I try to visualize what would look best while giving the look and feel of a railroad in a valley. 

[jerryrbeach]

 I miscalculated when fastening the backdrop to the bridge section at the far end of the layout (from the entry door).  It was about 6" lower than the other sections.  That turned out to be a happy accident as it allowed me to easily see out the top of the window.  After some thought, I built an "H" shaped section from scrap 1x3 lumber to use as a guide.  Then I used my battery powered circular saw to cut down the height of the backdrop where it is in front of the other window. 


Next I thought about what to do with the space near the closet.  After some thought I decided that I could add a triangular piece to the end of the benchwork.  I left clearance for the closet doors to open fully.  This gave me enough footprint to add an industry to the planned siding.  I had originally thought I would simply add a stone dock in that corner, but realized a structure would add far mor interest to that corner. 


Once again, after some thought I decided to add some elevation to the part of the layout within the loop. I picked up some 1/2" foam from Home Depot, cut it to shape and glued it in place.  I felt this was about the maximum height I could add and still have a manageable grade on the industrial spur that is inside this loop area.

[Jerry]

Hey Jerry

Has there been any progress on this RR?

You have no cows to tend to so there should be some progress. 

Jerry

[jerryrbeach]

Jerry,

There has been some progress but definitely not as much as I had hoped to have made in the past couple years. I did not take many progress photos after the demise of the forum.  I'll have to dig through my camera memory cards and see what I can find.  

About a third of the backdrop photos have separated from the backdrop itself.  It had taken me over a month to finalize the photos I wanted to use and how to blend them together.  (I printed the photos out from Railroad Graphics discs.) That included the time to print them out, trim the white borders, and use spray adhesive to attach them to the backdrop.  That happened some time ago and I pretty much lost my motivation to work on the layout after that happened.

At the moment the layout has proven the truth of what I was told is "Murphy's Third Law", i.e., horizontal surfaces tend to be covered in junk.  I'll try to get it cleared off so I can take some more pics and get some kind of update together soon.