Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

David..........

I don't know if Candy would require a hard hat but she would at least spell it right and in correct word order.

see ya
Bob

OPPS

[bparrish]

John...

Here is a photo of my bench after completing the throttle stand for the Falk yesterday.

I don't think I'm even insured to let people into that room.

I don't know about OSHA either.

Am I the only one? ? ? ?  I can start with a clear work surface and before long I've worked my way off the edge bench with a trail of clutter behind.  So I'll push it all back where it belongs and hit it again.

And for the record.......... there were no survivors after the grenade went off ! ! ! ! !

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

John...

Here is a photo of my bench after completing the throttle stand for the Falk yesterday.

I don't think I'm even insured to let people into that room.

I don't know about OSHA either.

Am I the only one? ? ? ?  I can start with a clear work surface and before long I've worked my way off the edge bench with a trail of clutter behind.  So I'll push it all back where it belongs and hit it again.

And for the record.......... there were no survivors after the grenade went off ! ! ! ! !

see ya
Bob


Bob


It looks like my work bench. I know it's time to clean up for a restart when I open the drawers to get more table space. When I'm working on the back of the layout I hate having to crawl out to get something.

[GPdemayo]

.....there were no survivors after the grenade went off.....

BOOM

[S&S RR]

.....there were no survivors after the grenade went off.....

BOOM

Just as long as it wasn't the boiler blowing on that shinny new locomotive Bob's building.

[S&S RR]

Today I completed the bench work for the area that will someday be the town of Sellios. This is a picture of the area using panorama on my iPhone. I'm not sure why the coloring seems to change in bars.

Too give this picture some scale -this area is 9 feet deep by 15 feel long. It will take a few structures to fill this area.  Trains will run at four different levels in this scene. The layout is designed to have a four level mainline with the scenery being one continuous scene. 

[S&S RR]

The following photographs slice this area into manageable sections.  Moving from left to right. I'm currently in the process of laying out the locations for the roads.  The first road will be 7 inches from the track with the cross roads running parallel to one another and perpendicular to the river at the farthest point from the front edge.  I have made some of the bases for the kits I plan to locate in this area.  The plywood base establishes the level for the main roads, holes will be cut for areas that go below this grade and foam will be used for those areas that are above this grade. All of the plywood bench work is removeable so I can take it to my work bench when I'm working on a particular area.
For tonight I will add the pictures - more text will be added over the next few days. Getting tired!




The pink foam base is for South River Model Works kit - Sayles Mill.  To the left is a test build of the water wheel for the FSM Elijah Roth & Sons kit built by George Sellios. George was working on the kit one of the times when I visited him and it was on his work bench. He handed it to me as I was leaving and I asked him to sign it.  It is a great keep sake from George, and it is also really helping with laying out this area of the layout. The water wheel will be feed from the same pond as the Sayles Mill. The area behind the mill will have a number of small residential structures, a school house, and a small Stone Church.





The base board that is across the tracks and the river in the center of this picture is for the South River Models Works Delabare Tap & Die.



The two hatch areas  will be covered with plywood hatches, then foam, and finally trees and scenic materials for a wooded/ swampy area along the river bank.  This will make it easier to lift the hatches when repairs are needed -no expensive structures in these areas.





The cut for the river can be seen in this photograph. The base board along the river on the other side of the tracks is the future home for South River Model Works O.V. Hooker & Son Kit. The walkway in the kit will cross the river and lead to a stairway that will go all the way up the hill to the plateau above which will be the home of another town.

The area currently covered with cardboard strips will be a wooded river bank.  I get to mix plaster one more time.

[S&S RR]

The rock coloring in the pictures I shot with my iPhone are a little off.  I think the florescent lights affect the photo sensor in the iPhone differently than with my SLR. I will take pictures with the SLR in the next few weeks when I get the streets of the town laid out. I also need to replace some lights to get the light back in the corners again. 

[S&S RR]

The design of he town of Sellios continues - I have made paper templates for each of the kits I plan to use in this area.  The size of the paper is the size of the board used for the diorama by the kit manufacture. I have also drawn on each sheet where the roads and tracks where placed. Once I have decided where the track and roads will be placed - I will fit the structures in either as the kit designer intended or kit bashed to meet my needs for the area.  I'm sure there will be a few scratch builds before the town is complete. Here is a picture from the start of the process with a few of the pieces in trial positions. I'm really enjoying this process but it is taking more time than I expected. I have made one conclusion - I have more kits planned for this area than will fit in the space.

[gnatshop]

I'm really enjoying this process but it is taking more time than I expected. I have made one conclusion - I have more kits planned for this area than will fit in the space.   /quote]
And, then the TRUTH rises again!
Many modelers, many plans!  But here it comes again - More Time & Less Space than visualized!   

[S&S RR]

I'm really enjoying this process but it is taking more time than I expected. I have made one conclusion - I have more kits planned for this area than will fit in the space.   /quote]
And, then the TRUTH rises again!
Many modelers, many plans!  But here it comes again - More Time & Less Space than visualized!   

David

I think that the best plan is to layout the streets and rail lines in a rational way and then look at the kits as a box full of parts and start kit bashing to make the structures fit the space.

[S&S RR]

So after about a weeks worth of design work the layout plan for the town of Sellios has been approved.  All of the permits pulled, and track installation has begun. Space has been reserved for the following kits; Salyes Mill, Delabare Tap & Die, Baron Gould Tannery, O.V. Hooker & Son, G. Wilikers Machinery, Ezra Coopers, Swakhammers Welding, Skinners Row, Houligan's Alley, Dexter's Dead End, Stuffy's Brewery, Franklin Watch Works, Barnstead Lumber, Elijah Roth, and Chippy Hollow Hardware. I'm sure there will be room for more as the details get finalized. At least the track right-of-way has been established. Here are a few pictures that show the area as planned.



This picture was taken with panorama on my Iphone - it distorts the view a bit but you can see the whole area at once.



Tentative plan for a few of the kits.



Track work and road construction begins.

[S&S RR]

The general idea for the design of the town is that Sellios is a river valley, so the mainline followed the river and the major industries were built along the tracks and river. I also included a passing siding behind the town along the river to help with traffic flow during operations (I'm sure glad I have been attending all the local OPS sessions). The town built up on the next street over and expanded away from the river. A few years of work here before we see this complete. The main thing for right now is to get back on laying the track and completing the DCC system installation.  This will be followed by many years of kit building and bashing.

[jlgrove]

John, whenever I see pictures of your layout and progress, I am always amazed at the beautiful rockwork and the overall effect.....awesome....and by the way...you better get busy building FSM kits....

[S&S RR]

John, whenever I see pictures of your layout and progress, I am always amazed at the beautiful rockwork and the overall effect.....awesome....and by the way...you better get busy building FSM kits....

Jeff

Thanks for the kind words, as you know, I have plans for a few of yours too. I do have many kits to build but that was always the plan for retirement. I have my workshop set-up with three different build areas so I can be working on three at one time.  That way as the glue or paint is drying on one I can work on another. We will see how it goes - so far I'm having great fun with it.