The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[bruce.oberleitner]

So Bruce.........

Does that mean that the loco runs on alternate fuels ? ? ? ?

see ya
Bob

The amazing part Bob is that it gets 50mpg!  And yes, it does run on Diet Pepsi.  They probably had to mothball it after Dr. Evil learned how many gallons of the "Juice" the loco needed....

[bruce.oberleitner]

Nice Work Tom!  I really like that riverbed and how your using the paper to make a smooth riverbank.  Looks like a great place for a family picnic and some fishermen.  Maybe even a sportsman access road.

Or maybe since you live in Florida it's a spot for gators!  (Hopefully the Blue and Orange type)

[bruce.oberleitner]

Yo Uncle Tommie,
If your where to model that "Diet Pepsi" locomotive that you would also have to make the appropriate fueling location and engine repair facilities for the loco on the layout.  Just think of the possibilities!

[bparrish]

Bruce......

I dunno.............  What would be the fizz pressure changes as the loco goes up in altitude? ? ?

Staggers the imagination.

see ya
Bob

[ACL1504]

You are moving right along - looks great Tom.

John,

Thanks, I appreciate you stopping by.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,


You must have done this before .... !!! 

Yes, I have. I was at Howard Zanes one Christmas weekend and he was using the paper to cover his mountain areas. I learned this from Howard 6 months prior to him showing it on the Allan Kellers tape.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom......

That's more practice than I give time for.......... I would already be smearing plaster ! ! ! !

Looks great.

Thanx
Bob

Bob,

I know what you mean. However, I have to build the bridge abutments and do a couple of other things to the river and banks first. I appreciate you following along.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Looking good there Mr. Tom. I bet it's nice starting to add some preliminary scenery for a change of pace.

Bill,

Thanks for the kind words and yes, it is nice to get something going besides the track on plywood.

Tom

[ACL1504]

The river looks really good, especially the use of narrowing to increase perspective and depth.


Can't wait to see it with water.


Marty

Marty,

Thank you, very much appreciated. I'm going to have fun with this area as it has so many possibilities.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Looks great.....this is a new record for you.....benchwork in less than a week (+/-) and you're tearing it out! 

Greg,

Hey, that's a good one. Less than a week, how about two days before I took out the saw.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Looks great!  Not this weekend, but perhaps the following weekend, I hope to have a bucket of processed dirt ready for you.  I baked it and now I'm going through the somewhat slow process of sifting it.  It looks like you're getting close to the point where you may need it.   

Bob,

Appreciate you stopping by and for the kind comment. Today I built the bridge abutments and will post that on the thread, if not tonight, then tomorrow afternoon.

Dirt is always good but no hurry. Come by with or without the dirt.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Nice Work Tom!  I really like that riverbed and how your using the paper to make a smooth riverbank.  Looks like a great place for a family picnic and some fishermen.  Maybe even a sportsman access road.

Or maybe since you live in Florida it's a spot for gators!  (Hopefully the Blue and Orange type)

Cousin Brucie,

Your kind words are encouraging. This area has lots of possibilities and yes, I do have HO scale aligators. They aren't orange and blue. They are the eat your dog type of gator.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Yo Uncle Tommie,
If your where to model that "Diet Pepsi" locomotive that you would also have to make the appropriate fueling location and engine repair facilities for the loco on the layout.  Just think of the possibilities!

Cousin Brucie,

No time will be spent on the Diet Pepsi loco. I don't have the time but I'm sucking one DP down as I type.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I started to lay the ground work for the bridge abutments. First I needed to establish a center line so the abutments, bridge and track all line up. I started with the river bed.



I used a piece of cork to line up the center line on the bank to the track.





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[ACL1504]

Now I have a center line from each side that lines up from one track to the other.



In this next photo you can see I'm pretty well lined up.



I then drew in a pair of outside lines. These lines represent the cork roadbed. My abutment needs to be wide enough to lay the roadbed on the deck of the abutments.



Continued in a few.