The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[ACL1504]

I love seein' multiple accomplishments in short order - the sawdust is flyin' again, there's a Diet
Pepsi sittin' in the work area, and drool is runnin' down my chin when I look at the paint drawers!
The word 'Hoarder' comes to mind!! 

But, I ain't never tried paintin' with those 12oz. bottles of W??? Farms!!!
And that piece of track layin' behind the computer has been out in the Floridy sun too long -
it looks warped like a big part of the population down there!!! 

Ahh, no - I really loved it while I was down there, but the warped comment still stands!!!

Gman,

Good to see you again. Believe it or not the Diet Pepsi has lasted me three days. I just keep putting it back in the frig.

We Florida Crackers aren't a bad sort.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom , looks like steady progress, just might be a little hard getting threw that door!! 

Andy,

Thanks for checking in and yes, there is no getting through that one door. It's officially blocked off  having been secured by the Atlantic and Southern RR.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Do I see track bus wires strung before the deck is even in? That's an organized man!!


Looks good...John

John,

Appreciate you stopping by. Yes, the buss wires were in place prior to the decking. As I get older, I start to think of stuff that will later save my back.

Tom

[ACL1504]

So, what have you been doing while you're resting yourself? 

Greg,

You know for a fact I go to work to rest. A shade tree here or there. Or a trip to Taveres.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I can still sign in over there.  Next time I'm down I'll log in and you can post under my profile if you'd like.   

Wow!  That's a lot of progress since I was down there last week.  I need to make a return trip to that SW1500 another test run to make sure it was fixed right.      


Reading Bob,

As they say on the Price is Right, "Come on down"! You can sign in on the other forum as I try to burn another Reading switcher on the dreaded ovalix. The Judge and I will be here most of the day!

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom ...

For what they think those little jars are worth you need to take a rider on your home owners policy.

See ya
Bob

Bob,

Can you believe the price of Floquil just prior to folding? My first bottle cost me $1.09 and the last few were $5.25!

I do have insurance, an alarm on the train building and I carry guns!

Tom

[ACL1504]

I got a little more work done on the bench work this afternoon. And, my Babe made a suggestion in that I should get another one of the small white drawer cabinets. So, the Judge and I went to Ikea and got one.  We put it together in about 20 minutes and in no time had it under the bench work.

We also made a small area under the bench work for the trash bin.

The decking isn't yet screwed to the frame work. I'm building a small two shelf area in this 8ft. section to store the brass loco boxes. Hopefully I'll have more photos in the coming week.

As you can see I'm recycling some of the old plywood from the previous layout.

Yes, John, the buss wires are installed here as well.









Tom

[ACL1504]

By the way, the wall socket and switch you see, is there for a reason. The simple reason is the fact that behind the open cabinet a wall switch is located. I ran a wire from the wall socket into a light switch and then to a new wall socket. The new switch and socket are now on the bench work. I used the new socket today for the power tools. I had no access to the socket behind the cabinet.

[ReadingBob]

I can still sign in over there.  Next time I'm down I'll log in and you can post under my profile if you'd like.   

Wow!  That's a lot of progress since I was down there last week.  I need to make a return trip to that SW1500 another test run to make sure it was fixed right.      


Reading Bob,

As they say on the Price is Right, "Come on down"! You can sign in on the other forum as I try to burn another Reading switcher on the dreaded ovalix. The Judge and I will be here most of the day!

Tom

Sorry I couldn't make it down today Tom but thanks for the invite.  Next weekend the wife and I are doing the B&B thing but I'll check in with you the following weekend to see if you're going to be around.

It looks like you're really making a lot of progress.     I like the idea of moving the socket to an accessible area on the front of the bench work.  Very clever. 

[gnatshop]

I like the idea of moving the socket to an accessible area on the front of the bench work.  Very clever.

You should like that idea - Tom's other alternative was to appoint a "special friend" to crawl under the benchwork
to plug and un-plug schtuff!!!   
Another opportunity for the rest of the SBG to fight over! 

[GPdemayo]

I like the idea of moving the socket to an accessible area on the front of the bench work.  Very clever.

You should like that idea - Tom's other alternative was to appoint a "special friend" to crawl under the benchwork
to plug and un-plug schtuff!!!   
Another opportunity for the rest of the SBG to fight over! 

I nominate Bill.....the new SBG guy-in-training should have the honors!

[Twist67]

Hi there,
wow,a lot of progress is going on.Very nice solution with those cabinets....

Cheers,Chris

[Erieman]

Good Morning Tom,
Looking good. You are making quite a bit of progress. Looks like you are almost done with the lower level ( benchwork that is) I noticed in one of the recent photos that a carpet seam is showing. what is with that? That's not like you. Really impressed with your cabinet purchases. now I know who to turn to if I need any paint!!! Looking real good my friend, but I need to see more pictures. It looks like you should be close to completing the lower loop benchwork. It must be difficult to work with all that "stuff" in the center aisle.

I put Whitman Station build aside to start SRMW O.V. Hooker building. It is the last main building in Chester. I am building this building and a tower to complete the scene, then it will be on to trees with the help of John and Wayne when they come out here early next year. Plenty to do here as you can well imagine. Well, I need to get back to a small yard project. Keep up the great work.

Frank / Erieman

[ACL1504]

I can still sign in over there.  Next time I'm down I'll log in and you can post under my profile if you'd like.   

Wow!  That's a lot of progress since I was down there last week.  I need to make a return trip to that SW1500 another test run to make sure it was fixed right.      


Reading Bob,

As they say on the Price is Right, "Come on down"! You can sign in on the other forum as I try to burn another Reading switcher on the dreaded ovalix. The Judge and I will be here most of the day!

Tom

Sorry I couldn't make it down today Tom but thanks for the invite.  Next weekend the wife and I are doing the B&B thing but I'll check in with you the following weekend to see if you're going to be around.

It looks like you're really making a lot of progress.     I like the idea of moving the socket to an accessible area on the front of the bench work.  Very clever.

Bob,

No problem, come by anytime! Give me a call if you decide to come by on Thursday prior to bowling.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I like the idea of moving the socket to an accessible area on the front of the bench work.  Very clever.

You should like that idea - Tom's other alternative was to appoint a "special friend" to crawl under the benchwork
to plug and un-plug schtuff!!!   
Another opportunity for the rest of the SBG to fight over! 

Gman,

Good to see you again so soon. I would never ask a friend to do something I wasn't willing to do myself. Well, usually never that is!

Tom