The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[ACL1504]

Temporarily Delayed - Due to HONEY-DO painting project!!

Gman,

The layout work is still going strong. The house painting will start next week.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom Wilson stopped by October 9th, 2014 to inspect the layout. You may remember I did a series of pictures of Tom's fantastic layout. Tom's layout can be seen here - http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=372.0

Tom is a building inspector for the City of Winter Park, Fl. located just north of Orlando. Anyway, Tom checked the layout over and approved the Ovalix as an engineering marvel and very well built. However, he did find an issue with a portion of the benchwrok. This particular portion failed inspection.



He failed the bechwork on the incorrect screw spacing and height. The circles are where the problem screws were located. I've since made the necessary adjustments so the layout passes inspection.
NOTE:  SBG member, the Judge, is the one that screwed these screws in the wrong place. Notice I drew the line where the screws go and he missed the line, hence a failed inspection.



Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

Okay, for those that thought I was serious, I wasn't. It was just a little fun poked at the Judge.

There is no requirement for a layout to be inspected. I'm my own worst inspector anyway!

After I did the liftout, I got to thinking that it would just be a matter of time before some goon dumb a-- bumped into the liftout. So, I cut some hardboard/Masonite and screwed the two pieces to the sides of the liftout. This will stop any train from falling off the wooden bridge and becoming a Fallen Flag loco.





Also, Bob, known to ya'll as Reading Bob, came by with his new Reading switcher and got to be the first to test the bridge with his loco. All worked and the loco didn't burn up, this time.





That's all for now.

[Raymo]

Looks like it passed through a major snowfall with the white stuff up to the top of the handrails.   Raymo

[gnatshop]

I'm startin' a pool to bet on who will  be the first goon dumb a-- to bump the liftout!!

I'm savin' the square for my bet labeled Grand Poopaw Dumb a**!   

P.S.  I didn't put the Judge in the pool - he gets enough harassment from you!!

[Erieman]

Good Morning Tom,

I am writing this late Monday evening because by now you are fast asleep and my body clock does not know what time it is. Portugal was wonderful, but my body clock has been really screwed up since returning.

You have made a lot of progress over the last two weeks. Now you have all those staging tracks to install and level one is done. Fantastic. You should be onto the second level before Christmas. It is  a lot of to see your progress. While on the many planes over the past two weeks, I had the chance to work on a design change on my layout. now that I am home, I have started to make the change. I was in the train station in Porto. Portugal and the light bulb went off. Now I just have to make the design changes. funny how these things happen.

Keep up the wonderful work and thanks for posting all the great pictures of your progress. Talk to you soon.

Frank / Erieman

[bparrish]

So Tom....

On the new loco what is the foam stuff.  Are your bridges so unreliable that you need flotation devices  ? ? ? ?

see ya
Bob

[Twist67]

Hi Tom,

good to see a train crossing the liftout.Nice work with the Bumpstops on both sides...now you have to paint it with black and yellow stripes 
Keep up the good work,

Cheers,Chris

[ACL1504]

Looks like it passed through a major snowfall with the white stuff up to the top of the handrails.   Raymo

Raymo,

Thanks for stopping by! I told Bob to just leave the foam on the loco. I figured after putting up the pictures, I should have removed it!

Tom

[GPdemayo]

I'm startin' a pool to bet on who will  be the first goon dumb a-- to bump the liftout!!

I'm savin' the square for my bet labeled Grand Poopaw Dumb a**!   

P.S.  I didn't put the Judge in the pool - he gets enough harassment from you!!

I won't be the one to walk thru it......I'd never hear the end of it from Tom if I did! 

[ReadingBob]

I'm startin' a pool to bet on who will  be the first goon dumb a-- to bump the liftout!!

I'm savin' the square for my bet labeled Grand Poopaw Dumb a**!   

P.S.  I didn't put the Judge in the pool - he gets enough harassment from you!!

I did however almost (emphasis on almost) win the award for being the first Dumb a** to try and cross the gap with the liftout not in place.            

[bparrish]

Tom.......... 

I understand about leaving the foam on but I'm letting go of this that easily.

Get the civil engineers out there and get your bridges inspected ! ! ! !

see ya
Bob

[ACL1504]

I'm startin' a pool to bet on who will  be the first goon dumb a-- to bump the liftout!!

I'm savin' the square for my bet labeled Grand Poopaw Dumb a**!   

P.S.  I didn't put the Judge in the pool - he gets enough harassment from you!!

Gman,

Good to hear from you my friend. I can always count on you to pick up the pace.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Good Morning Tom,

I am writing this late Monday evening because by now you are fast asleep and my body clock does not know what time it is. Portugal was wonderful, but my body clock has been really screwed up since returning.

You have made a lot of progress over the last two weeks. Now you have all those staging tracks to install and level one is done. Fantastic. You should be onto the second level before Christmas. It is  a lot of to see your progress. While on the many planes over the past two weeks, I had the chance to work on a design change on my layout. now that I am home, I have started to make the change. I was in the train station in Porto. Portugal and the light bulb went off. Now I just have to make the design changes. funny how these things happen.

Keep up the wonderful work and thanks for posting all the great pictures of your progress. Talk to you soon.

Frank / Erieman

Frank,

Glad to hear you had a great time and made it home safely. And, I understand about the body clock. When I was working midnight shift my days were all messed up and when I had the two days off I was up all night and the family slept, they got up and I slept. Glad those days are over. Now I'm up at night cause I'm an old geezer.

What do you mean design changes to the layout. Are you crazy? Take it from one who is actually crazy; you may want to reconsider unless you are making positive changes.

Tom

[ACL1504]

So Tom....

On the new loco what is the foam stuff.  Are your bridges so unreliable that you need flotation devices  ? ? ? ?

see ya
Bob

Uh, yes, it very well could be exactly that!

Tom