The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

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Tom,
          Wow! looks like you're building a whole new layout!  It looks just like the one you were building for the last 4-ever. Oh wait is this layout 2.0? No wait! it's ground hog day, railroad style.  Yeah that's it.   Ok should I re-post my old posts so everything is reiterated?   khaki pants...

KP,

Yes, to me it is Deja Vu all over again.

Tom

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Yeah, it appears that anything I posted during the black out has disappeared.  My post count is still not restored.

Jim

Jim,

I got my posts back due to Jimmy D. being able to give me two years worth of posts back. I didn't get any post counts back from the two days they were working on the problem. I think we all lost on that one.

Tom

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Looking good Tom.

Stay cool and run steam................

Bob,

Thank you kind sir.

Tom

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Wow..... You're building it faster this time than you did the first time. 

Greg,

The second time around is much easier.


Tom

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Yeah, it appears that anything I posted during the black out has disappeared.  My post count is still not restored.

Jim

Jim,

I got my posts back due to Jimmy D. being able to give me two years worth of posts back. I didn't get any post counts back from the two days they were working on the problem. I think we all lost on that one.

Tom

That Jimmy D.!
What a heck of a guy!

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Damn.  I feel like one of my favorite wings of the main library has burnt down.   

Bob,

I felt pretty much the same over the weekend. I'm re-posting all the pictures but not all the narratives.

Thanks for following along.

Tom

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Yeah, it appears that anything I posted during the black out has disappeared.  My post count is still not restored.

Jim

Jim,

I got my posts back due to Jimmy D. being able to give me two years worth of posts back. I didn't get any post counts back from the two days they were working on the problem. I think we all lost on that one.

Tom

That Jimmy D.!
What a heck of a guy!

Chip,

He saved my bacon and my thread. I owe him big time and then some.

Tom

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Really cool, Thanks for posting! I'm re- working my layout also and am interested to see what you do with yours!

Bob,

Thanks for following along. I'm in the process of re-posting the pictures and a few videos. It won't have the narrative I did when I was adding the last four months of work but at least the pictures will give you an idea of what I've been doing.

Tom

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Hi Tom:

Wow looks like you're really having fun.

Karl

Karl,

Yes sir, I am. But certainly not as much fun as the first time around the block.


Tom

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Here I started adding blue foam to raise the earth level around the curve.










I also added the blue foam to the corner and drew a line where the cut would be.

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I marked the general location where Barlow's Smokehouse would be located.





I then filled in the back area some. The open space is where the road will be located.

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I placed a large piece of cardboard (purchased from Sam Flax art supply) and penciled in where I wanted to road to be located.



As you can see I then outlined the parking area and added weights to hold the card board in place.






I then used the 36" radius track gauge in order to make sure my road was the same as the out side of the rail.



I then cut off the excess card board and made one final test fit.

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Here is one of those areas where I need to go into more detail for those new members following along. This is how I get a consistent angle for the roadway.

In the following picture, you will note the bottom piece of cardboard appears to be more narrow that the one on the top. Truth is they are the same width. The optical illusion appears as I'm placing they at opposite angles.



Now I'll lay the bottom piece on the top piece and you can see the are the same width.



Move the bottom piece back keeping the same roadway angle. I used the 36 " track gauge for this.




Now move the bottom piece back over the top one. Use the 36" track gauge and mark a line on outer edge of the lower rail.

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Cut the line as drawn and you have the roadway angle correct.

This is how to cut a curved roadway on a curved section of track. Easy peasy.




To cut a center, between the tracks section, simply move the bottom cut piece up as shown below.



Mark it again with a pencil and cut it off.

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Continued in a few.