Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 4) Started 8/14/21

[S&S RR]

Incredible job John.....

Thank you, my friend.

[ACL1504]

John,

This thread keeps calling me back! Incredible work my friend, very well done. Love it all.

Tom 

[sdrees]

good looking job John

[S&S RR]

Wonderful scenes John , so many details.

Jan


Thank you for the encouraging words. I forgot the pictures of the end view.

[S&S RR]

Gorgeous once again, John.

That's a lot of wires going into the base. Do you have separate lighting circuits that you plan to animate/sequence in some way?

Vince


Thank you for the kind words.  The wires are for the interior LED lighting, 3  LED's in the freight house (6 wires) and the same for the main depot - they provide light through the windows. The wires will run to a control panel that provides on / off switching for the lights.  Nothing animated on this one.

[S&S RR]

Looks great John!

Mark


Thank you, this one is about ready to go on the layout.

[S&S RR]

Wonderful!!  This will a great addition to the layout!


Jerry

Jerry


Thank you for following along and all your encouraging comments.

[S&S RR]

Great work and great detail.

What kind of foam board is the model set on? Is it stable enough for what you used it for? Thanks.

Bernd

Bernd


Thank you for the kind words. The foam board is 3/16 gator board.  In this section of the layout I built on the foam board and then attach it (glue it down) to 3/4 inch plywood.  It's easier to work with on the workbench but for the next section of the layout I'm going to go back to building directly on the plywood.  It isn't worth the extra cost for the light weighting on the workbench. I went to the lumber store and bought enough 3/4 inch plywood for the next area of the layout just before the prices on lumber went through the roof.  The price has more than doubled since I bought it at our local Menards.

[S&S RR]

John,

This thread keeps calling me back! Incredible work my friend, very well done. Love it all.

Tom 

Tom


Thank you my friend. It's time to make some progress on the scenery in Eagles Nest Yard.

[S&S RR]

good looking job John

Steve


Thank you for stopping by and the kind words. I'm trying to make a little progress each day.

[S&S RR]

Update: Well today the Eagles Nest Depot made its way to the layout. Tomorrow, I plan on starting the very big project of completing the scenery for the Eagles Nest Yard area of the Superior & Seattle Railroad. Tonight, I placed all the major structures in position. I say major because I have about 6 smaller structures that I plan to build for this area. Those builds will continue as I complete the scenery. The major builds have been detailed as far a I wanted to go before put them in place on the layout. The following pictures will serve as the "before scenery" pictures. As promised, I will be documenting the scenery process with pictures as I go. In addition to the scenery I also have some turnout motors to install and track work that need to be painted and ballasted. My plan is to start at the Stone Roundhouse and work my way a square foot at a time until I reach the Mt. Aiden Trestle.  That's a lot of square feet.  So here is the current status photographs.
















































Yes, I have to much light on G. Wiliker's. I need to do some adjusting to the valance lighting.









The plywood bases along the industrial row at the back of the yard are removable, so I will be completing the scenery by poking my head up through the benchwork. As it is completed, the baseboards will be screwed down and access will be by bridge for any repairs.  I will be establishing touch down locations for the legs of my bridge (see earlier discussion in volume 3) as I complete the scenery and final detailing.

[Bernd]

Bernd


Thank you for the kind words. The foam board is 3/16 gator board.  In this section of the layout I built on the foam board and then attach it (glue it down) to 3/4 inch plywood.  It's easier to work with on the workbench but for the next section of the layout I'm going to go back to building directly on the plywood.  It isn't worth the extra cost for the light weighting on the workbench. I went to the lumber store and bought enough 3/4 inch plywood for the next area of the layout just before the prices on lumber went through the roof.  The price has more than doubled since I bought it at our local Menards.

Thanks John for the explanation. I'm going to give that a try with my quarry line rock crusher. Having seen all your other builds has convinced me I need to use that technique also. I like the idea of building and assembling the whole kit at the bench.

Just finished looking at your last posted pictures. That will be one fantastic scene when it gets done. I'll be checking in daily to watch the progress. I bet I'm going to learn something watching this scene take shape.

Bernd

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

those two builds look just spectacular. The RR looks just beautiful.

Karl

[PRR Modeler]

What a wonderful looking area. It all looks top notch.

[S&S RR]

Bernd


Thank you for the kind words. The foam board is 3/16 gator board.  In this section of the layout I built on the foam board and then attach it (glue it down) to 3/4 inch plywood.  It's easier to work with on the workbench but for the next section of the layout I'm going to go back to building directly on the plywood.  It isn't worth the extra cost for the light weighting on the workbench. I went to the lumber store and bought enough 3/4 inch plywood for the next area of the layout just before the prices on lumber went through the roof.  The price has more than doubled since I bought it at our local Menards.

Thanks John for the explanation. I'm going to give that a try with my quarry line rock crusher. Having seen all your other builds has convinced me I need to use that technique also. I like the idea of building and assembling the whole kit at the bench.

Just finished looking at your last posted pictures. That will be one fantastic scene when it gets done. I'll be checking in daily to watch the progress. I bet I'm going to learn something watching this scene take shape.

Bernd

You are welcome, and its great to have you along on the journey.