The Empire

[sdrees]

Hi Jeff,

I to am going to use the Barrett Hill Touch toggles. I ordered a 8 toggle contact base and have tried it out.  It was working in 5 minutes. They are simple to install and make the wiring much simpler.  It also makes the control panels very easy to build by using their suggestion of an inexpensive picture frame.  I drew a schematic for the control panel with 3rd Planit.

Your layout is coming along very well.

[postalkarl]

Hi Jeff:

Nice progress. Looks great.

Karl

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for looking in, guys.  I've filled the joints in the road and made an asphalt parking lot for the kit placement.  I needed to make connections from the road to the dioramas as well.  I've painted it with two coats of paint, made a base for the kit to get it to the level of the asphalt.  Now to fill in the area with sculptamold.


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Looks good.  What did you use for the asphalt color? I have used W/S Asphalt color but yours seems lighter.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice work Jeff.

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

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Curt and Bob.  Curt the paint is Ralph Lauren "River Rock" color Stone Chasm.  I don't think they make this paint any more.      It's  slightly rough with some very small dark flecks in it.  Works great for asphalt. 


Jeff

[postalkarl]

Hi Jeff:

You're coming right along. Looks very nice. Can't wait to see it in place.

Karl

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Karl.  Three cups of sculptamold in place and now it's got to dry.  Probably take a couple of days.  In front of the highway, I'm going to use ground goop to make the land forms.  Maybe later today.


Jeff

[S&S RR]

Thanks, Karl.  Three cups of sculptamold in place and now it's got to dry.  Probably take a couple of days.  In front of the highway, I'm going to use ground goop to make the land forms.  Maybe later today.


Jeff

It's amazing how a little sculptamold makes a big difference.  Looking good Jeff.

[Mkrailway]

Hi Jeff,

I to am going to use the Barrett Hill Touch toggles. I ordered a 8 toggle contact base and have tried it out.  It was working in 5 minutes. They are simple to install and make the wiring much simpler.  It also makes the control panels very easy to build by using their suggestion of an inexpensive picture frame.  I drew a schematic for the control panel with 3rd Planit.

Your layout is coming along very well.

I was wondering if you are using a DCC control of you turnouts? like NCE Switch-it or Smail Servos?

[Mkrailway]

Thanks, Karl.  Three cups of sculptamold in place and now it's got to dry.  Probably take a couple of days.  In front of the highway, I'm going to use ground goop to make the land forms.  Maybe later today.


Jeff

It is amazing what a few days can do to the growth of a railroad.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, John and Marty.  Marty, I'm just using the Barrett Hill Toggle switches.  No DCC control.  The the turnouts in the yard are just hand thrown by moving the points.  The MicroEngineering turnouts have a spring in them and hold fine.  Last night I mixed up some ground goop and applied it to the front of the road area.  This will take a day to dry.  The sculptamold area is almost dry, I may start some ground cover later today. 


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I applied a very thin layer of dirt (I use the Scenic Express real dirt) under where the loading docks are.  It would be very difficult to get the dirt under this after the building is in place.  I covered the back hill with dirt as well, as it was easier to do it now versus when the structure is in place.  The structure is placed as well.  The blue tape strips on the top hold the ends of the wires to go to the power pole, as it would be very difficult to glue these on after it's on the layout.  Dirt placed in front of Raymo's garage as well. 


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Nicely done.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Curt.  I got ambitious and finished the dirt around the building and did preliminary ground cover on the right front. 


Jeff