Re: Sierra West Foundry Scratchbuild

[Dave Buchholz]

"Now that the toilet dilemma is behind us  , please beware that if you frequent Jerry's Pattern Shop
work area, there's a new sign "closed for toilet repairs", hanging by the door. No one is allowed to use it
going forward! Also there were too many newspaper reporters trying to cop a story before the next flush.  ,"

Glad you got a good laugh out out the "turds in the toilet" episode.

🤔😅

Dave #5

[Bernd]

Rich wrote:

Some of you may be wondering why I am building on bases. These models I am making are not all planned on going on shelves. I have been contemplating for some time how I can either make a switching layout along one or two walls in my room or some modules that can be bolted together and eventually be pushed out of the way to regain the space they take up. My room is small and both sides of the room (lengthwise) have short knee walls
that are only 45 inches measured vertically from the floor upward. Along those walls (into the knee wall area) are cupboard doors where my wife has stored her Holiday decorations.
I must have open spacing to allow access to those doors when each holiday arises. And I must leave the spaces empty so when the holiday is over, she can put her decorations away again. Now this has caused a major concern and lengthy deliberations in my home ever since they were established. And if you're wondering, NO, I didn't win. Anyway, it is what it is. 

I'd build a shelf 47" high and out about 36". Make sure she has enough room to crawl under the shelf layout. And just like in large cities if you run out of square area to build, then go up. A muilti-layer layout looks like it would work for you.They call them "mushroom layouts". Do a search on "mushroom style model railroad layout". Might give you some ideas.

Bernd

[Jerry]

Rich wrote:

Some of you may be wondering why I am building on bases. These models I am making are not all planned on going on shelves. I have been contemplating for some time how I can either make a switching layout along one or two walls in my room or some modules that can be bolted together and eventually be pushed out of the way to regain the space they take up. My room is small and both sides of the room (lengthwise) have short knee walls
that are only 45 inches measured vertically from the floor upward. Along those walls (into the knee wall area) are cupboard doors where my wife has stored her Holiday decorations.
I must have open spacing to allow access to those doors when each holiday arises. And I must leave the spaces empty so when the holiday is over, she can put her decorations away again. Now this has caused a major concern and lengthy deliberations in my home ever since they were established. And if you're wondering, NO, I didn't win. Anyway, it is what it is. 

I'd build a shelf 47" high and out about 36". Make sure she has enough room to crawl under the shelf layout. And just like in large cities if you run out of square area to build, then go up. A muilti-layer layout looks like it would work for you.They call them "mushroom layouts". Do a search on "mushroom style model railroad layout". Might give you some ideas.

Bernd

Space the final frontier!!!!  And you don't have any I know what you mean!!! 

Jerry