IMMR & T Co.

[kyle creel]

Had lunch,    , the 'prep work' is done, ....nothing much left but wood...      



 ......BUT    ....it's NAP TIME...                 ..'see ya later alligator'..........'after while crocodile'                   .............bye.........  

Gage and I will take this down later this afternoon.......then all that's left is clean up.....     ...... 

KYLE CREEL
IMMR & T Co.

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle, looks like you are ready for a fresh start.  Go for it and have fun.  ~mike

[Philip]

Everyone needs a nap! 

[kyle creel]

Thanx Mike, and thanx Phillip - as well as the 'passers by'...     it's much appreciated..........    

It's all over but the rest of the clean up...   ...I swept the floor in between the bed and the desk / 5 drawer dresser...     so I wouldn't 'track' dirt and 'crud' all over the house..     ...keeping Mama happy (keeps everybody happy)..         ............

The almost 'blank canvas'...     .........


The desk / dresser area.............






This is how it looks from the entry..I measured it, and this wall is 10 feet across but it seems narrower.....


OK... I'm 'beat to a frazzle'...     to quote my fraternal grand mother....     ..... it's 10:45PM ... and I'm gonna crawl into the sack and watch some model railroading video channels on YouTube on my TV with Roku...       ....it's sooooo cooool..........all for now ...thanx again for checkin' things out....ya'll stay tuned......see ya............         ................

KYLE CREEL
IMMR & T Co.

[Larry C]

Kyle nice job on the demo now it's time to "have at it". Will be watching with interest; have fun.

[Jerry]

Are we ready to start for real this time!! 
Looking forward to the new RR.

Jerry

[elwoodblues]

Yipes!!!!!!!!!

Didn't realize that you were going to blow it all up.   Just found the thread.  I will say there is nothing like a fresh start.  I nice small railroad with an interesting track plan, this will be fun to watch.  Looking forward to the new build.

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C*., thanx Jerry, and thanx Ron, also thanx to everyone that checked out the progress...     ...much appreciated....

Today I decided to take it a little easy, there's been lots done in the last 2 weeks   ......

I re-examined all the measurements, and found a few extra bits of floor space;.... If I slide the RR layout down to the opposite corner (from left to right when facing the 10' wall - top to bottom in this drawing)...     ....The bed sticks out 38" from the wall its' on ...and the desk/dresser is only 20" out from the wall it's on; opposite the bed...   ...so if I move it, that's 18" more open area around the end of the layout diagonally to the desk;      because the layout will be an additional 18" further away from the nearest piece of furniture.....the desk/dresser...       .....so I also moved/rotated the PEAU-DUNQUE JCT.'bump-out' to the top right corner against the 10' wall/backdrop so it isn't sticking out into the middle of the room (where it would have been)            .....

A picture's worth a thousand words........
The blue outline is the new location, the yellow outline is the old location; the red arrow denotes the distance from the layout to the desk corner, in the new location.....the green arrow shows the distance from the layout to the corner of the bed, in the old location.....The square/dashed line box is a possible chair location......also the small (dashed-line) vertical rectangular box under the top right corner portion of the layout is a 2 drawer (short) file cabinet, the other square under the layout is another chair, and the other (vertical) rectangle is a 4 drawer(short) dresser for RR supplies.......the other rectangle (horizontal) that kinda 'crosses it' is a possible pullout shelf....but I ditched that idea in favor of the short dresser......         

Here's the modified PEAU-DUNQUE JCT. 'bumpout' in its' new location at the top right corner of track plan...........


Hope it all makes sense....       ...thanx again for all the input an suggestions.....see ya....        

KYLE CREEL
IMMR & T Co.

[kyle creel]

Hi fellas...     it's Sunday and I spent last night working on setting up my music recording, mixing, and  mastering equipment...       ....I still need a couple of adapters and some cables in order to do any real creating, recording or editing, but at least I know it all works and fits like I'd planned...   ....The next step towards the start of construction is to move the large book case that's on its' side in front of the windows, into the garage...then clean up the whole area and go purchase the pink foam board(s) that'll be the base of the layout.....I'm going to use either three - 1"x4'x8' pieces, or one 1"x4'x8'and one 2"x4'x8' which ever is cheaper, in order to have a 3" base to work with....     .....

Here's the "studio" portion of the room......   ...........




Here's the 'soon to be gone' book case...............



That's all for now........thanx again for stoppin by...stay tuned...see ya....        

KYLECREEL
IMMR & T Co.

[Larry C]

Kyle looks like you're making progress. Good luck with the foam purchase.

[Michael Hohn]

Exciting things going on there, Kyle!  I always make sure I tune in periodically.

Mike

[Zephyrus52246]

I'd suggest getting all one inch thick pieces, as the two inch are harder to cut, whether using a knife or a hot wire.

Jeff

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C*., thanx Michael, and thanx Jeff....also thanx to the ones that wandered in to catch a peek at the plan....      

I've decided to not move the 'sideways bookcase' into the garage....it would just add more 'clutter gathering' options out there         ...besides - I can use it where it is, but slide it down a bit towards the right side of the floorplan...and use it for 'tucked away' storage (indoor clutter grabber) under the layout       ......

I should be getting the 4x8 x 2" pink foam sheet next week....I'm only gonna really need one for the base, since it'll be sitting on a light weight bench work frame (1x3's) and there will be no (or extremely little) plaster used...     , so the weight won't really be a factor...     .....and there will be limited 'carving of terrain'    so 2" should be sufficient for my needs...     ......all the scenery and rockwork will be carved from the 1" and 2" pink foam that I saved from the old layout      ....

I adjusted the track plan a smidge to insure there will be no "unwarranted or unneeded expansion"..       ...I'm determind to keep this layout small and 'under control    ....(for the time being) I even cut down the piece of 'real estate' that is on the left hand side (if facing the layout) at Peau-Dunque Jct. to get off to a 'clean start'     ....I may widen it out at the top, (and narrow it to its' current size coming down to the corner) by about 6".....but that's all         .........I also moved the Phartz & Schmelling Odorizer Production (BS) facility to the center on the upper level (6-1/2" elevation) and moved the TT over to the right side of the engine facilities, the ARCH rock formation is now in the left center next to the PHARTZ & SCHMELLING Co....and almost everything else is in about the same location...     ....

Since I'll have a strip that's 10" wide by 8' long after cutting the 4x8 sheet down to 6' by 38" ...I'm going to turn it vertically onto its' 2" side, and have the 10" height to carve rockwork into and attach it to the backdrop as a 2" buffer or border that fits between the wall and the edge of the layout and blends them together without making the layout 2" wider... ...I'm serious about the 38" width, it can't come any further out into the room than 40" from the wall, this way if I ever have to move, the layout itself is still only 38" wide by 6' long...           ....here it is.........

Whadda ya think ?......



ALL comments, suggestions, jeers, hoots and raspberries, along with any and all inspirational, corrective, creative or flatulent             offerings are encouraged and appreciated...    

Thanx again for stoppin' by and ya'll keep those cards 'n letters coming....have a great day.....see ya....      

KYLE CREEL
IMMR & T Co.