GARY - I'm a newbie building my first layout (in HO). I posted on the coffee shop that my wife invited me to bring our railroad out of a 20X14 room into the 20X30 family room in our unfinished basement. Not only twice the size but much nicer area. We had the benchwork already done in the small room, but no track laid yet. Now I'll unscrew everything and move it all to the larger room, redesign the layout, and rebuild. So I was reviewing your forum all the way back to the beginning and saw how you did the benchwork. Lots of good ideas. Since I've got to rebuild and do major redesigning, I might as well do a better build of the benchwork. Bolting rather than screwing modules together, adjustable feet on the legs, etc. - these are all great tips for a beginner like me. Thanks for all the ideas.
Johnny (Raincoat2)
Thanks Johnny, but I can't really take credit. Most of what I have done on the layout I have learned from other forum members or local enthusiasts. I'm glad you were able to pick up a few ideas from my post though!
One of the things that I found when I began assembling everything was that the feet were more stable without the adjusters, and since my floor is pretty level I ended up just leaving them out. The carpet and under pad takes up a lot of the minor deviations.
Good luck with the reconstruction!
The cars look right at home, are they 1/100?
Hey Rick - the ebay ad says HO but I suspect they are more like 1/100. Still close enough to fill up the parking lot and racks.
I finished painting the auto carriers and unloading ramps for the Distribution Facility. The last touch were the conspicuity tape decals.
I also laid out the facility on the layout. I tried to make the flow somewhat realistic, based on the limited space I have. The under scale cars make it appear larger than it is.
I have another cab on order for the blue carrier, and will need to order more cars to fill in the lot and one of the carriers.
The next step is to get some patching compound and start making pavement. I also need to think about what I am going to do for fencing. The fencing included in the kit won't be enough for the whole facility.
Where did you get the loading ramps for the Autoracks? I need to get 3 or 4 of those for my own layout?
What happened to the photos. Saw them earlier on my phone and when I came here to check them out, they're gone. Still see them on the phone???? wassup ??