I am sharing this not as a see what I did but rather see what can be done. A mutual friend of Michael Whiteman, Paul S. and myself now a handicap that is preventing him from building a layout. Michael working with Dave (our friend) came up with a layout design. Dave had a handyman build the shelf in the garage.
Michael and I arrived at Dave’s house and started in on building the layout. I was first task with building the stream bed and bridge. And Michael Started on prepping everting for roadbed, and getting the industrial area prep. From that getting the stream plastered and cork roadbed glued in. After the first day we had all of the roadbed down and the layouts main line installed.
Day two and three we finished getting all the track down and started wiring every thing up. Getting all the turnout frogs hot-wired with frog juicers, main bus line and the entire track drops hooked up. As this layout is in a garage gaps had to be cut to allow for expansion. Michael now focused on filing all track joints and frogs so that with had no issues with track derailments. Dave has only one functioning had so much thought went into low maintenance and how to run the layout with one hand. At this point I was handed 3 models of building that I was ask to build ( Michael and me traveled over 900 mile to get to Dave’s house so all I had was what I brought to build every think). So armed with some rattle can’s and glue and a few tools and two day to get them build to work I went.
On day four I finished up the last of the building and did a little kit bash to get the cement plant and Gravel works to fit all in the area allowed. Michael started to work on the paining of the bench work and paining the backdrop. On this day I had to leave to get back home for work.
Michael spent the next three day painting and getting building place where Dave wanted them. He had some wiring to get done with the DCC system that we had a power supply failure that was replaced.
Not bad for 7 days of work here are some photos of the layout.
Michael and I arrived at Dave’s house and started in on building the layout. I was first task with building the stream bed and bridge. And Michael Started on prepping everting for roadbed, and getting the industrial area prep. From that getting the stream plastered and cork roadbed glued in. After the first day we had all of the roadbed down and the layouts main line installed.
Day two and three we finished getting all the track down and started wiring every thing up. Getting all the turnout frogs hot-wired with frog juicers, main bus line and the entire track drops hooked up. As this layout is in a garage gaps had to be cut to allow for expansion. Michael now focused on filing all track joints and frogs so that with had no issues with track derailments. Dave has only one functioning had so much thought went into low maintenance and how to run the layout with one hand. At this point I was handed 3 models of building that I was ask to build ( Michael and me traveled over 900 mile to get to Dave’s house so all I had was what I brought to build every think). So armed with some rattle can’s and glue and a few tools and two day to get them build to work I went.
On day four I finished up the last of the building and did a little kit bash to get the cement plant and Gravel works to fit all in the area allowed. Michael started to work on the paining of the bench work and paining the backdrop. On this day I had to leave to get back home for work.
Michael spent the next three day painting and getting building place where Dave wanted them. He had some wiring to get done with the DCC system that we had a power supply failure that was replaced.
Not bad for 7 days of work here are some photos of the layout.
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