Engine Terminal Underway - Project Pics (updated 3/14)

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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I began another project, closely related to my cabin tracks, my locomotive service facility.

The service building is a Rix The Shops kit. The next step, is to weather the track, and install the styrene paving. In addition, I have a Stewart sand tower and two diesel fuelling racks on order at the LHS. And yes, that is a good old Atlas surface mount turntable in the back. I also think I’m going to replace the signs with ones that have slightly larger lettering.

Nick

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Thats going to make a nice facility. I like the outer track leading to the table. You have great possability for action type scenerios around the shop, perhaps even a forklift going in the shop.

I have just started my engine facility and it , as your’s, will be a lot of fun to set up. keep us posted as it happens…John

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Looks like you have the leaning tower of Concrete in the background!

David B

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Here’s another in progress pic.

I’ve weathered and ballasted the track, as well as, laid down most of the styrene paving. I have a bit more paving to do on the left of the service building. I also want to spruce up the turntable a bit. Then I’ll be ready to paint up the paving and install the service equipement.

Dave - the “Leaning Tower of Concrete” is no longer leaning. [:D]

Nick

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Hi Nick. Nice service area.

When I paved my station area at Spooner, I used styrene “For Sale " signs from wally’s world.Because I needed to pave about a 4’ length, I bought the bigger 15” by 19" ones for $1.97 each.It took 2 of them. The thickness is around .020 so it sat great between and around the rails. Since I don’t really have a LHS, finding this solution really helped me out, plus I’m cheap!!

Good luck,

Terry

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“When I paved my station area at Spooner, I used styrene “For Sale " signs from wally’s world.Because I needed to pave about a 4’ length, I bought the bigger 15” by 19” ones for $1.97 each.It took 2 of them. The thickness is around .020 so it sat great between and around the rails. Since I don’t really have a LHS, finding this solution really helped me out, plus I’m cheap!!"

Thanks for the tip.[tup]

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Hi Saltriver. Here’s another tip I stumbled on at wally’s:

Paint sticks by Elmer’s. they look like big sharpies, come in various colers and tip sizes. I used the medium tip yellow and white for pavement markings on my roads. Use a straight edge. On curves, I marked small tangents and connected them freehand. Takes some practice, but you can always re -paint the road and start over.

Good luck.

Terry

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Great progress! Everthing is coming together very nicely. The pavement looks good and am excited to see the finished product.

NKP68

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Thanks guys.

I have heard of the “For Sale” sign trick. I’m building a reinforced concrete viaduct in another part of the layout, and using “For Sale” signs for the raw materials.

Nick

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I painted the paving, touched up the ballast, and replaced the signs. I also found some parts racks while digging around in my detail stash.

The next trip to the LHS should yield the remaining service equipement, and some workers.

Nick

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That looks really great. Keep up the good work!

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Nick, it looks great, I have 2 questions. I see you used a darker colored ballast, would you mind telling me what make / material it is? Also what LHS do you use?

Thanks, Dan

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Thanks guys.

Dan, I used WS medium ballast. Brown and cinders, with a little gray mixed in. My LHS is Lin’s Junction in Lansdale. http://www.linsjunction.com/

Nick

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Looks great Nick dont forget your blue flags and a couple machinists flying around in a kubota lol.

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Looks awesome! keep up the good work!

NKP68

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nb:

Nice carbarn! You forgot the overhead wire. But where’s the engine terminal you promised us?

dodges Alco 244 piston rods

Kidding, kidding. it’s a great little shop, and with some nice Alco diesels, too. Can’t beat that. (except with something that has external combustion…)

I think I have a few pictures of the little Meadville, PA diesel shop, somewhere. I should find them, scan them, and put them online somewhere. You can put a lot of neat detail around a little shop like that…concrete platforms, hoses, and of course lots of brake shoes everywhere. In fact, looking at a few diesel shops gives me reason to believe that they exist mainly as graveyards for brake shoes and air hoses.

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More pictures!!! i want to see more of every part of your layout, haha. Especially places with that beautiful zinc chromate primer-painted track!! (my bottle still won’t open… going up to LHS where i got it this weekend to exchange it… lol)

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I really like your shop. Im attemting to make a lift out shop and cut rail the slots with a table saw so that it would be portable to work on at the bench. The plus side is that it will be easy to detail if this is your intentions.

There is a great acticle in MR a few months back of using thin cork under the stryene. I tried it for a container yard and it looked great. Only problen is that I just ripped it all out to install this shop LOL

Keep up the great work, it will look great…John

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Nice facility. How about adding exhaust weathering to the tops of the engine doors???

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I can’t zoom in enough to see if it is already there…just a thought.

Aggiewonder

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Looks sorta like what I want. Lookin’ good. I will have an Atlas surface mount turntable, too. Kinda creepy that that looks a lot like what I want.