ereimer:
That was sad to hear… I don’t know if it’s legally ok to post a picture of the trackplan here… Maybe someone at model railroader can tell me if it’s ok?
Medina1128:
Hehe, funny man. No it’s mine [:D]
TrevorG:
I think it’s clean because I never get my track from the USA [:D] Walthers/shinohara track and turnouts is hard to get. Just wait a little longer and it will look like a tournado, promise [8D]
i think it’s probably not ok to post images from magazines here , due to copyright issues . however if you’d be kind enough to scan it and email a jpg file to me at e.reimer@rogers.com i’d really appreciate it
thanks
This nice bench work,But I do’nt think I would ever try and connect foam directly to the frame work,I think I would put some lite playwwood on frame first.It would be my luck to lean on or drop something on the top and brake the foam.My two cents worth.
JIM
oleirish:
Thanks for your comment, appreciated [:D]
Maybe you are right about the lack of ply, but It has not been a problem so far. I glued the foam with latex caulk. And after that was dry (about 24 hours) I glued the foam under the benchwork as well, on every spot where foam meets wood. I have foam on all 3 sections now. The benchwork is glued as well just to be sure. It can be separated into 3 sections, I just used some big bolts (10 mm).
To adjust the height of each leg I used these things. I don’t know what they are called in english but it will be pretty self explaining I think.
Some of those little rubber foot pads that go under chair legs might help with saving the floor from indentations and other damage over time.
You are right to use those screws on the bottoms of the legs though. They make leveling the layout a snap don’t they?
pcarrell:
Maybe I will use rubber pads, that’s a good idea. Yes It’s so easy to level the layout. And it’s importent when I have 3 sections. I leveled the first section, then the second and third. After that I drilled the holes for the big bolt so they can’t move at all. As easy as that.
I don’t think it is illegal if you give credit (commonly called ‘citing’) to the copyright holder or author. So post it, but include a caption in which you give the information about the source.
Ok, here it comes, the trackplan of the layout I’m building a D&RGW version of. I really recommend the backissue, very nice reading.
Source: Model Railroader, 1987 November Issue, The Iron Wood RR by Larry R. Forgard
That’s a sweet track plan.
Depending on what your floor is, you could also do a couple of other options. One is to use felt pads, the ones that have a sticky side with the peel-off plastic paper, or if the flooring is vinyl, you would probably need some weight distribution to keep those leveling screw feet from permanently denting the surface. In that case, I would use a 5 cmX5 cm square of 3/4" plywood under each foot.
Looks great!