I for one got a good laugh at your link. I’ve just been tossing my trackplan printouts when I am done with them, guess I am just insensitive!
Looking forward to your progress.
Quite the compliment. You make me blush. Thanks!
Alan, I spent the better part of last night reading through your site. I must say, I’ve never seen better planned nor executed model railroad construction. I want to say workmanship, since you’re at the benchwork / subroadbed stage, but I have to use craftmanship to describe it - it’s at a level I can only dream about. Makes me want to start over!
If anyone reading this thread has not seen his build website, you owe it to yourself to visit. Just allow some time!
Long overdue for a post here on MRR about my layout building progress. A lot has been accomplished. I am actually getting track laid and wired. Have a peek at http://www.lkorailroad.com/
A view from underneath my yard throat area:
And I made my own lighted switchstands: http://www.lkorailroad.com/switchstand-fun/
Brittain Yard track work finished.
Complete post: http://www.lkorailroad.com/connectors-1-2-3/
Views from each eand of the yard:
After a long summer of almost no work on the railroad, I am back at it. Module 5 is built, wired, and tested. After replacing the removed ties and a quick shot of camo brown foundation color paint it will be ready for placement back on the layout.
http://www.lkorailroad.com/module-5-in-progress/
Also made my very first offset Tortoise linkages. They work great and cost almost nothing!
I just caught up on your work over the past year. Incredibly well-planned and detailed. But where is all the mess that all (most) of us fight to control? I clean up the layout room every now and then but my workshop seems to stay a total disaster. [8-|]
The mess is (was) in the workshop. That’s why I build them outside the train room and then transport them in when finished. Train room stays clean.
Made great progress this weekend including prep for a river.
http://www.lkorailroad.com/connector-4/
Alan:
I just want to say thanks for sharing your excellent switch stand design. The fact that it doesn’t rotate makes things a whole lot simpler, and much cheaper too. I need about 25 switch stands for my yard and other areas. I was looking at commercially available operating stands with a bit of trepedation because of the cost and the sensitivity of the mechanisms. You have eliminated those concerns.
Dave
P.S.
Your progress is excellent even if you were off for a while. Your workmanship continues to impress! I am very interested in your track modules because I will have to do something similar when building my layout. Better reinforce that river gap though (as if you weren’t planning on doing that already[swg]).
Im still following along. Will be interesting to see what you do for the river construction.
The rubber shops switching tracks and ABB interchange tracks are complete.
http://www.lkorailroad.com/connectors-5-6/
I don’t want to repeat every response on this thread. I looked at your site. All I have to say is: OH MY GOD. Craftsmanship and I am sure it reflects who you are and your design and everything you do.
Ok fine I will say more: Steve Jobs quoted his father a number of times: just because no one will see it does not mean it should be shoddy … You are a personification of that principle.
I am building a 23’ X 16’ double deck layout (check the Francisquito Valley build thread … Oh no never mind, don’t!) with my two preschoolers right now. It is my second layout, third if you count a short lived 4x8. You make me feel inadequate, but in a good way.
Wow!
NP
You make me blush. Thank you NP