Told you I had my benchwork started.

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‘Been workin on the railroad all week since the Chief was here.’

Well, at least someone’s motivated to ‘stay on track.’

Every now and then, we all have to hit the turnout for R&R, basic maintenance and fill the tender. [:D]

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Chief:

I’ll be runnin’ trains on the top level of my layout pretty soon:

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Hi Elliot,

Yep, I am kind of new around here but you guys seem like a friendly bunch. I have a layout started in my basement (yes, another basement layout) and I have about a 32’ straightaway with double tracks. I built mine for operation and not speed just like you did. What I like is getting down at eye level and seeing the consist coming at you from some distance on a longer stretch of straight track, kind of like you might see out here in the midwest. I wanted a long section just to have that view that stretches out for a ways.

By the way, speaking of carpet, I have a section of carpet that is yellowish in color that I laid next to the track in a rural landscape so it can simulate a field of wheat. I’ll put a thresher running into it and it will look about right. Remember I’m in S gauge so a plush carpet is about the right height for my field. So just think of a carpet as a field of grain! Maybe Chief is thinking of fields of grain in running his layout on the carpet. What do you think? [;)]

Tom

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Buckeye…While we don’t have the midwest’s reputation for helical breezes the city of Hamilton, ONT., just got hit with an unconfirmed catagory 1 twister the other day. I hope flying cattle don’t permanently take up nesting in trees…it’s tough enough as is keeping bird crap off my car.
Basements are the normal method of construction here but they cheaped out on my house when it was built 75 years ago…75% is crawl space

Big Boy…When I was building my layout I thought I’d be happy with 8’ straight runs…then Chief posted those pics! Awesome! Just Awesome!

Bruce Webster

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Actually Tom, fake fur from the fabric store makes a good looking wheat field.

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Elliot,

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll take a look at that fake fur and see what I think.

Tom

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and so it is: