Up dated pics of Red Horse's "Pipe Stone Quarry" Layout

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hello folks, just thought I’d post some updated pics of my progress.

This is of the complete 4X8 base to the layout, I added 10 train shelves behind the large barn doors.

This is a view of the man made lake and land bridge,

The lake end of the layout,

The Quarry end ,

This is the water feed pipe too the lake, it will be clear when dried,

Some of the turn outs,

My dangerious wirl pool,

Well that it for now, more to come later.

Thanks for looking,

OH, this is my New Atern F7 that Cuda Ken set up for me and shipped to me with the B-unit, I love this Locomotive and she is a very strong puller.

THATS ALL FOLKS!

Jess, happy to be running trains today!

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Jess looks good …what size is layout 4x8?..Like the storage under layout…Cox 47

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Looks really good Jess, can’t wait for more scenery.

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Looks like fun.

David B

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Thanks for the thumbs up!

Yup, the layout is a small 4X8 but that is all I have room for right now until I fix the roof on my 45’ office building out back then I will do a hugh layout but until then I’m just so grateful to be running trains while I finish the layout.

I have all the scenery materials just not enough free time yet, I know most here know what I’m talking about.

I’m buying more trees and more brush soon.

I’m experimenting with different water solutions for my lake, When I was doing the plaster work on the bottom I made “current” patterns for the water that would be consistant with a small lake being fed by a main water feed pipe (as can be seen in the pics).

Then I’m experimenting with the different shades of blues to add depth and using clear silicon to learn about surface water movements such as the “foam” that builds up at the front of boulders when in the path of running water, once all this is done I’ll be adding the depth and hopefully this will be the best combinations of techniques possible for water, the end result is to make it look as though it has movement, depth and life to it.

This may seem a long way to go for such a small pond but I’m practising for the day I can do a big layout, I’ve decided to repair the roof to a 45’X14’ building on the property that is a 3 room storage building right now but i can remodel the middle room and this will give me a 20’X10’ Layout, hey, I bet some people have more than 1 layout…right?

I’m thrilled that I’ll get a chance to do more scenery, of all the aspects of model rail roading I like creating scenery the most.

happy Rails My Friends.

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Really like the cabinetry. My carpentry work is far below your level. Smart idea, building the 4x8 to practice and experiment with till you can build the larger layout. Hope to see more progress photos.

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When the addition was being planned I knew that the smaller layout was going to be in that room so I added enough wood to match the bead board panels and the chair rail so that when the layout base was completed it would match the room.

I also planned ahead and made the base with hidden wheels and made sure that when the top is removed the base can be rolled out the door this way If I ever wanted to put down a different floor in the room I could do the whole floor and not just around the base, also If I ever moved to another house I could keep the layout and just reassemble it in a new place.

Since all the building lots on the layout are removeable and interchangable everything but the trees, tracks, quarry and lake bed are removeable so the top can be removed for the base to be rolled out.

I can’t wait to get the right hinges for the doors, behind them are 5 shallow train display shelves behind each door giving me 10 display shelves for my military trains and rolling stock.

On the other side of the base it is wide open with shelves, bins and spaces for all my other HO stuff such as a collection of buildings on lots that can be changed out when I get bored with the look of my layout.

I’m wiering up the control panel in the next week or so, one switch is for the lighting under the layout so that I can see what it is I’m looking for under the base.

I always try to plan for growth, change and practicality as well.

The other switches on my master control panel are for building lot lights that simply un clip when building is being changed, switches for the turn outs, street lights, tower lights and so on.

This is my progress so far on the master control panel, it is out of a 1996 Ford E350 Ambulance.

A sound system will be added in the base as well that will play train sound effects when a switch is thrown, it sounds like a lot of

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I like the whirlpool. That’s certainly something I’ve never seen on a model railroad before.

How about a swimmer caught in the whirlpool, with a team of Rescue people and EMT’s pulling him/her out to safety?

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It is funny that you mentioned a swimmer caught in the wirl pool, I was going to do a kayaker with a rescue attempt, great minds think alike I guess, I just got a HO scale kayak…tee hee hee.

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Jesse, that’s a crazy control panel. Looks cool. [:P]