Strike it Rich!!! - Page 2

MilesWestern · 12-22-2005, 01:57 PM

Ok, I've started construction. I'm using foam board, like the kind you may use for poster projects as the base, and then I've laid the roadbed, and about to lay the track, My frriends and I use hot glue, is this a good idea?

**MasonJar** · 12-22-2005, 02:15 PM

Hi Miles,

I would not (personally) use hot glue. I find it too messy - but maybe that is just me. I can never get a nice thin even coat that stays sticky long enough, and if you glop it on, then it is not flat...

I would use something like adhesive caulking spread nice and thin.

Andrew

MilesWestern · 11-20-2007, 03:25 AM

Wow, 2005. It's been a long time.

Something new is afoot.. look in this thread soon..

MilesWestern · 11-20-2007, 04:05 AM

It's coming!

bigsteel · 11-20-2007, 12:17 PM

also,if you feel like it the TRAINPLAYER home page has hundreds of little layouts and MASSIVE club layouts that you can see on there site.some of these are very ingenious,although your plan you just posted is up there with the best of'um.good luck.--josh

cnw1961 · 11-20-2007, 12:39 PM

Hi Miles, I found a few pics on RailPictures.Net

RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific EMD SW900
RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific Railroad EMD SW900E
RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific EMD SW1200
RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific EMD SW1200

BTW, I did not forget about those drawings of the background building from my layout

. I promise that I will do a PDF and send it to you.

MilesWestern · 11-20-2007, 03:49 PM

Wow, thanks Kurt! I'll be looking forward to seeing them!

Josh, Trainplayer is a blast! and thank you! Would you believe I had a dream about this layout before I built it? (It's True!)

Photos to come..

bigsteel · 11-20-2007, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MilesWestern

Josh, Trainplayer is a blast! and thank you! Would you believe I had a dream about this layout before I built it? (It's True!)

Photos to come..

isn't trainplayer awesome! i saw it in MRR and had to have it

well worth the buy

.
the dream part is nothing new,don't we ALL dream of the layout we wish we had

,at least yours is actually appearing

.--josh

MilesWestern · 11-27-2007, 03:43 AM

Well, despite one hitch along the way (Re: advantages and disadvantages of foam, lol ((See last photo)) ALL my track is now done. It only took 30 minutes, if that. Thanks to the hard, but quiet foam I managed to lay all my track without waking anyone up.

I still need to find a good way to cut my shipping bay in the center, and the road underpass area. A hotwire foam cutter makes sense, but I'm not sure I really want to pay $40.00 for something I'll only use once.

Yes, I live in California, and This is BLUE FOAM!! YAY! Some guy just moved in from out of state with a pickup truck full, I just HAD to have it! The layout is 2'X4' roughly.

Russ Bellinis · 12-02-2007, 04:07 AM

Looking good, Miles. I didn't notice the date at first to see how old this thread is. It is too late for one suggestion I was going to make. When I was looking for a track plan for the L A Junction layout I want to build, I discovered that the Thomas Guide for Los Angeles/Orange Counties has the entire track plan of the LA Junction included on the maps of Vernon and Commerce!

As far as cutting the foam without a hot wire tool, try a serated butcher knife or steak knife. You will probably get some foam "sawdust" mess to clean up, but it is cheaper than a hot wire cutter that you will use one time.

MilesWestern · 12-02-2007, 01:17 PM

Thanks Russ! The trackplan is based on the actual arrangement f the track around this little harbor (it's actually 1:1 ratio modeling here, first I've ever seen!) The Harbor is 100% accurate for the real place, and so is 75% of the track arrangement. I unfortunatley didn't have the space to make the top of the layout nothing but trailing point spurs, like the real thing, so I have the interchange track on the top curve in towards the engine servicing facility. for fun, in an unused lot, I predicted future development, and am placing a medium-sized cold storage transfer facility. Also the real lumber spur is a scal city block down the road from the edge of this layout, so I added it in on the upper right spur.

The small 3 track yard is a one-track addition to a medium-sized real petrochemical company. I'll se If I can go get photos of their operation some time soon.

MilesWestern · 12-02-2007, 01:21 PM

Here's exactly where I'm modeling:

Live Local Search

Make sure to zoom in, then press "birds-eye view"

12-22-2005, 01:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Ok, I've started construction. I'm using foam board, like the kind you may use for poster projects as the base, and then I've laid the roadbed, and about to lay the track, My frriends and I use hot glue, is this a good idea? __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

12-22-2005, 02:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
MasonJar It's not rocket surgery The Gauge Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 6,632	Hi Miles, I would not (personally) use hot glue. I find it too messy - but maybe that is just me. I can never get a nice thin even coat that stays sticky long enough, and if you glop it on, then it is not flat... I would use something like adhesive caulking spread nice and thin. Andrew __________________ Check out The Gauge's Modular Layout Forum Questions? Visit The Academy at The Gauge for all kinds of How-To's Planning a layout? Try the Givens and Druthers form

11-20-2007, 03:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Wow, 2005. It's been a long time. Something new is afoot.. look in this thread soon.. __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

11-20-2007, 04:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	It's coming! __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

11-20-2007, 12:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
bigsteel Call me Mr.Tinkertrain Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 1,369	also,if you feel like it the TRAINPLAYER home page has hundreds of little layouts and MASSIVE club layouts that you can see on there site.some of these are very ingenious,although your plan you just posted is up there with the best of'um.good luck.--josh __________________ i am a man,but i can change,if i have to...i guess--Red Green josh waddle--Avid/insane C&O modeler...

11-20-2007, 12:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
cnw1961 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 845	Hi Miles, I found a few pics on RailPictures.Net RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific EMD SW900 RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific Railroad EMD SW900E RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific EMD SW1200 RailPictures.Net Photo » Richmond Pacific EMD SW1200 BTW, I did not forget about those drawings of the background building from my layout . I promise that I will do a PDF and send it to you. __________________ Kurt

11-20-2007, 03:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Wow, thanks Kurt! I'll be looking forward to seeing them! Josh, Trainplayer is a blast! and thank you! Would you believe I had a dream about this layout before I built it? (It's True!) Photos to come.. __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

11-27-2007, 03:43 AM	#24 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Well, despite one hitch along the way (Re: advantages and disadvantages of foam, lol ((See last photo)) ALL my track is now done. It only took 30 minutes, if that. Thanks to the hard, but quiet foam I managed to lay all my track without waking anyone up. I still need to find a good way to cut my shipping bay in the center, and the road underpass area. A hotwire foam cutter makes sense, but I'm not sure I really want to pay $40.00 for something I'll only use once. Yes, I live in California, and This is BLUE FOAM!! YAY! Some guy just moved in from out of state with a pickup truck full, I just HAD to have it! The layout is 2'X4' roughly. __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

12-02-2007, 04:07 AM	#25 (permalink)
Russ Bellinis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lakewood, Ca. Posts: 4,353	Looking good, Miles. I didn't notice the date at first to see how old this thread is. It is too late for one suggestion I was going to make. When I was looking for a track plan for the L A Junction layout I want to build, I discovered that the Thomas Guide for Los Angeles/Orange Counties has the entire track plan of the LA Junction included on the maps of Vernon and Commerce! As far as cutting the foam without a hot wire tool, try a serated butcher knife or steak knife. You will probably get some foam "sawdust" mess to clean up, but it is cheaper than a hot wire cutter that you will use one time.

12-02-2007, 01:17 PM	#26 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Thanks Russ! The trackplan is based on the actual arrangement f the track around this little harbor (it's actually 1:1 ratio modeling here, first I've ever seen!) The Harbor is 100% accurate for the real place, and so is 75% of the track arrangement. I unfortunatley didn't have the space to make the top of the layout nothing but trailing point spurs, like the real thing, so I have the interchange track on the top curve in towards the engine servicing facility. for fun, in an unused lot, I predicted future development, and am placing a medium-sized cold storage transfer facility. Also the real lumber spur is a scal city block down the road from the edge of this layout, so I added it in on the upper right spur. The small 3 track yard is a one-track addition to a medium-sized real petrochemical company. I'll se If I can go get photos of their operation some time soon. __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

12-02-2007, 01:21 PM	#27 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Here's exactly where I'm modeling: Live Local Search Make sure to zoom in, then press "birds-eye view" __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

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