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Frequent poster 674 posts stevie Frequent poster 674 posts
stevie

I took some pics to show where we started efore(1).jpg 

efore(2).jpg 

we had to take down a wall and do some rewiring. wall2(1).jpg 

It only took 2 days to take down the wall. It took several days for mudding, rewiring and sheetrocking. And several more for paint and trim. after(1).jpg after(1).jpg 

I used 5 led shop lights for work lights. Eventually the railroad will be lit with leds and valance lights. The lighting circuit actually plugs into the wall so it is temporary. And it is switched. I put all the railroad lighting and outlets on switches on the short wall. Three switches and all the power to the railroad room is off.

To make working easier and so I could find my tools, (sometimes) I built a tool cart.lcart(1).jpg 

And I slammed together a cabinet for stuff that just needed a temporary home other than my workbench. It is a bit ratty looking but it is square and so the doors will be easy to fit and hang. I ran out of 3/4. binet(1).jpg 

I am planning to go slow with the benchwork since the final track plan is not finalized. That will be another post. And I want to do some sit down work for awhile. Make some turnouts and install some sound decoders. The original shelf bench work will be bolted to the corner once I get the rear track down and ballasted. I figured it would be a lot easier not having to bend over the benchwork to apply ballast.

My Blog

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/46734
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Jackh Prolific poster 2,044 posts
Jackh

Looks Great Stevie

Looks like a room to be proud of. Those tool carts will come in handy too.

There has been a few times when remaking a room into a RR room that I have wished I could call on a dozen or so other MR's to come help like they did for barn raising. That was when all your neighbors and their families would show up and put up a barn in a day. The men and teenagers would do the barn work and the women and girls would cook to feed everyone. The younger kids ran around having a good time.

Jack
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avrinnscale Regular poster 230 posts
avrinnscale

Great work!

 And I think you're wise painting the walls, at least above track level, the same color as your backdrops.

 

Geof

Geof Smith

Modeling northern New England in N scale. 
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Athlon Regular poster 194 posts
Athlon

Looking Good!

Nice work Stevie.  Where is the room in relation to the first picture?  Close to the camera or is it where the furniture is.

Dave
Uxbridge, MA

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stevie Frequent poster 674 posts
stevie

The room

The first picture is the railroad room and it shows the wall we had to take down. There is a small refrigerator against the short wall we kept. (middle right side of picture. I kept that short wall as that is where the two 12 gage nomex wires are located. I actually put those in years ago for the first railroad that occupied that space. It was a handy place to put the electrical switches and a couple outlets.

The blue on the walls is a very light sky blue. Almost a hazy blue. I have tried several blues and it is several shades lighter. Taking a backdrop to the paint store helps getting a close color. The white paint is everywhere. The bugs hate it and I like having as much light as possible to work in.

I had a little help taking down the wall. Big strong truckers make short work of 2 by 4's and sheetrock.

My Blog

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/46734
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John Winter Prolific poster 1,001 posts
John Winter

What about the floor?

You started a post about the floor being cold. You received several good suggestions on how to handle the perceived problem. I see a painted floor in the pictures...

Your room looks great, good start to your layout.        John

 

My Layout Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/22280
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stevie Frequent poster 674 posts
stevie

The floor

I think I answered in the other thread. We are going to put up with the cold floor for now because it is also one reason the basement is so comfortable in the heat waves. Nice and cool down there. By next winter we should have a good carpet and pad. Not a lot of R value but it will have to do for now. Just bring heavy socks in the winter.

My Blog

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/46734
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Martin t Regular poster 266 posts
Martin t

Wow! Lot of space for the layout!

Hi Stevie!

Nice work you done to the room! There´ll be plenty of space for your layout.
Look forward to see the progress of that.

Keep posting!

Regards / Martin
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