Hello all,

Based on the overall plan presented in the previous post (The New Plan), it is time to rough in the benchwork.

Part of the benchwork is anchored directly to the walls while the peninsula is self-supporting in the middle of the room. This required two different approaches for support. Around the walls we used shelf brackets. For the peninsula we used an aluminum frame.

Details in the post below ...

KANUNDA & EMU FLAT RAILWAY

With the New year a new project. I am modeling Denver in 1959 Rice yard is still in operation. With that comes working out how the backdrop and the foreground will tie together. So I am starting with the roads first up is the 20th Street Viaduct. I have some photos of the old viaduct that was tore down in 1992. I will cut most of the bridge out of MDF on my laser, and some 3D printing. One thing that is of interest is that the UP warehouse was build around one of the bridge pylons. This should be a fun project. The real life photo I got from the Library of Congress. 

Mike

As I've developed my Atlantic yard office scene , it's become clear that the Engineering/MOW Department's boom truck should play a key role, as Atlantic is the MOW base for the west end of the railroad, so that truck shows up often in photos of the area.  While the present-day boom truck is a more recent Sterling purchase, during my May 2005 era, it was a Ford F800.  Nothing similar is readily available in HO scale, so I decided to kitbash it, and since other railroads had similar F800s,

My newest video is up on how to make steel plate loads for your model railroad flat cars. You can see it at YouTube:

Well a little over 6 years after moving into our home I have finally started benchwork.  I put in a bathroom in the basement which I procrastinated on for a few years.  Then wanted to finish the walls in layout room and put in lighting.  That took me a couple more years.  But finally got the first 8' of benchwork for the lower level in.

Well I open this blog, because the first about Foss wharf in N scale begun to be too big to follow

These are the next steps on the way about the construction of this N scale project

It's just the continuity of the first blog about my Foss Wharf project,

Got my plan for the new layout iin our new home done by a professional. Waiting on final plan with minor changes to trackwork coming next week and plan on starting construction by the end of the month. 

My plan is for simple benchwork using 2" blue foam as the base for the railroad. Tips for working with this? Most switches are ground throws, but several more that are 20 inches away would be Tortise; tips on installation? Opinions on foam wire cutters? Make my own? Buy? 

I am considering using two of the Downtown Deco flats (Alley and Factory) on my layout.

Does anyone have any experience with these kids that could give some feedback or provide some pictures of how they look on a layout?

Thanks
Graham