Western Maryland - Chesapeake Division - 1943
Hello and thanks for looking. I hope to document my layout as it goes form paper and my thoughts to real wood and track. I will be updating as I progress and welcome your comments.
The route modeled will be the Western Maryland from Hagerstown to Baltimore circa 1943. There is a staging yard that will represent west staging and help supply eastbound traffic. Hagerstown will also be a classification yard and produce local freights. Terminus will be Baltimore, this will include a Harbor area with carfloat, waterfront warehouses and city street running. as well as a staging yard underneath for westbound traffic to originate.
Below are some pictures to help you get a feel of the room and what I am planning on. I am trying to organize and get the room in order by moving out some boxes, my problem is I am running out of room to put things.
So follow along and enjoy as I progress though the layout over time.
Rob
Facing towards were the middle peninsula will be, with your back to Baltimore and workbench .
Same shot just looking more left. Man do I have to unclutter!!!!!!!
Facing what will be Baltimore, workbench in background, West staging to be above the work bench. It will be just below the window in the center of the picture.
Again thanks for looking.....Til next time.
Rob
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Benchwork Mockups
In order to preserve my sanity from designing the layout, I went into the room and began some mock up of the bench work and associated shelf brackets that I will be using for the portions around the walls.
As you can see the upper level will be about 64" from the floor and the lower level will around 42" from the floor.
Lower level close up, still deciding if I need the L-girder at the front. Shelf supports are 32" apart.
Looking up at lower level. 1x3's run along top of metal brackets, with 1x3 running perpendicular to that.
Upper level close up, thinking about using spline homasote. Those will be supported by 1x2 pine risers.
Thats all for now. Still working on dimensions and mock ups.
Thanks for looking
Rob
Rob Proctor
Western Maryland
Port Covington
Have you seen this video, He
Have you seen this video, He shows how he made 2nd deck brackets with plywood, about the 2:00 minute mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcfL2TJ2G7Q&feature=related
Here is part 2, 4:00 in he shows how much weight it will hold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaC1qoFAZt4&feature=related
I might try using this technique on my layout for supporting both decks, that way it will be legless along the walls.
Interesting place and era
We have an overlapping interest here. My N-scale Cha-Cha Chesapeake Industrial RR is set in a fictitious city called Boleromore (pronounced "Balamer", hon) in 1941. It's a very lightweight 2' x 8' layout made of 2" foam topped with Homasote and surrounded by 1" x 3" boards for rigidity. The whole thing weighs only about 10 pounds, so I can carry it up or down stairs between the workshop and a spare bedroom, where it rests atop an 8' long dresser. I have the track down and have almost finished the wiring.
What scale are you working in? Have you settled on a track plan yet? Are you modelling a specific part of Baltimore? It's a rich area for ideas and I look forward to following your progress. I'm an Annapolis native.
-- Tom
-- Tom
Serving the Mid-Atlantic in N scale with the Bolero, Lindy & Tango RR (1925) and the Cha-Cha Chesapeake Industrial RR (1946).
Tom
Tom,
I am modeling in HO scale. Still working on track plan, more in the Hagerstown area, I thought I had it nailed down then discovered one of the lolly columns in the basement I drew in wrong and it ends up being right in the middle of my yard. Now I am trying to redo that area around the column.
As far as B'more, it will be freelanced. I will have mostly waterfront with warehouses, car float. Bldgs along backdrop and probably some street running. Haven't really got that far yet, probably do a design build with that.
BTW I live in Davidsonville, just south of Annapolis. I actually work for Annapolis Fire Dept. ( 15 years +)
Rob Proctor
Western Maryland
Port Covington
Disappearing loly columns
I have seen some great ways of trying to make those disappear from the basement without jeopardizing the structure integrity of your house. One you might try that wukk bring a smile to someone's face would be to post a sign on it that says "this column really isn't here."
Irv