Benchwork - Roadbed
Double deck - uneven deck depths?
As I design the NNE Scenic V3, I would some input on whether deck depths in a double deck should match or not. My initial drafts have the upper deck not as deep as the lower deck around the walls, because I didn't need the extra depth on the upper deck and it would improve the viewing angle of the lower deck. However, now I am wondering if that is a bad idea. Are double decks better to have identical depths? Have others used a narrower upper deck than lower deck? Pros and Cons?
Thanks,
-Ed
My new Layout in my new House
Hi all;
For those who do not know. I have been in a wheelchair for 30+ years after a work accident. Since then I had a stroke in 2007 so have no balance. Combined with a heart condition I absolutely can not do crawling around.
Layout accessories via 3D printing
I'm in the process of installing some operator comfort features to the layout like armrests and beverage holders. I found a neat holder online and a friend printed several for me.
Construction Continues
As my Instagram and YouTube activity goes up I've been ignoring my blogging a bit. What I am not ignoring however is my layout room. Construction continues even as the weather gets nicer and the great outdoors calls to me. I'm going a bit slow, a bit deliberately, but I am happy with the progress I've made thus far.
I find there is a certain degree of magic in this point of the model railroad construction process. It is the beginning of a long journey. It is no longer just an idea in my mind. It is a sketch, a skeleton about to come to life.
(Pictures after the jump)
Latest Ideas on Benchwork Without Carpentry or Power Tools for 2019- HO Scale Layout
The contractor is coming on Monday to repair the damage to my office/trainroom ceiling from the leak in February. Long story but unusually heavy rainy season delayed final roof work until a week ago and my town house HOA authorized the ceiling repair.
The Pine Spur Chronicles
What started out to be a simple new layout with a loop of track, inspired by the one-town layout design concept, has morphed into a railroad that I have become very excited about building. It is still a basic loop that will start and end in a four track staging loop and pass through the town of Waipahu (pronounced “why pa who”) where cars will be left for the branch line.
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