Benchwork - Roadbed
Cheakamus Canyon BCR- BC Rail British Columbia exhibition layout construction
Awhile ago, in discussion with a couple of mates.
We had discussed building a layout based on BCR - BC Rail, I stated that I would contemplate it if a Plastic C40-8M was available HO scale.
As luck would have it, a model did become available from Rapido trains https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-dash-8-40cm/
Which meant that I needed to follow through and build a BCR layout.
After further discussion, we settled on an Exhibition layout based on Cheakamus Canyon.
This location is quite spectacular and required very deep scenery to do the location justice.
I came up with a design which would fit into my trailer, this consisted of:
two boards, 5'10' long, 4' high and 500mm wide.
One board of 1400mm long 4' high and 500mm wide.
thus a total display length of about 16' 2"
the boards are build with a 7mm ply base, 12mm ply sides,with 42mm X 19mm framing and 3mm MDF cleats.
This means that the boards includes, a pelmet with lighting to be attached behind.
The display boards are to be mated to the staging - fiddle yard of one of my other layouts "Murray River Bridge".
There are three bridges on the layout and they were built by Dave from Micro Engineering and Walthers kits.
Here is a video of construction day 1
Phishing Fraud ALERT Springfield Show Accommodations
URGENT! Someone is calling, saying they are from Comfort Inns and they are having computer problems with the reservation system for the 26 the and 27th. To keep your reservation they need you to give them your credit card number for verification. HANG UP!
Follow the Amhurst Sponsor logo go to Accommodations get the hotel number and call them. They are aware of the phishing. They will give you the police number to report the call. They will not ask for your CC number. If you gave out CC number call your card provider.
White Deer & Loganton Layout Plan/Build - Pennsylvania Narrow Gauge c.1910
Hey, Gang. Thought I'd start a new blog for the construction of what I'm initially calling A Full Day of Trains at Loganton.
My rambling, 11-page (so far!) blog on prototype research, historical context, and developing some potential layouts is over at https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/34770. Take a look for some of the background on this and other (hopefully future!) layouts. I'm not done with all the information there, but thought it would be good to break out and start something fresh for what I'm actually going to build.
Cascade Sub Fascia - Part 2: Westfir to Oakridge Completed
In a previous installment a few weeks ago I discussed initial installment of the fascia in Westfir and part of Oakridge, some of the first scenes visitors to my railroad see. Since, I have completed these sections, and want to give an overview of the process I will use for the rest of my fascia work on the railroad.
Berlin 1929: Turnout Control.
I had been thinking about how to control the turnouts on my layout, given that I wanted a system that not only followed the operational practice of having cards for the wagons, but also the manual element of setting the path for the train before it is allowed to move.
The Cats Are GONE!!!
I have been away from the hobby for a bit, due to family. Our daughter returned home to finish college, We support all our children in their endeavors. Unfortunately she came with two cats. We love our daughter, not so much the cats.
Changing Major Directions from my Current Layout to a New One
I started a blog in 2017 to document the creation of my Z scale Alpine layout (all Marklin locos and rolling stock with mixed products for just about everything else). You can see my posts at the end of this page.
I went with Z scale because I wanted to make the most of a layout in a limited space and I had bought some Marklin Z rolling stock, locos and track many years ago for "the day" I would start a layout.
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