Benchwork - Roadbed

Limon Layout Update more pics.

Here's a few more pics a bit closer to some of the structures. Enjoy and thanks again for the feed back.

Banana Plantation, with workers bunk houses and managers residence and office. Switcher tank engine is just under the covering.

Limon Layout Update.

It's been a while since I've posted an update and just realized it's been over a year now since starting this project.

I want to thank everyone for the tips and suggestions so far, keep them coming.

So for today I'll post some overview pics and hopefully tomorrow a few closer up to the structures.

Plywood benchwork

Well, I'm building my layout in a new 14x16 building just for the layout and my shop. I decided a long time ago that this one would be built using 3/4" Birch plywood ripped into 3" boards. My experience finding quality 1x4's was not good on the last layout so reading about the plywood sounded like a good answer.

TOMA Ideas in practice

I have been wanting to explore what can be done with 48" sections - module style without fixed end connections - or The One Module Approach or TOMA.

Now that I have actually started to create sawdust it is clear that some more forethought would have been benifitial. Not too late though as this is a chainsaw. Some of my concerns may be no big deal but I thought I'd post them here for your imput. 

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Building a Helix with PVC pipe

I have seen a few discussions of utilizing PVC pipe for subroadbed, and this particular one is one of the better ones

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/137192.aspx?page=1



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