Benchwork - Roadbed
Little Trees gets a fiddle yard
I recently completed the staging/fiddle yard for the Little Trees and Surfside. This is a simple shelf extension off of the right end, cantilevered over my office space.
switch machines and foam modules
I'm building some Fre-mo-like modules with 2" foam as the surface. How does one mount switch machines such as Tortoise? I don't have plywood under the foam in most areas.
Seeking IR detector selection advice
Greetings all,
I’m looking to install a grade crossing on my HO Free-Mo module and am currently comparing the available optical detection systems. For the crossing itself I think I know which controller, grade crossing signal, and bell module I want to use; however, with regard to the detection hardware that will set the whole thing in motion, I’m stuck in analysis paralysis.
"Boulder Ridge" Free-moN Module WIP 02/26/15
I tell you, I did not want to rush the process of building this module. My plan was to take several weeks tinkering with it. But that was not to be. The Great Train Expo is on our doorstep and every effort has been made on my part to have something that resembles a partially built module ready.
"Boulder Ridge" Free-moN Module WIP 02/24/15
Quick update.
First off, I recommend using a piece of plastic wrap between your clamp and whatever you are gluing down with Gorilla glue.
Works great. Once dried you can carve away the excess.
"Boulder Ridge" Free-moN Module WIP 02/22/15
Most of you have read my pink foam fiasco. Suffice to say that issue has been solved and I'm moving forward. The show is coming up this next weekend and the guys asked if I would bring my work in progress modules to the show. Being the seeker of punishment that I am, I said okay.
Owens Corning Foamular 150 Pink Foam No Longer Available?
Not too long ago I picked up my 2" pink foam at Home Depot. Not so today. They no longer carry. Lowes doesn't carry. It doesn't seem anyone in my region carries it. Menards back east shows they carry, but maybe no longer.
Not too happy at the moment as I was in the middle of building up a module. I have one point of contact to reach out to on Monday, but not holding my breath.
Pokey Progress: Main Deck Benchwork
On my last layout post I showed the helices leading up to the main deck and some initial main deck frame work going in. I just completed the main deck and am now ready to start laying some track, so I thought I'd post a few more pictures for the benefit of those who have been interested in following the construction progress.
"Boulder Ridge" Free-moN Module (2'x6')
So it begins.
Never built a layout, never even ran an engine on a layout. Don't know a whole lot about nothing and much about some.
After several years of reading, searching and nail biting for the opportunity to have my own fairytale world where I could manipulate the caricatures and play God in sculpting a perfect landscape, I hit paydirt; N scale Free-moN.
Favorite switch machine (or special mounting technique) for shallow benchwork
A portion of my layout is going to have fairly shallow benchwork, shallow enough that the standard method of mounting a Tortoise won't conceal them completely. What alternatives, either machine of choice or mounting technique, would folks recommend?
Mike
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