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Post by david1 on May 20, 2024 22:28:10 GMT
Beings its summer and maybe having some time to retreat to the cooler basement or not do any of you guys or gals have plans to improve, build, your layout?
I'm going to rip up about a third of my layout and for those that Don't know my layout is 24/7 Christmas themed with dept56 buildings and accessories.
I will change how it is powered and I'll be adding hopefully about 8-10 buildings and a better overall look to the area.
I like to this every year to keep the display fresh.
What are your plans?
Dave
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Post by healey36 on May 20, 2024 22:49:06 GMT
Other than to rake off the accumulated excess "stuff" and drop a few additional power leads, I've no plans to do anything major. There was a time when the layout was substantially altered/rebuilt annually, but those days are well behind me. Now I'm more interested in motive power and equipment rebuilds/refurbishments, and building the odd items for the Christmas display (stuff I can do on the kitchen counter or dining room table).
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Post by Traindiesel! on May 20, 2024 23:16:53 GMT
Well, we got the roof replaced that leaked the heavy winter rain storms onto one end of the layout along with some wall and carpet damage just as I was beginning to install track.
Now it's time to dismantle half the layout so the contractor we choose can get to the walls. Then begins the interview process for the contractor. Insurance company has already assessed the damage and paid us, including for the water being wicked up by the layout legs.
When all that is finished I will rebuild the layout and restart track installation. However, in the meantime we decided we will be moving in the next two years, so the layout will not be as detailed as planned. I'll install a couple of loops to test and service current and new locomotives and rolling stock to prepare them for the eventual move and ready them for the new edition of THE PENN AMERICAN RAILROAD in it's new environment.
All of this is God willing.
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Post by david1 on May 21, 2024 0:58:49 GMT
Where are you guys thinking of moving to in a couple of years? Chester county, is a fine place to move to. Nice homes, plenty of land.
Best of all its close to me!
Dave
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Post by Traindiesel! on May 21, 2024 1:51:56 GMT
Where are you guys thinking of moving to in a couple of years? Chester county, is a fine place to move to. Nice homes, plenty of land. Best of all its close to me! Dave
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Post by david1 on May 21, 2024 4:58:57 GMT
We hardly get snow anymore, we had very little the past five years unlike upstate new York where a friend lives and the year before the had 9 1/2' of snow in one snow storm. That's a bit much!.
Dave
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Post by Traindiesel! on May 21, 2024 5:40:33 GMT
One flake is too much! It’s not just snow, but the bitter cold days and nights. The only ice I see now is in the bottom of my glass or at the arena for a Gulls hockey game. It’s been real easy to get used to the mild winter weather here. I’m trying to negotiate a compromise.
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Post by seayakbill on May 21, 2024 14:37:33 GMT
I am in the building process of my fifth layout over the past 35 years or so, most likely the last one. Not interested in scale realism any more just a good running layout for a variety of different operating types of locos. Bill www.youtube.com/user/seayakbill |
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Post by edlloyd on May 22, 2024 1:26:01 GMT
Well my plan was to build my first permanent O gauge layout this year but now that I am running standard gauge and G scale I don't know what the hell to do. I need a bigger basement.....
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Post by JDaddy on May 22, 2024 12:42:28 GMT
Well I moved and tore down my old layout and I am building a very large new layout...
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Post by atsda on May 23, 2024 1:09:37 GMT
Dave,, best success on your layout upgrade, sounds exciting. My 8' x 22' layout in the attic in my old house is in pieces and will likely go to a dumpster shortly. It was poorly (and quickly) constructed about 18 years ago using project board and 1" x 2"s sitting on saw horses. I am close to finishing the salvage of wire.
I am almost to the point of putting an order in for lumber for an approximately 7' x 15' layout in a train room in our 'new to us' house. I have been laying out cardboard for the footprint and having my wife make measurements. My main objective is to have a loop aroung the perimeter with O72 curves; everything else will be nested therin. I want this type of loop to run my passenger train and long freights. Alfred
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Post by david1 on May 23, 2024 4:04:09 GMT
Sounds exciting Alfred, I look forward to your progress. Hope your doing well.
Dave
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Post by rtraincollector on May 23, 2024 12:33:29 GMT
One flake is too much! It’s not just snow, but the bitter cold days and nights. The only ice I see now is in the bottom of my glass or at the arena for a Gulls hockey game. It’s been real easy to get used to the mild winter weather here. I’m trying to negotiate a compromise. Here in Spartanburg, S.C. the weather isn't to bad at all. yes we have some cold weather for about a month if that long, but today is probably close to what you have today we have a high of 84* Think how much closer you might be to York, PA.
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Post by curtis on May 27, 2024 19:32:03 GMT
South Jersey isn't too bad Diesel and you would be close to philly and the shore!
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Post by Traindiesel! on May 28, 2024 7:44:35 GMT
One flake is too much! It’s not just snow, but the bitter cold days and nights. The only ice I see now is in the bottom of my glass or at the arena for a Gulls hockey game. It’s been real easy to get used to the mild winter weather here. I’m trying to negotiate a compromise. Here in Spartanburg, S.C. the weather isn't to bad at all. yes we have some cold weather for about a month if that long, but today is probably close to what you have today we have a high of 84* Think how much closer you might be to York, PA. South Jersey isn't too bad Diesel and you would be close to philly and the shore!
Until then I want to get some trains running here to have fun and get excited about a future layout.
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