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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 19:32:56 GMT
Outstanding paint job Bill, great details.
Andy
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Post by Country Joe on May 11, 2020 12:18:29 GMT
Excellent work on the details, Bill. Little details like these make a scene come alive.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 1:02:22 GMT
Today Paula’s brother Charles was here to help with installation of the roundhouse floor. Having Charles here is almost cheating... he is an excellent finish carpenter/furniture maker. We used two 4 x 8 sheets of 1/4” birch plywood, a Dennis Brennan template which was already on the layout, a box of wood screws, and what I thought was a pretty good set of tools... the looks which I received said otherwise. We cut the plywood to the shape of the template, transferred the info on it to the plywood, laid out the track, cut the 8 pieces of the bottom layer which fit between the walls and track and half of the top layer which fits between the walls and the rails and installed six before running out of time. This week I plan to install the track and to paint the top pieces concrete. Charles will return next Saturday; we plan to complete the floor and begin installation of the walls. Attachments:
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Post by ptc on May 24, 2020 10:46:00 GMT
Excellent choice with the birch plywood. Spoke to Gary yesterday and told him I thought that is what you would use. Fantastic project.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 12:02:33 GMT
Bill, you and Charles make a great team!!! I am glad you are teaching him some very useful skills! Looks Great, Gary.
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Post by dennisb on May 26, 2020 23:53:55 GMT
Bill and Paula, you are doing a stellar job with the roundhouse! And thank you for the compliments on the kit! I'm so happy that you're enjoying the build. That's what it's all about!
Dennis Brennan
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 21:08:50 GMT
Thank you Dennis for your kind words. Your kit is simply amazing.
Glad to hear that you sold a roundhouse yesterday. He is excited and already making plans. It will be a fun build to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2020 2:04:46 GMT
“Put up some pictures.” “Everything’s a mess.” “Of course it is. So what. Put up some pictures.” So, here are some pictures. Actually we have been pretty busy since the last update... little is complete and much is in progress. Charles was here today so we worked on a number of different phases of the roundhouse project. Seven roundhouse tracks are installed and tested. That is finished. Four are wired temporarily. It will be a while until we complete the engine service control board but this is a beginning. You can’t see the full tracks because we put the template back to insure that walls are erected properly. The roundhouse floor is 75% complete. Most of that is under the template. Some is shown. Two corners of the roundhouse were erected. Social distancing was in place and the normal onlookers were occupied elsewhere. 🙄 No weathering has been done to the floor or rails yet. That means break out the air brush. Charles plans to be back Tuesday. Paula and I have a lot to do to be ready to erect the rest of the walls.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Jun 3, 2020 2:10:43 GMT
“Put up some pictures.” “Everything’s a mess.” “Of course it is. So what. Put up some pictures.” So, here are some pictures. Actually we have been pretty busy since the last update... little is complete and much is in progress. Charles was here today so we worked on a number of different phases of the roundhouse project. Seven roundhouse tracks are installed and tested. That is finished. Four are wired temporarily. It will be a while until we complete the engine service control board but this is a beginning. You can’t see the full tracks because we put the template back to insure that walls are erected properly. The roundhouse floor is 75% complete. Most of that is under the template. Some is shown. Two corners of the roundhouse were erected. Social distancing was in place and the normal onlookers were occupied elsewhere. 🙄 No weathering has been done to the floor or rails yet. That means break out the air brush. Charles plans to be back Tuesday. Paula and I have a lot to do to be ready to erect the rest of the walls. Looking good Bill! Emile
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Post by ptc on Jun 3, 2020 12:25:31 GMT
Great work, Bill.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2020 13:35:29 GMT
I'm still looking for the mess! Looking good and taking shape. Thanks for the update
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 3, 2020 18:57:56 GMT
Excellent progress, Bill.
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Post by dennisb on Jun 6, 2020 16:48:30 GMT
I can't wait to see the finished build. Keep up the great work!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2020 1:17:32 GMT
The Walls are up! Busy day today. Things were ready when Charles arrived this morning. Lights were on, J B Weld out, and the crane was manned to assist in erecting the roundhouse walls. He arrived about 9:30 and we got to work beginning with the rear center panel which could be reached from the rear walkway. Five rear wall panels had to be fitted, sanded, glued, and set in place. Charles handled the fitting and setting in place while I sanded and mixed/applied the J B Weld. This technique worked well and we had five wall panels in place by 11:30. The rear and side corner panels had been joined last week but before connecting them to the rear, we had to complete another process. Dennis designed into his roundhouse what he calls “Jog”walls. They make the addition of stalls and extensions easy and simplify construction.. Well yes, they do but measuring, fitting, cutting, and J B Welding, the jog walls can get messy and takes awhile. Part of my job was cutting two plaster jog walls from a main wall panel. Cutting plaster in a warm room produces sweat which makes plaster dust stick. In spite of that, we went to lunch with jog walls ready to install after we ate. The roundhouse walls were held up with paint cans, a box of bolts, and any other heavy stuff we could find. Five minute set time and one hour to dry made the job a lot easier than the old style J B Weld. Paula fixed ham sandwiches, then surprised us with her hot fudge sundaes. No need for seconds. About 1:15, we went back out. By 3:45 we had installed the jog walls, connected the corner walls to the rear, and added the side wall sections. Even the front entrance doors were up. Anyone who is contemplating a roundhouse needs to contact Charles. He “sees” what he is building before it is built and it is simply a matter of going piece by piece that he hands you. Sand here, glue here, wall is in place and up. Wow! And of course, everything has to be finished to the point of being ready to install. “What else do you want to get done today? We need to let this dry a few hours.” So today had a bonus of installing a piece of glass that is about five feet by four feet and covers a section of the front shelves. It had fallen out three weeks ago, bounced on the floor, and stopped, part of the time with me attached. Amazing stuff. Glass that doesn’t break. Anyhow, a top board that holds the channel for the glass sections had loosened up and allowed one to fall out. It is now blocked and the blocks glued in place so that it cannot move. At 4:45 we were in the house toasting the wall construction with champagne that we found in the wine cooler. It was a good day. Next is clean-up, paint touch up, completion of the floor between the rails, and we will be ready to start on beams and poles. We have completed instructions thru page 17 plus two other sections. There are 33 pages of main instructions so we are slightly more than half way. Pictures follow: More to come but they are upside down.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2020 11:12:11 GMT
Bill, I edited some of your photos. I hope you don't mind. Gary.
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