SceneryTrack Painting Ties – Done for Now For the last several days I have been completing painting ties. They are now done…GaryNovember 1, 2024
SceneryTrack Painting Ties Cottonwood and Anderson have their basic coat of paint on track and ties. Will be…GaryOctober 21, 2024
SceneryTrack Painting Track & Ties Three colors were applied. First Rust-Oleum Camouflage Brown on everything. Next lesser used tracks had…GaryOctober 19, 2024
SceneryTrack Decanting Paint Failure After sitting overnight, I went to use the decanted paint. Only 1 of the 4…GaryOctober 18, 2024
SceneryTrack Decanting Paint I had hoped to just use rattle cans to paint the track and ties. Test…GaryOctober 15, 2024
Construction Fascia Completed for 3 More Towns Great to be back out in the layout room after 6 weeks. Sanded sheetrock mud…GaryOctober 14, 2024
Laser Structures The Barn at Jackson Corners After a two week vacation, I was back for just 5 days and had an…GaryOctober 13, 2024
Construction Two More Towns Operational Planning for a road trip meant little progress this week and for the next two…GaryAugust 25, 2024
ConstructionElectrical Wiring Tortoises Anderson and Girvan are both operational now, but the fascia needs installation. Reading is the…GaryAugust 18, 2024
Construction Tortoises in 2 More Towns Anderson and Girvan have the Tortoises installed. I will go back and add spring wire…GaryAugust 8, 2024
Track Sticky Points Recovering from jet lag, I'm back to work. Spent the day doing odds and ends. …GaryAugust 5, 2024
Track Cleanup After Frog Improvement Every switch on the layout has been checked for clearance through the frog. The Fast…GaryJuly 19, 2024
Track Frog Cleanup Gary, I thought you were modeling 1926. What is that diesel doing? I had not…GaryJuly 16, 2024
Construction Temporary River Crossings I had to postpone operating in that the locos have not been used for at…GaryJuly 13, 2024
Construction Installing Fascia – Part 2 A low dust, light weight mud was used to cover screws, joints, and a few…GaryJuly 7, 2024
Construction Installing Fascia Vertical 1x2" strips were glued and screwed to each joist to support the fascia. Mine…GaryJuly 3, 2024
OperationsSceneryTrack Planning for Operations All the Tortoises have been mounted and linkage installed for the next town: Cottonwood. Cut…GaryJune 30, 2024
ElectricalTrack Programming Track Installed what will be the programming track and thinking of also using it as a…GaryJune 26, 2024
Uncategorized Vacation Time I got a much needed break from working under the layout. We took a trip…GaryJune 24, 2024
Electrical Controlling Gerber Wye The next to the last item to be finished for Gerber is the wye control…GaryJune 8, 2024