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
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
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
Construction Finishing Up Gerber The rest of the fascia was added for Gerber, phone cutout installed, holes patched, paint…GaryJune 4, 2024
Construction Gerber Fascia Complete All those dangling blocks of wood with slide switches mounted are now installed for Gerber…GaryApril 25, 2024
Construction Long Pause It is scary to look at the calendar and blog and realize I have not…GaryApril 20, 2024
Construction Benchwork Finally Complete The benchwork that connect the swing gate at the door was finished today. That completes…GaryJune 30, 2023
Construction Undoing Progress One tries to keep moving forward, but today was a step backwards. Don Winn visited…GaryJune 5, 2023
Construction Progress on a New Section I'm back to work after a 10 day break with visitors and car shopping. First…GaryJune 2, 2023
Construction Swing Gate Installed The valance at the door was 70" high. I had no problem as I'm magically…GaryMay 18, 2023
Construction Moving On The 45' long Gerber Yard has been finished with the exception of a operating scale…GaryMay 16, 2023
Construction Entry Swing Gate Had a great time over Easter with grandkids but little was done on the layout. …GaryApril 12, 2023
Construction East End of Gerber Yard Started The last few days have been used putting down cork. The main yard is on…GaryMarch 31, 2023
Construction Mistakes, Lessons Learned Back on track after a wonderful visit with grandkids. My son-in-law helped me rip enough…GaryMarch 24, 2023
Construction Proberta Awaits Track The roll cork for Gerber was not delivered yet, so worked on Proberta instead. I…GaryMarch 12, 2023
Construction Gerber & Proberta Ready for Cork The plywood base for Gerber and Proberta has been screwed down to the joists and…GaryMarch 8, 2023