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 Posted - December 07 2013 : 10:45:11 PM
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I am building a temporary layout of sorts. In 2 years I plan to build a home with a permanent layout that will be based on Veron/ Alameda area of Los Angeles before the Alameda corridor. Lots of street running and switching is the plan. In the mean time, I built a 4/8 layout and got a little creative. There is no time period rules here and my entire fleet will see action. Here are some progress photos.
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 10:49:36 PM
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After the track was laid down, the plan was to figure out where to set up the buildings.
I so wanted a western town to go with my old AHM brewery. I decided to use the trees I already had and they seem to fit the layout area well.
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 10:51:20 PM
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That coal tower is the "cheap" lifelike unit. Amazing what some paint and weathering do. The photo lighting don't catch just how well it stands out in the layout.
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 10:54:40 PM
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 10:56:55 PM
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Lots of trucking. A few Tyco action accessories to round off things a bit.
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 10:59:08 PM
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 11:01:48 PM
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Building layout is still an issue. Seems lke I have a few too many and a few structures might have to go. 
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 11:06:02 PM
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I likes the stereo in the background
I think one of your signs fell off the Wun Tun building 
But I likes the layout  
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 11:06:30 PM
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This is where I am at today on this COLD rainy day. Lots of work to go but at least I can run some trains.
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 11:18:12 PM
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quote:
LOL! Good Eye. That radio gets alot of use during baseball season. Most of my buildings are not complete. I just kind of lashed them together to know where they will end up on the layout.
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Posted - December 07 2013 : 11:31:53 PM
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Nice, Ray. Neat ole Life-Like ESSO gas in the pics....
Walt
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Posted - December 08 2013 : 6:49:49 PM
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| I like the city scene you have going...it has a very nice dirty, vintage, industrial look to it. The Western town looks great as well!
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Posted - December 08 2013 : 6:57:34 PM
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| Looks like you've kept yourself quite busy. That's going to be a cool city scene and it looks like lots of interesting places for the locomotives to browse. Fun to see these photos. Thanks Ray. Barry
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:12:41 AM
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Thanks everyone for the comments. A sinus infection slowed me down a bit but there has been lots of progress. Here is the latest photos.
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:15:02 AM
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:16:24 AM
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:20:35 AM
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:22:28 AM
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:23:34 AM
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Ain't it amazing what you can squeeze into a 4 by 8 board? Next up is finally getting the painting of the buildings done, people, signage, lights etc..
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:35:05 AM
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A modern touch to the layout. I plan to switch between modern and early 50's era depending on what I run.
Here a gorgeous SD unit in BNSF livery pulls a nice consists.
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 01:18:32 AM
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| Man, that is some city you've got there. Looks like it's coming together nicely. Folks sure wont be bored with all those points of interest!
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 02:56:36 AM
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quote:| Ain't it amazing what you can squeeze into a 4 by 8 board? Next up is finally getting the painting of the buildings done, people, signage, lights etc.. |
The layout is looking awesome. It's neat how you seem to be working on everything all at the same time. Whenever I do layouts I like to go in stages and finish one thing before starting another. It's starts to get a little boring once it's time for the larger, more time consuming tasks. One day I'll find a good balance.
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:03:23 PM
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You needs some traffic lights here & there Plus road signs
Also I always did love that one Santa Fe trailer with the neat graphics
Which I think would look really cool on a loco 
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 12:44:46 PM
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| hi ray,looks like you having fun there,great photos ken
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 10:18:07 PM
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quote:Man, that is some city you've got there. Looks like it's coming together nicely. Folks sure wont be bored with all those points of interest!
Originally posted by Barry - January 09 2014 : 01:18:32 AM
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Thanks for the kind words. Now I just need to start with the painting.
Signage and all the good stuff will come later.
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 10:21:26 PM
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quote: quote:| Ain't it amazing what you can squeeze into a 4 by 8 board? Next up is finally getting the painting of the buildings done, people, signage, lights etc.. |
The layout is looking awesome. It's neat how you seem to be working on everything all at the same time. Whenever I do layouts I like to go in stages and finish one thing before starting another. It's starts to get a little boring once it's time for the larger, more time consuming tasks. One day I'll find a good balance.
Originally posted by DaCheez - January 09 2014 : 02:56:36 AM
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Thanks DaCheez. Same here. I kept stalling on the roads and eventually decided to just put them down. Doing that and seeing how things were starting to come together motivated me to keep going. Do you plan to do a new video anytime soon?
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 10:24:00 PM
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quote:You needs some traffic lights here & there Plus road signs
Also I always did love that one Santa Fe trailer with the neat graphics
Which I think would look really cool on a loco
Originally posted by microbusss - January 09 2014 : 12:03:23 PM
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Lights and stuff is still a ways out my friend.
Yeah that would have made a great looking toco for the ATSF but I think the "merger" got in the way and we ended up with a lot of hastly painted engines.
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 11:04:30 PM
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the Shouldn't Paint So Fast logos?
But still I wonder if there was even drawings for that logo on locos & cabooses
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Posted - January 09 2014 : 11:31:30 PM
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I'm thinking Microscale probably has those SF truck trailer logos, wouldn't be hard to adapt them to a locomotive. Hmmmmmm........
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - January 10 2014 : 3:21:20 PM
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quote:| Thanks DaCheez. Same here. I kept stalling on the roads and eventually decided to just put them down. Doing that and seeing how things were starting to come together motivated me to keep going. Do you plan to do a new video anytime soon? |
Hopefully in the next few months. I want to get a good amount of the painting done first, but that shouldn't take as long as the mountain construction did. 
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Posted - January 10 2014 : 3:37:31 PM
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quote:I'm thinking Microscale probably has those SF truck trailer logos, wouldn't be hard to adapt them to a locomotive. Hmmmmmm........
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â January 09 2014Â :Â 11:31:30 PM
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Oh GREAT! I gave JNXT 7707 a idea for a custom loco YAY!
btw? Esso = S.O aka Standard Oil
I want one too hehe
What the number on that UP loco? mine is 844
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Posted - February 10 2014 : 10:35:04 PM
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An F-3 on freight duty.
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Posted - February 12 2014 : 11:52:33 PM
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| Sweet paint scheme on that F-3!
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Posted - February 13 2014 : 02:20:31 AM
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| Temporary layout you say? It looks like you have gotten further than many of us get on our permanent layouts. Keep up the nice work. I especially like that Tyco piggyback loader.
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Posted - February 17 2014 : 02:19:42 AM
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Here are some buildings I am working on for the downtown section of the layout.
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Posted - February 17 2014 : 02:21:56 AM
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 quote:Temporary layout you say? It looks like you have gotten further than many of us get on our permanent layouts. Keep up the nice work. I especially like that Tyco piggyback loader.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â February 13 2014Â :Â 02:20:31 AM
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Thanks,
I guess it is pretty permanent. It has been a fun built.
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Posted - February 27 2014 : 04:30:11 AM
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Wow, this layout is just exploding with all kinds of equipment and imagery, yet it has a cohesiveness to it and its own sort of "parallel universe" quality to it. It is a pleasure to view. Keep it coming!
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