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Gil Finn

Active Member
Having made the table, I am trying differnt ideas since I dont have a deffinate plan.

I think I will make a loop of 18 " track that loops thru the tipple and add a mountain and tunnle later...who knows:mrgreen:

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I have a town boxed up that is loosley based on Thrumund, WV that I would like to use but also enough sawmill items to cover the board alone. This started out as a loop of track and a Roundhouise Shay engine. Now I have enough junk to fill a double bay garge layout.

I have 3 Shays and some two dozen engines, if my wife knew the dog and I would bein the garage with it for sure and on a 24 hour basis.

At leat my camping gear is out there, I wont starve:mrgreen:
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waredbear

New Member
Looking good. Be careful of the lay-out being on the floor. My son-in-law started an N layout this weekend. He left it on the floor and his son (10 months old) tore it up last night. :cry:

lesson learned....
 

TruckLover

Mack CH613 & 53' Trailer
Nice Gil, I like that Mine :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: and all those hoppers!! O and your dog :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 

Cannonball

More Trains Than Brains
I have 3 Shays and some two dozen engines, if my wife knew the dog and I would bein the garage with it for sure and on a 24 hour basis.
Wives.... The biggest hazzard to the railroad modeling industry. :D

My son-in-law started an N layout this weekend. He left it on the floor and his son (10 months old) tore it up last night. :cry:
And infant children would be bringing in a close second. :eek:

:D
 

Gil Finn

Active Member
She is a keeper.
Lays by me all day while I play, er..I mean work.

I may put legs on it if I keep it.

Depends..

It is meant to double as a platform for the under tree O gauge set this Christmas so I am not going to attach a lot of stuff to it.

Any suggestion as to painting it as underlayment for soil, grass and gravel? What colors? OD green, grey???
 

Cannonball

More Trains Than Brains
She is a keeper.
Lays by me all day while I play, er..I mean work.
I may put legs on it if I keep it.
Which one?
The layout or the dog?
:D

Gill Finn said:
It is meant to double as a platform for the under tree O gauge set this Christmas so I am not going to attach a lot of stuff to it.
Any suggestion as to painting it as underlayment for soil, grass and gravel? What colors? OD green, grey???
If it's going under the tree, I wouldn't worry about putting legs on it.
Well... Unless you have a very short tree.
As far as scenery goes, if it's a Christmas layout, why not just go with a can of spray on snow?
 

Gil Finn

Active Member
The last two years I used that foam snow in the bags and it ippacted my vaume cleaner motor and burned it up.

I want to use it for my old Lionel tains at Christmas.

I have pre and post war plus standard gauge I rotate from year to year.

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