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    Its Monday 6-6-05, Weekend modeling accomplishments!

    I was able to get the landscaping finished on my living room layout. I still need to get and add people and vehicles.
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    How much time to you spend

    I am out of work right now so the wealthly part in the first one has to come out. I spend about 5 hours a day working on the layout and then several hours running the trains during the day.
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    Its Monday 5-30-05, Weekend modeling accomplishments

    I have cats that like to jump in to the layout when the trains are running. To keep them out I put a couple pieces of plywood over top while the trains are running. The christmas lights are to give the light that the lid blocks out. I do have plans to build a lid on hinges with plexglass and...
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    Its Monday 5-30-05, Weekend modeling accomplishments

    I got a lot done on the three day weekend. First I got the bridges build to go over the river. Then I got the city block built and ready for the people to move in. I almost finished the roundhouses just need windows and doors and a little more painting.
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    Its FRIDAY 5-27-05, weekend modeling plans!

    I will be out for most of the weekend but if I do get a chance I will be working on my living room layout scenery. I might try to make the time to finish the roundhouses that I started.
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    Its FRIDAY 5-20-05, weekend modeling plans!

    I am working on scenery on my living room layout on Friday. Saturday I am taking the kids to see star wars 3. Sunday is a trip to the zoo.
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    So, what does your wife think?

    My wife likes trains as much as I do. She does not have the talent needed to work on nscale stuff unsteady hands. She loved trains enough to have a layout in the living room to show off to who ever comes over.
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    Its Monday 4-25-05, Weekend modeling accomplishments

    I got most of the basement cleared out. That took most of the weekend to do. I did get a little bit of time to work on the model roller coaster that I started last weekend. I got a little more done.
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    Its FRIDAY 4-22-05, weekend modeling plans!

    It is just a model roller coaster here is a picture of what I got done last weekend I am hoping to get a chance to work on some more of it but so far the work in the basement is going slowly.
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    Its FRIDAY 4-22-05, weekend modeling plans!

    I have to clear out the basement this weekend. I am hopping to get a little more work done on the roller coaster that I started last weekend.
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    Its Monday 4-18-05, Weekend modeling accomplishments

    The coaster is just a display. I have plans on building a hole amusement park I just started with the coaster thought it would be the hardest to build.
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    Its Monday 4-18-05, Weekend modeling accomplishments

    I started work on the n scale roller coaster that I am building. I did not get that much of it done over the weekend. Here are pictures of it so far.
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    Its FRIDAY 4-15-05, weekend modeling plans!

    The plans that I have for the weekend is to start building a roller coaster for my unusuall layout. My son want to work on a scene and we have to get the top shelf ready for the roller coaster and amusement park.
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    unusual layout

    I had a change of plans for the top level of the layout. Instead of having 8 different scenes there I am having one big one that would take up all three shelves. I am putting in an amusement park. I started designing a roller coaster to scratch build for the park. My son is going to work on...
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    workbench help

    I made both types of benchwork for layouts. The one problem with the solid base is reaching across it. The open frame is easier to get under and retrieve derailed trains. The solid base layout that I had lasted only a few months before I took it apart to build another. The layout I have now is a...
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