First Pix

[Gil Finn]

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:

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:

 

[waredbear]

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....

 

[rogerw]

looking good gil. man I need to start laying some track soon

 

[jeffrey-wimberl]

Looking good.

 

[TruckLover]

Nice Gil, I like that Mine :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: and all those hoppers!! O and your dog :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Cannonball]

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.

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.

 

[Ralph]

Looks like things are happening! What a good dog!
Ralph

 

[Gil Finn]

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]

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?

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]

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.

 

[Gil Finn]

She wonders if I will burn down the house....