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i dont know mate, it seems to me you cut it a little fine with that hammer , personally i would have gone a little bigger on the head weight just to make things easier on the shoulder and elbow... :P .... :) :)

hi guys, somethings come up and it looks like there is a chance for a permanant layout on one side of the garage... :) it seems a shame in a way as ive already wasted abit of time and money on the winch setup and stuff but i figure it will be worth it in the long run. sooo..... it looks...

its official :) hi guys, haven't done much this week (work has been busy),but i will be welding up two brackets for my anchor points directly above the winches 2morrow and ill have those fitted this weekend. :) I also found my plan B and confirmation that a suspended layout the size im...

hmm... processing, but again i must go off to work, so ill post later.. thanks bud,i have a photo at work of a slot car track strung up using loudmmusic's one winch design, it looks like a crazy spider web of cables, ill post it later.

jayerz, the beams across the garage are 2 hardwood 4x4's bolted together.. and u bolts are a valid idea. i have not fully poured my attention to this anchor point yet as i am currently reworking the winch mounts and making up the plates for the anchor points directly above the winches. ...

i dont know how this will turn out i might have to do another one. its not to scale its just a rough idea of what im doing.

hey all, andrew, its a good idea about the two piece plan but it puts me off abit to think that everytime i want to use it i have to lower and bolt together... i mean its bad enough that i have to lower at all.. :) also that 500 lb estimation is about what i was thinking myself based on me...

off to work will reply to these when i get home thanks for the responses talk soon.. :)

yeah good idea mate i will do. thanks for the reply. i cant wait till i get my bench done mate, im so eager to get started on design. its just so full on hanging this thing fom the roof properly. but i just have to be patient so i dont bring the roof down ontop of my car.. :)

yeah ive done the sums today bud, iused the scales at my work to weigh the materials being used in the project and the weight of the frame with the ply that is required on it = 280 pounds ... total. on top of that i will need to add the weight of te scenery inc buildings trees mountains etc...

just out of curisity , would anyone like to hazzard a guess at the weight of scenery for a 10 x 8 layout with scenery in the style of steves(nazgul's) layout http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=18256&page=28 i know its heavy bud but it aint rocket science and im not trying to lift a car...

ALL ABOARD!!! :) hey all just wanted to flick the turnout and redirect anyone who is interested to my new thread. http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=22357 the work continues the purpose built winches are ready as with the pulleys, full steam ahead .. next stop layoutville!! :P

so you see it is happening, and thought has gone into this project and it could be interesting to see how this unfolds for something different.. :) ill post a revised list of basic facts so far... length = 12.2 feet (not much more to work with on this measurement) width = between 8 and...

i forgot fourth picture :)

ok guys im back, busy week for the fuzz :) so i thought id post some early pictures to see if i can generate abit more interest. it seems you guys have put me in the two hard basket :) and thats ok but if i just show a little of what im doing and what i have to work with it might help shake...

hey guys, breal i gave some more thought to the round the walls style in the garage and it really is a toough one, there are so many factors preventing me frrom doing that layout that i cant see me being able tofree up enough space to do the layout that i want.. :( and its not in the parents...

another question mate, im thinking of using parts of you layout to create my own is that ok, as i wouldn't want to post on the gauge down the track only for you to crack it and tell me ive copied or anything?? ? and if that is ok im wondering if you could tell me how high your mountains are...

i like the way you have the plantlife up along the track there in the secnd photo,looks great , and i agree about the taller grass and stuff but im not sure as to the best placement i look forward to seeing you experiment :)

oh sorry by the way breal keep an eye on this post bud, once i got the bugs ironed out im interested to see what you may come up with in the way of track plan sketch. cyas soon

yes , i know what you are thinking, and these are all valid points, and ones that ive been thinkin about for a couple of months now, when i say 15 boards i just meant i had fifteen boards there to use , in actual fact the surface area of the dimensions i gave you only required approx 4 of the...