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Willie, Yup, was out of touch while we got that all done, boy the room almost broke my back but the benchwork went up in just two nights and then a further night to lay the table top/sub-roadbed. Mianne is a company out of Attleboro Massachusetts they are a arm of the Foley Woodworking...

Herc, Hey thanks man. There is nothing better than praise from your fellow modelers, appreciate it a lot! :) Peace. Coyote

Zedob, Thanks, yeah, it was a mess wasn't it... I'll never be able to figure out what goes through the minds of teenagers *chuckles*. The Mianne Benchwork is great stuff very well made hardwood... all Poplar I believe. I use 3rd PlanIt and swear by it. It has a very steep learning curve...

Thoroughbreed, Thanks, the benchwork went together like a snap and it is very sturdy. We've had absolutely no problems yet with any expansion or contraction with it; it was well worth the cost. I'll post up more pics and info as soon as we have some, we will be going this week to pick up the...

The Benchwork II After the benchwork went in we started the process of adding the tabletop/sub roadbed. We're covering the benchwork 1/4" Birch and then will be putting 2" of foam on top of that. The modeling you see around some edges was a test for an idea the OL thought up, after we have...

The Benchwork I With the room done the OL and I took the plunge and got to the bench work - Now I couldn't nail a fencepost to the side of a barn so we looked around and did some investigating and finally settled on Mianne Benchwork. It was a joy to work with them Dealing with Mr. Foley at...

The Great Train Room Remodel III a and here it is done with all the taping and finishing and cutting in done and the new art deco style face plates put on:

The Great Train Room Remodel III Well with the floors done it was on to fix the walls and forever be rid of the terrible Cathouse Red... The OL and I decided that we would do the room in a two tone scheme with an earth tone on the bottom and a sky blue on the top and that we could then come...

The Great Train Room Remodel II Here are the after pics of the the new Pergo Flooring. Whew what a relief that was! Now on to the walls!!

The Great Train Room Remodel Here are some pics of our big remodeling project: Turning a Spare Bedroom into a Train Room. The room became free now that the nest is empty and so we set off to fix it up as a fairly comfortable space for the layout. First thing was to pull out the ancient...

Some 3D for you all. Here are some 3D renderings of our layout. Thrill at the wonder and terror of 3D! *gasps*

Our Layout (Info & pics to share) Update 01/07/07 Hello again gang, long time no see. It's been awhile so I thought I'd start a thread for our Layout info and do a massive update. As some of you know by now, my OL and I've been fooling around with a layout plan for close to a year now and...

Russ, I think I follow your meaning sir, I'm away from home for a few days but I'll try it out when I get back and see what I can do. Thanks again for the advice, I appreciate it greatly. Peace.

KCS, Thanks for the good words and congratulations on acquiring the room! That is fantastic news, space is always at a premium and it sounds like you have some really good potential there. I'm honored that you think so highly of the plan it has been a real adventure getting it together; if...

Tony, Great advice sir, thank you. I am getting my bench work from Mianne (it should be here safely my the middle of next week *crosses fingers*), the individual modules are each 2'x2' or smaller so as long as I can figure out how to make the bottom sub support material look seamless I should...

Steve, Thank you sir. That is high praise indeed. It means a lot to me and really lifts my spirits and day to receive such great words from a fellow modeler. Thanks for your kind words. Peace.

Zedob & Russ, Is this what you all had in mind? I think it is and see the benifit of it. Let me know what you all think, did I get it right? :) Peace.

Quick Update Based on some suggestions I got from across the road I have turned the crossover on the lift/pull out section and moved the passing siding turnout up onto the same section so that I now only have three pieces of straight track at either edge of the lift/pull out section. Changes...

LM, Thank you sir, its certainly been an adventure getting to this point. :) The "Duck under" will be going in as a drop down "bridge" hopefully so that no one -need- duck under it. Thanks again for your post. Peace.

Ralph, Thank you sir! High praise indeed, I appreciate it greatly. I have made a slight change to the track plan on the Lift Out section which I will be posting below for everyone to take a gander at. Thanks again for your compliments. Peace.