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depot bricks 4 - The center platform is in. Some additional paint touchup, weathering, and landscaping around it will improve the look. The parking lo
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depot bricks 4 - The center platform is in. Some additional paint touchup, weathering, and landscaping around it will improve the look. The parking lo

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04 May 2014
depot bricks 3 - A Frisco cement hopper stands by, ready to contribute building materials to the project.
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depot bricks 3 - A Frisco cement hopper stands by, ready to contribute building materials to the project.

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04 May 2014
depot bricks 2 - Looking down on the paper template to check size and shape.
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depot bricks 2 - Looking down on the paper template to check size and shape.

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depot bricks 1 - Making a graph paper template for cutting the styrene brick sheet for the center passenger platform.
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depot bricks 1 - Making a graph paper template for cutting the styrene brick sheet for the center passenger platform.

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Mar Apr 2013 7 ... While Frisco engineers fiddle with the position of the station and platform, railroad officers and VIPs enjoy the comfort of their
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Mar Apr 2013 7 ... While Frisco engineers fiddle with the position of the station and platform, railroad officers and VIPs enjoy the comfort of their

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27 Apr 2014
Mar Apr 2013 6 "Citation" is leading a short special train to test the station platform height and distance from the railhead. In an unusual twist,
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Mar Apr 2013 6 "Citation" is leading a short special train to test the station platform height and distance from the railhead. In an unusual twist,

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27 Apr 2014
Mar Apr 2013 5 ... I decided to use my larger depot, the Walthers City Station Kit (933-2904). It's more impressive than my original plan, the Golden
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Mar Apr 2013 5 ... I decided to use my larger depot, the Walthers City Station Kit (933-2904). It's more impressive than my original plan, the Golden

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27 Apr 2014
Mar Apr 2013 4 ... The holes I cut for future Tortoise installation look awful, but they won't be seen. This way, I have some "wiggle room." The Frog
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Mar Apr 2013 4 ... The holes I cut for future Tortoise installation look awful, but they won't be seen. This way, I have some "wiggle room." The Frog

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Mar Apr 2013 3 ... Drilling and tapping are still "experimental" for me. Here, I've got the Frog Juicer lead ready. For now, the wire will just hang u
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Mar Apr 2013 3 ... Drilling and tapping are still "experimental" for me. Here, I've got the Frog Juicer lead ready. For now, the wire will just hang u

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27 Apr 2014
Mar Apr 2013 2 ... I position the turnouts first, then overlay flex-track and use pins to hold everything in place. I'm not figuring real curve easeme
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Mar Apr 2013 2 ... I position the turnouts first, then overlay flex-track and use pins to hold everything in place. I'm not figuring real curve easeme

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27 Apr 2014
Mar Apr 2013 1 ... Drawing the track layout for section 4 (lower level). These storage / staging tracks won't be seen, but they'll also be a little to
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Mar Apr 2013 1 ... Drawing the track layout for section 4 (lower level). These storage / staging tracks won't be seen, but they'll also be a little to

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27 Apr 2014
End of track - for the moment. The three tracks in the foreground are the "lover level" tracks just past the tunnel portal. Later, they'll be beneath
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End of track - for the moment. The three tracks in the foreground are the "lover level" tracks just past the tunnel portal. Later, they'll be beneath

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23 Mar 2014
Sunday, section 4 arrives in the basement. Instead of a "Plywood Pacific," it's more of a "Pinksylvania Railroad.â€
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Sunday, section 4 arrives in the basement. Instead of a "Plywood Pacific," it's more of a "Pinksylvania Railroad.â€

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23 Mar 2014
Saturday, after a good day of building benchwork (and clearing some junk from the garage), it was time to let the adhesive set, and go take some ibupr
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Saturday, after a good day of building benchwork (and clearing some junk from the garage), it was time to let the adhesive set, and go take some ibupr

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23 Mar 2014
Gluing down the pink foam for section 4. Having learned my lesson with the wrong kind of Liquid Nails last time, I used some leftover DAP silicone cau
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Gluing down the pink foam for section 4. Having learned my lesson with the wrong kind of Liquid Nails last time, I used some leftover DAP silicone cau

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23 Mar 2014
Foam and benchwork for section 4. I purchased higher-quality lumber this time, and I'm glad I did. It all came together much better and more square.
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Foam and benchwork for section 4. I purchased higher-quality lumber this time, and I'm glad I did. It all came together much better and more square.

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23 Mar 2014
Catzilla inspects the track work on section 3 (lower level).
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Catzilla inspects the track work on section 3 (lower level).

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23 Mar 2014
Run for your lives! It's Catzilla!
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Run for your lives! It's Catzilla!

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Tunnel Jan 20145 - This is the curved incline where the Chooch foam rubber rock wall will go. I had to build out the incline just a bit, so that's 1/4
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Tunnel Jan 20145 - This is the curved incline where the Chooch foam rubber rock wall will go. I had to build out the incline just a bit, so that's 1/4

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20 Jan 2014
Tunnel Jan 20144 - The walls and portal are in place, left for the adhesive to set up over night. I'll use some vines and additional weathering later
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Tunnel Jan 20144 - The walls and portal are in place, left for the adhesive to set up over night. I'll use some vines and additional weathering later

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20 Jan 2014
Tunnel Jan 20143 - Here, I've hand-colored individual stones with craft acrylics, and I've done one pass of dry brushing over the surface.
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Tunnel Jan 20143 - Here, I've hand-colored individual stones with craft acrylics, and I've done one pass of dry brushing over the surface.

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20 Jan 2014
Tunnel Jan 20142 - Due to the difference in coloring after the first attempt at staining, I started working to get all of the plaster castings to matc
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Tunnel Jan 20142 - Due to the difference in coloring after the first attempt at staining, I started working to get all of the plaster castings to matc

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20 Jan 2014
Tunnel Jan 20141 - These are the Woodland Scenics plaster tunnel portal and retaining walls, plus a Chooch flexible foam rock wall. The tunnel portal
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Tunnel Jan 20141 - These are the Woodland Scenics plaster tunnel portal and retaining walls, plus a Chooch flexible foam rock wall. The tunnel portal

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20 Jan 2014
Here's the track plan, made using Empire Express 2.0.1 for Mac OS X. I guess it's an "island" layout, with the middle open (so, it's a donut?!). The s
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Here's the track plan, made using Empire Express 2.0.1 for Mac OS X. I guess it's an "island" layout, with the middle open (so, it's a donut?!). The s

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22 Jul 2013
Here's an underside view of the feeder wires through the coffee stir straws. This trick makes it much easier to drop the wires through - they don't ge
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Here's an underside view of the feeder wires through the coffee stir straws. This trick makes it much easier to drop the wires through - they don't ge

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16 Jul 2013
Section 3 wiring 2 : My favorite trick of the day : 1) After drilling the holes down through the layout, insert coffee stir straws. 2) Run the feeder
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Section 3 wiring 2 : My favorite trick of the day : 1) After drilling the holes down through the layout, insert coffee stir straws. 2) Run the feeder

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16 Jul 2013
Section 3 wiring 3 : The track feeders are waiting for connection to the DSD signal circuit boards and the DCC bus.
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Section 3 wiring 3 : The track feeders are waiting for connection to the DSD signal circuit boards and the DCC bus.

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16 Jul 2013
Section 3 wiring 4 : The Frog Juicer Mono is ready for its easy hookup: 2 wires to the DCC bus, and the green wire to the frog terminal.
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Section 3 wiring 4 : The Frog Juicer Mono is ready for its easy hookup: 2 wires to the DCC bus, and the green wire to the frog terminal.

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16 Jul 2013
Section 3 wiring 5 : After I filed down the styrene filler pieces, I ran a car over the joint to check for smoothness.
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Section 3 wiring 5 : After I filed down the styrene filler pieces, I ran a car over the joint to check for smoothness.

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16 Jul 2013
Section 3 wiring 6 : I used a Dremel tool to cut gaps in the "inside" rails for the block detection / signal system. Here, I've filled the gaps with s
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Section 3 wiring 6 : I used a Dremel tool to cut gaps in the "inside" rails for the block detection / signal system. Here, I've filled the gaps with s

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16 Jul 2013
third section 2 : Canned goods are excellent weights to hold the flex-track into the Dap 320 adhesive until it dries.
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third section 2 : Canned goods are excellent weights to hold the flex-track into the Dap 320 adhesive until it dries.

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third section 1 : Since the layout is in sections and is designed to be taken apart when needed, I'll probably end up using filler rails across the ga
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third section 1 : Since the layout is in sections and is designed to be taken apart when needed, I'll probably end up using filler rails across the ga

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third section 3 : My cat was determined to "help" with my wiring map. I was determined to use this 1:1 diagram to get neater, more organized wiring ru
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third section 3 : My cat was determined to "help" with my wiring map. I was determined to use this 1:1 diagram to get neater, more organized wiring ru

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third section 4 : I'm preparing to solder a wire to the bottom of the frog on this Walthers by Shinohara #8 right-hand turnout. Even though it's a DCC
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third section 4 : I'm preparing to solder a wire to the bottom of the frog on this Walthers by Shinohara #8 right-hand turnout. Even though it's a DCC

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16 Jul 2013
third section 5 : These tracks will be "underground" after the upper level is added. But that will come much later.
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third section 5 : These tracks will be "underground" after the upper level is added. But that will come much later.

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16 Jul 2013
third section 6 : This corner section transitions the "level" track from two to three tracks. The black paint is over some Sculpt-a-Mold filling in a
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third section 6 : This corner section transitions the "level" track from two to three tracks. The black paint is over some Sculpt-a-Mold filling in a

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16 Jul 2013
benchwork 1 : I'm using a modified version of Woodland Scenics' "Mod-U-Rail" system for my benchwork. Here, you can see the heavy items weighing down
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benchwork 1 : I'm using a modified version of Woodland Scenics' "Mod-U-Rail" system for my benchwork. Here, you can see the heavy items weighing down

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30 Jun 2013
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