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  • XtrkCad Trac...

    2006-06JackPlan.jpg XtrkCad Track Plan: The track plan provides for three continuous loops (blue, yellow, purple), a good sized yard, and a turntable along with some spurs and passing sidings (green), and 2 reverse loops (dark green). image by jxtrrx

  • Empty Room: ...

    2006-07-03EmptyRoom.jpg Empty Room: A spare bedroom in the basement about 14\'x14\' cleaned out and ready to go. In this room we will cram a 3 peninsula around the walls railroad. Minimum radius is 24\" on outer loop, 22\" on second mainline, and 18\" on inner loop. image by jxtrrx

  • Tape Outline...

    2006-07-04TapeOutline.jpg Tape Outline: A combination of measuring and checking one-to-one printouts of the trackplan provides lines on the floor showing benchwork edges. image by jxtrrx

  • Lay Out Trac...

    2006-07-051-to-1Trackplan.jpg Lay Out Track Plan: After the benchwork outline is taped, I laid out the entire track plan to make sure things fit like they were supposed to. image by jxtrrx

  • Bands of Blu...

    2006-07-08BandsofBlue.jpg Bands of Blue: I\'m not an artist, but attempted a technique for my backdrop using three bands of blue for the sky fading from dark on top to light on the bottom. I used a sponge to blend the bands. image by jxtrrx

  • Sky: Back...

    2006-07-09Sky.jpg Sky: Backdrop painted on three sides above the level of benchwork top. image by jxtrrx

  • Begin Benchw...

    2006-07-11BeginBenchwork.jpg Begin Benchwork: I used 1x3 dimensional lumber for the supports. I pre-drilled for wiring. image by jxtrrx

  • Add Plywood:...

    2006-07-12AddPlywood.jpg Add Plywood: The benchwork is 48\" tall, the highest I\'ve ever done. It turns out this makes working on top slightly more difficult, working underneath slightly easier. The benefit is the nice view of the trains it gives. image by jxtrrx

  • Benchwork Co...

    2006-07-13BenchworkCompleted.jpg Benchwork Completed: I\'ve used foam in the past, but like working with good ol\' plywood much more. image by jxtrrx

  • Old Lionel T...

    2006-07-14OldLionelTrack.jpg Old Lionel Track: I couldn\'t stand not running a train, so I set up some old Lionel three rail I had just to run something. My granddaughter and I had a ball with it. image by jxtrrx

  • Paint It Bro...

    2006-07-14PaintItBrown.jpg Paint It Brown: A quick coat of latex light brown (I even added some dark brown and green speckles) makes things look nicer than bare plywood while in the construction process. image by jxtrrx

  • Plans In Pla...

    2006-07-17PlansinPlace.jpg Plans In Place: I used masking tape to lay out the one-to-one print out of my Xtrkcad trackplan. This is where eveything will go permanently. image by jxtrrx

  • Bus Wiring: ...

    2006-07-18BusWiring.jpg Bus Wiring: I ran 5 wires of 14 gauge bus under everything first. Blue and green will be each rail of the track, the other three are AC for building lighting and accessories. Red= 12v, White= 6v, Black= Common. image by jxtrrx

  • Draw Track C...

    2006-07-19DrawTrackLines.jpg Draw Track Centerlines: I used carbon paper to trace the track plan onto the plywood. image by jxtrrx

  • First roadbe...

    2006-07-20FirstRoadbed.jpg First roadbed: Latex caulk glues the cork roadbed to the plywood following the centerlines on the trackplan. image by jxtrrx

  • More Roadbed...

    2006-07-21MoreRoadbed.jpg More Roadbed: Starting to look like a railroad! image by jxtrrx

  • Lay First Tr...

    2006-07-22FirstTrack.jpg Lay First Track: The most complicated track areas like this crossover using Atlas Turnouts were done first. image by jxtrrx

  • Install Tort...

    2006-07-23InstallTortoise.jpg Install Tortoises: Tortoise brand controllers will be used to operate turnouts everywhere except in the yard. I\'ll use Atlas tabletop switch machines there because I had them and Tortoises aren\'t that cheap! image by jxtrrx

  • A Test Train...

    2006-07-29FinallyATestTrain.jpg A Test Train! A loop is completed, so a chance for an inaugural test run. I loaded up my favorite rolling stock: Atlas Hart Ballast cars lettered in ATSF and Colo/Wyo. I used both flex and sectional track soldering joints on curves. image by jxtrrx

  • Control Pane...

    2006-07-30ControlPanel.jpg Control Panel: It\'s a free standing console on wheels connected to the layout with a 4\' bundle of wires. Schematic was created in Xtrkcad then laminated. image by jxtrrx

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