10/27/07
I haven’t updated in a while but I’m moving along with it.
In the background you can see across the aisle to where the yard will be. Right now it’s holding my saw and grinder.
Today we picked out where the bridges are going and what types and got those odered. I cut away some of […]
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by quinn
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From 10/17/07
Now that I’ve got the base in place I’ve moved on the starting the structures that have their feet in the pond. I can see in the photos that I need to touch up a few spots with stain.
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by quinn
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From 10/15/07
The next step was building and installing the dam. It has to be measured against the base since the size depends on how you choose to cut your pond.
Here it is in place where it’s going on my layout. Ignore that mess in the background. Things are getting cluttered and cleaning up is […]
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by quinn
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From 10/13/07
I got the base put together today. It was easy enough to do but I really hate working with hot glue. It always sets up long before I want it to.
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by quinn
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I’ve been remiss about updating! Here are a bunch of posts all at once.
I had a question about the layout of the track around the mill and posted it to the RL-
This is the map of the area:
As you can see the track (the curved dashed line) appears to loop around the mill and exit […]
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by quinn
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I finished the Rough Drying Shed today. I was hoping to have it done by the weekend because the next step is to start laying out the base and you need to have the structures complete to this point to do that.
I wanted to post this first picture because it shows an area where […]
Posted on October 12th, 2007 by quinn
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I had some time Sunday and yesterday morning before work so I was able to get the boiler house completed.
If I’ve learned one thing from the Railroad Line forum it’s that you can never have too many squares.
It’s just propped against the old mill here:
Posted on October 9th, 2007 by quinn
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Last weekend I made the double crossover:
You make two halves and then solder the two halves together. I’ve got the first half mostly done and I’m really pleased with the way it came out. I had just washed it when I took this photo (with my new Canon XTI!) so it has some water drops […]
Posted on October 6th, 2007 by quinn
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I made a lot of progress this week.
The craft paint looks fine and I’m happy I went with it rather than the solvent.
With the sides done I’ve moved on to the front and back. I’ve been working for an hour or so before work in the morning and then sometimes I get in […]
Posted on October 6th, 2007 by quinn
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