The Track Plan

From my previous post you can see that I had finished the layout room. While I was finishing the room I was busy working on a track plan. I didn't do anything with the ceiling except hang some work light's. My plan for the room is to build most of or try and build all the bench work for the two levels and then start track. Well so far that has be going just great. I have a few places were I have to lay the track as I go, other wise I cant put in the track. The ceiling will be installed once I have the upper levels bench work done and I know were every thing will be. The ceiling will be ceiling tiles and it will follow the valance around the layout.

 Main Level

 Second Level

 

 

The entrance to the room will be a swing gate which I have yet to figure out how I'm going to build it. There will be no duck under's. Over the year that I have made these plans, thing's have changed and will probably change while I'm building. Nothing is 100%. As you can see I have a lot to build. Thankfully I have some great help. The two main people that help are Paul B. He had a great layout the Green Bay & Western that can been seen here https://www.youtube.com/user/rockton160807/videos. Just recently he bought a basement with a house on it and will be starting all over again soon. My other helper is Alex. He models the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Ry that can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/user/Thbfan401/videos So with there help and the help of a few other people, my six year old son and a resent addition to our group of friend's a gentleman by the name of Jordan who has joined us,we have started to build the C&NW in HO scale in my basement. So follow along as we progress.

The Begining

Welcome to my blog.

Here I will be displaying photo's and some how-to's of what I'm up to. Well I'm building a layout based on the C&NW in and around Milwaukee Wisconsin.

• My layout room is 15' W x 26'1/2" L
• Era is 1989
• Scale HO
• Main line Switch's are all #8
• Yard's and siding switch's #6
• Mainline Code 83
• Siding's Code 70
• Industries Code 70 and some 55

Here are a few picture's of the room while I was finishing it. I started the room in 2012.
The room is insulated with Roxul and safe in sound in the ceiling and inside walls to help with the noise of the saw.

Below is what the room liked like in October 2013.
As you can see all the walls are finished and I have installed a sub floor in the room.