The Sydney Project 08: First of the lower ramps

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Ай бұрын

Last week, I worked on benchwork on both sides of the room. This time, I'll create the first of the long ramps up from the lower staging yard.
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@Railway_Terrace_modelling 28 күн бұрын

Never underestimate the ingenuity of a bloke in his shed! Makes me want to rebuild my whole layout 😅

@craigsummers131 Ай бұрын

appreciate you showing the problems and how you resolve them , more knowledge for us mere mortals.

@CajonSub Ай бұрын

Wow, your benchwork is amazing! It’s so clean and neat. Very impressive, thank you for sharing. - Steve

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@chrisbarr1359 Ай бұрын

The client in Sydney must have an airplane hanger to house this layout!

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

No, just a purpose-built basement under his garage and back-yard.

@davidcox5289 Ай бұрын

Impressive build ! Such skill in knowing how to achieve what you do...

@randydobson1863 Ай бұрын

Hi Mpeterll & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mpeterll & Friends Randy

@bean5629 Ай бұрын

If I ever win the Lottery, I would hire you at double your asking.

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

If I ever win the win the lottery, it'll be a mistake because I never buy tickets.

@carolinerogers1057 Ай бұрын

Great video as usual

@PeterTillman3 Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@kenhoganson9481 Ай бұрын

Please go see your doc: You are breathing hard with just walking and talking. Great layout and good video.

@charlesemerson6763 Ай бұрын

Lovely work. Every time I see your benchwork I wonder why did I go with L girder then I remember how expensive plywood is a sheet down here.

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

L-girder is no good for a double-deck layout or for anything that may need to be relocated.

@legotrainchris Ай бұрын

It'll take a while to get trains in and out of the lower staging - that's a loooong run! I imagine the other end will be similar.

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

That's only the overflow staging area, for trains that don't run very often. The main staging yard is directly above it, accessed without long hidden runs.

@MU-2 Ай бұрын

What are the dimensions of your work space?

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

It's a 40x60' shop building (about 39x59 inside) I made a series of videos covering the construction of it last year.

@peterthornton8520 Ай бұрын

Great video again. Shows even the best get it wrong sometimes. Great correction though. Cheers

@derekalexander4030 Ай бұрын

Your benchwork, especially the two level joists, are amazing. What glue do you use to install the foam to the wood and is it the same glue to adhere the track to the foam road bed you sell and would you use the same glue if you were using cork?

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

The foam I'm using is the same stuff that I sell on my web-site. It doesn't need glue as it has a peel-n-stick adhesive backing. I don't use cork, It has a tendency to swell up during the ballasting operation.

@derekalexander4030 Ай бұрын

@@mpeterll what glue do you use to attach the track to the foam bed?

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

@@derekalexander4030 It's a product called "Crafter's Pick", available from Hobby Lobby.

@daveh7945 Ай бұрын

I'm surprised you have modified some levels to use for specific grades so you don't need to guess

@richlungren8860 Ай бұрын

Have you considered a digital level to set on top of your long level and using shims/blocks to get the desired 'Grade'?

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

No, but I might look into them sometime.

@bobfuller Ай бұрын

@@mpeterll highly recommended. They will be a huge time saver for you.

@mpeterll Ай бұрын

@@bobfuller Since the first recommendation, I have already purchased one. There will however be several more months worth of videos before it will make an appearance.