Dempsey

Can anyone provide me with the measured height of a fert wagon from the base of the sleepers of the rail to the top of the wagon? I don't have any at present and need it to insure I have clearance for a bridge I'm building on my layout. Thanks in advance

Progress has been slow since my last post. The two building are complete in so far as the major work and painting has been done. All that remains is some of the roofing detail and drainpipes etc. Track wise I'm happy with the track plan and have begun laying down the cork roadbed with 60 percent done. As I will be using kadee couplers I've begun siting and testing magnets to try remove the hand of god for exhibitions when uncoupling. This as been a try and error approach between finding the right dimensions and strength. Once that is finalised I'll begin wiring and laying the track and points. Your thoughts as always are appreciated. Chris

Take two. Taking the lessons learned from the first and wanting to push myself I choose to build a second. Adding internal details,wiring, ammo creates, folded up seats, fast rope on the rear ramp and flag before mounting on a painted base which is painted to mimic the aircraft park where the 160th is based in the states

Brilliant from start to finish

It's turning into the centre piece of the layout. I'm enjoying the amount of scratch building that will have to be completed for the layout.

Unfortunately it will be covered over. The way the fert pallets are set up to the right is to give the impression of being full while covering the wiring which will come up through the base for the internal lighting. When I started building it, i did so with the intention that you would only be able to view in through the side door. A way to draw in the eye towards hidden details. I can't help looking at "ground" level inside myself when working on the building. I usually come away with another bit of detail I'd like to add.

Some small amount of progress on the internal details within the large goods shed.

Layout update. Building progress continues slowly. The second building is effectively a low relief building with the remainder being off layout. The main building has had an overhanging shelter (not finished) fit with the addition of a IRM forklift to handle the loading/unloading duties of fert wagons.

NS and CSX will not be impressed . Some American power will be on my target list in the future.

Didn't know Union Pacific had trackage rights at Tara

That is a brilliant idea and one I had not considered. It is definitely worth looking into for sure.

Thanks very much. I think the plastic card I used was from a brand call green stuff including the block work overlay.

Have a set just waiting weathering. I'm really enjoying building it.

Update. The first two pictures show the work to the internal scene within the large shed. Not yet finished awaiting figures, forklift, lighting and drums and pallets. The second pair of pictures show the shed with its basic paint applied and a test fit and clearance test of the canopy which over hangs the first track.

There are a few more jobs to do internally before work begins on the outside such a the floor and detailing but overall for a first stretch build I'm delighted so far.

Some more work done today. This saw the addition of an internal wall which I noticed from the reference video. Painting of the visible wall which you will only be able to see after the roof is fitted.

Thank you very much Rob. I'm happy with the progress so far. Lots more to come.

Layout Update. Today was spent constructing the sub structure of the large shed which will be central to the Layout

Excellent

Beautiful weathering

Where or how would you go about trying to find building plans specifically for the above mentioned. While I have a video of yard operations to draw from I don't know to what measurements to scale down from to begin building the structures. Any help would be appreciated thanks Chris

Spent this morning cutting track and working out the building footprints (the white paper)

Much appreciated thank you

For some perspective here are three keg wagons on one of the storage sidings I've been searching following your suggestion. Any idea where it might still be available as I've come up empty? Slow and steady rob, slow and steady

With most of the track having arrived save for the last three remaining pieces the track plan has begun to reach it's final stage. Some slight changes have been with some lengthening of curtain sections to expand the width as it seems too comprised. I think even though the changes are slight it makes a huge difference.