G scale Train in The Yard. Rock Creek Railroad. Update 09-02-18

Great start. Nice area close to the house for good viewing. Good luck.

Sheesh. You should have seen my first attempt. A basic oval.

After your description I wasn't expecting that! Very nice. (although you had a bobcat.... )

Joe

Ha, The bob cat is nice , and I have more plans for it as well.

10 tons of 1/2 crushed rock is coming.

Larry

 Your lucky! (for the bobcat)

I was lucky for my nephew's help. He's a bull. Unfortunately, he moved away.

So now the rock comes a few buckets at a time. It's all good.

Larry you sure have opened a can of worms there! It sure is going to be fun watching your build, if it is just a fraction of your O in the shop, it will be great! I will be fallowing!

Thanks Mike

Oh it will be fun and funny.

Larry with that size skid steer  you could make it larger 

Larry, that's a great start.  I think you're moving along quite nicely.  And as far as winging it, may garden railway is twenty-five years old and I'm still winging it.....LOL   I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.  

This is going to be a fun ride. 

Hey if those wires are still connected somewhere, you can use for pump and lights for pond. Also perhaps power to the layout.

Greg

Larry,

Please tell Nancy that I am sooooo sorry for helping you down this G scale path!!!  This is unreal and will definitely be a show stopper like your O Scale layout already is.  Looking forward to seeing it in person on the way to and from York.  The LGB and USA trains will look awesome with that level of a run.

Hope that you kept the fountain etc for what it looked like before was great.

See ya soon.

David

You're really off to a great start Larry !

Hi all, here is this end of the week story on  "Train in the Yard"

1st, I sure appreciate the support it really does create a lot of motivating adrenalin. Especially a one man construction  company.lol Thank you.

These stud muffins on u-tube showing how easy it is to put a liner pond in your back yard??? they need a ***  whooping!   Course it's my own stupid fault for thinking I could swing a pick and shovel as well as they could....NOT at 70.   I would have filled it in already , except upper management overruled.  ....

She had a shovel in her hand

Clem: no way is it gonna get bigger. lol

Greg:  I'll be putting is a dedicated circuit for the pond, led pond lights and the led landscaping lights. Also a separate circuit for the trains. That you see is abandon TV cable.

Dave: I'm so ready for your visit and our trip to York.

Here is the 10 tons of crushed 1/2 rock delivered. Doesn't that look like wheelbarrow fun?

Oh lets not forgot 45 bags of colored pond rock. You know they don't have the nerve to put how much one bag weighs. I'll tell you it's about 50 plus lbs

Of course not only the light pole dug up in the pond but TV lines and now a old galvanized water line.

This is where I stopped. I'm about half done and about half alive as well.

And I can mess up any thing!!!!!

And since this is a family site I won't show me sucking down several Coors light silver bullets.

Have a good weekend and Easter everyone.

Larry

Still having fun

Larry Sr. posted:

Hi all, here is this end of the week story on  "Train in the Yard"

1st, I sure appreciate the support it really does create a lot of motivating adrenalin. Especially a one man construction  company.lol Thank you.

These stud muffins on u-tube showing how easy it is to put a liner pond in your back yard??? they need a ***  whooping!   Course it's my own stupid fault for thinking I could swing a pick and shovel as well as they could....NOT at 70.   I would have filled it in already , except upper management overruled.  ....

She had a shovel in her hand

Clem: no way is it gonna get bigger. lol

Greg:  I'll be putting is a dedicated circuit for the pond, led pond lights and the led landscaping lights. Also a separate circuit for the trains. That you see is abandon TV cable.

Dave: I'm so ready for your visit and our trip to York.

 

Here is the 10 tons of crushed 1/2 rock delivered. Doesn't that look like wheelbarrow fun?

Oh lets not forgot 45 bags of colored pond rock. You know they don't have the nerve to put how much one bag weighs. I'll tell you it's about 50 plus lbs

Of course not only the light pole dug up in the pond but TV lines and now a old galvanized water line.

This is where I stopped. I'm about half done and about half alive as well.

And I can mess up any thing!!!!!

And since this is a family site I won't show me sucking down several Coors light silver bullets.

Have a good weekend and Easter everyone.

Larry

Still having fun

 

Larry, you the MAN! I was just telling Cabinet Bob that I was outside shoveling dirt for the new train room addition and at my age I need a dam MACHINE that I can just put my Fat A** in and pull levers with a beer holder for the silver bullets! Then comes along Larry at 70 showing up a guy in his 50's! You sure know how to make a guy feel good!

Now to the good news, I think your doing a great Job and I sure am glad the boss said you have to keep going! Your going to like it better in the long run! Keep up the GREAT WORK!

Mike you funny,   and I do have a few machines but that darn pond has to be hand dug to complete.

Besides I take a lot of breaks.

Reminds me of a old Toby Keith song: I am  good once as I always was,  BUT,  not always good as I once was .

Something like that.lol

Larry

I've been thinking about trying this too.  Gonna watch and learn.  Looks like it will be a lot of fun!

<Best Homer voice>  "Ummmm...Bob-caat!"

Bryan

Larry Sr. posted:

Mike you funny,   and I do have a few machines but that darn pond has to be hand dug to complete.

Besides I take a lot of breaks.

Reminds me of a old Toby Keith song: I am  good once as I always was,  BUT,  not always good as I once was .

Something like that.lol

Larry

Yep, but those days are far and few between!

Guys/gals

Don't give up on me . No improvements since last week end when I took Easter off.

It has rained every single day since. Reminds me of a South East Asia monsoon season. I put a tarp in the hole last week and it has a unbelievable amount of water in it .

Have my plants, soil , rock and everything else for the pond to complete the mission except clear skies.

So , it's Sunday and  heck with it I'm packing for York .

Larry

PS I'll BE BACK

As they say, if you ever need rain, just start a project that involves dirt work and digging. Works every time!  

Hopefully, it will stop one of these days pretty soon so you can continue your project.

Can tell that it is going to look great!  Nice assortment of plants/flowers for the garden.  Will look sharp with the USA and LGB running through it!

 Green with envy ...always have been since seeing E joe's outdoor layout and now Larry's. My G power sits on powered track shelves..a remote turns all lights on.

Larry, looks like you have everything you need, I bet its going to look wonderful! I know what you mean about the weather, were here in North Dakota and it 30 degrees outside right now.

.......

my layout started outside as a dogbone...

Hi All

Willie Gee powered shelves VERY NICE!

Mike 30 degrees not nice !

Joe, Always looking at your trains. And thanks for your continued help.

Glad to see Davy back at it. He is a hard act to follow  He's the real thing and I'm the homie store version.lol

Been a while. The rain is still really slowing me down. I am so far behind because of it.  But it makes the gardens grow here so my dry days will get here eventually.

Easter was great and my second trip to York was fantastic. Looking for G buildings I did good 11 new Pola models,  2 new Piko and a new Aristo water tower . All at a O gauge train show.

I swore no remote on this and after meeting those engineers at the MTH display I went to the DARK side.

He, over time convinced me WiFi  with my I pad was a piece of cake So I dragged home a  complete DCS set and the WiFi box. Good Grief!! And to beat all I ordered a G Veterans Dash 8 when I got home

The materials are 90% here to finish this "Train in the Yard" project if it ever stops raining

Here is a few things moving somewhat forward when I had a dry day and no mud.

1st after the pond was dug a coat of play sand . Ran out of white and used yellow.

Then the under lament and 45 mil liner on top of it.

Then I just had to put some water in it and test the future water fall.

It actually looks like it might work We will see

A little bit of work on the 1st flower bed. Long way to go.

ORANGE a train, a train, a train, SOMEDAY! lol

Here is a picture of some of the York goodies.

Well take care until next update.

Larry

Larry Sr. posted:

Hi All

Willie Gee powered shelves VERY NICE!

Mike 30 degrees not nice !

Joe, Always looking at your trains. And thanks for your continued help.

Glad to see Davy back at it. He is a hard act to follow  He's the real thing and I'm the homie store version.lol

Been a while. The rain is still really slowing me down. I am so far behind because of it.  But it makes the gardens grow here so my dry days will get here eventually.

Easter was great and my second trip to York was fantastic. Looking for G buildings I did good 11 new Pola models,  2 new Piko and a new Aristo water tower . All at a O gauge train show.

I swore no remote on this and after meeting those engineers at the MTH display I went to the DARK side.

He, over time convinced me WiFi  with my I pad was a piece of cake So I dragged home a  complete DCS set and the WiFi box. Good Grief!! And to beat all I ordered a G Veterans Dash 8 when I got home

 

The materials are 90% here to finish this "Train in the Yard" project if it ever stops raining

Here is a few things moving somewhat forward when I had a dry day and no mud.

1st after the pond was dug a coat of play sand . Ran out of white and used yellow.

Then the under lament and 45 mil liner on top of it.

Then I just had to put some water in it and test the future water fall.

It actually looks like it might work We will see

A little bit of work on the 1st flower bed. Long way to go.

ORANGE a train, a train, a train, SOMEDAY! lol

Here is a picture of some of the York goodies.

 

Well take care until next update.

Larry

Hi Larry, I think its looking great! Water is running, no leaks, flower bed in, heck your off and running! In now time you will be out there laying track with a silver bullet next to you! LOL

Looks Excellent!

Looks good, its fun to watch your progress.

Hi all

Probably figured I been real lazy, NOT. It was more rain but I have a few picture that don't look like much but there is a lot of work hours.

Because the small pond took more room than planed I was able to bargain for a additional  100 plus square foot  land purchase. that's good. Having to move Big brick not so good

And a good note between you and me it's getting me real close to the   O gauge train room.

Be nice if I could just run that Big Boy G scale right into my train room. lol   work in progress! ,,,,,,,

, you know what I mean if ya been married over 45 years. hee

Any way here is a few photos to show the view off the porch I was wanting and the layout in progress.

Have a great Holiday weekend all.

Semper Fidelis

Larry

Echo 2/5 67and 68

new land deal

Above you can see the building on the right is  close to the train room. devious old man I am

view off the back porch.

Larry, Things are looking just GREAT! I hope you are taking the weekend to relax and honor yourself and the rest who have served and serving now! Its a good weekend to take time and spend it with family and friends!

Semper Fi!

That sure looks like a lot of progress to me!! I would still be sitting in one of those nice comfortable looking chairs on the porch with a cold beverage, pondering (no pun intended) the next move.

It's looking very nice, and I'm certain it'll be even nicer when finished. 

Just about done with this plants and pond stuff and getting ready to start wiring, then track , building models.  The real fun projects.

Of course it's in between honey do projects this time of year. You all probably know what that's like.

Just a few pictures for this past week.

Larry   still having fun

Whoa, very nice work.

Yes it is! The pond and other landscaping looks great!

This is really coming along great  

Everything is looking just wonderful Larry! Of course I would not expect any less from a MARINE! LOL

Larry,

That is amazing work that you are doing there.  I bet Nancy is thrilled for you to learn of G scale!!!  LOL.

In all seriousness, you have come a long way since I was there for our York trip.  Glad you have sent the rains of Erwin our way for needed it.  Can't wait to see the first setup later this summer of your first run.

David

Hi all

The train Yard Project Goes On

Here is what was done this past week . Once again not impressive but lots of hidden hours.  At least for a old guy. ha

Plant's are done thank goodness. The boss is happy

Weed barrier all put down.

Then wire , wire and more wire to have all the electrical completed.

We are talking a inner (About 140' + sides24') and outer loop (105 + sides 24' ) with 6 isolated switch controlled sections, 8 remote  switches. Not counting auxiliary wire (100') placements extras for expansions . hee  she don't know about.

All to hopefully be very user friendly with MTH DCS WiFi One Gauge DC trains.

Yea I know boy I'm pushing my luck. lol But it's fun trying!

The permanent 20 amp  circuit  for the pond and it's accessories is completed.

The dedicated 20 amp circuit is almost done for the train consol. Just have to tie it into the mail panel .

You can see in the pictures where the circuitry will all meet . Tried to keep it all neat with pretty colors.LOL

Believe it or not the plan is for the major components to be portable and never involved in  weather.

You will see that later HOPEFULLY. lol

Still having Fun

Larry

PS    Next week 6 plus ton of small rock with  to spread with a WHEEL BARROW t.

SOOOOOO much fun to look forward to , right ? Perfect exercise .

It is really more organized that the looks.

In under the deck to the main control panel.

Look at the pretty colors . hee

Spider web big time.

Finished GFI outlet for the pond and it's accessories.

Tried to make it look neat.

You have more wires than I do!

Great work on keeping them straight and labeled clearly.

Stuff that I thought I would remember, I had to go back and label for identifying later.

Larry, its looking just wonderful! Just keep your old arms moving with the rake and shovel! O I almost forgot, it doesn't work for everyone, but I have had good luck with it. Once you start moving your rock with the wheel barrow, stop and take a drink of a nice cold one between loads. For some reason it makes things move so smooth! LOL