Mianne Benchwork

Mianne offers second leve! Benchwork in their catalog of you can get them to make a custom job to your specifications.  I divided my plan into three sections and am buying three kits to save cost on custom build and divide my total cost into three payments.  I have one built and one on order to be delivered after they are back from York.  

I found it fairly easy to build a second level on top of my section that will be two stacked turn back loops.  I don't have access to my photographs right now.  I can post them tomorrow, but if you look at the last couple pages of my topic in my signature line you can see what I mean.  I'll check back in tomorrow.

Hi Mark, very timely post. Please do post some pictures. I will be using Mianne for my new layout and look forward to working with Tim on my design

Paul

Yes, here they are.  These first two are the Mianne benchwork for the lower turnback loop.  Standard Mianne construction.  This loop will be hidden but I will have access with removable fascia.

I want to build the town of Thomas, West Virginia on the upper loop.  The town is built on a hillside going up from the Western Maryland Railway below.  (It is a rails to trails trail now.)  The town will be built up over the back part of the loop.  So I built this frame of 1x2 poplar I found at Lowes.  Then I supported it with 5 sections of 2x2 poplar.  I really spent very little on that limited quantity of the poplar.

The track will come off the loop behind the track on the lower loop, so I will just need risers for it to get up the grade from the yet to be built benchwork.

Here you can see I will have access to rerail trains and clean track.  I really thought this was easier than getting Tim Foley to do something custom.

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