My Train room

Great job!

Peter

Looks great - great idea and even better execution! Very excited to see your progress as your layout develops!

Train "room"? Love it!

I'm jealous, my town prohibits buildings like this if you already have a free standing garage, Heck, even a shed over 80 sq ft needs approval and a variance.

Blake, it looks great!  All ready to move in!!

Mark Boyce posted:

Blake, it looks great!  All ready to move in!!

Not quite Mark!  Pecking on it a little at a time.  We have insulation installed and will be hanging Sheetrock next week.

Blake

That sounds like good progress!!

Blake, I thought I saw something in the post that you’re in NC ???......if so, where about??....I’m in eastern NC....your building looks great!!!....you’ll sure have something real nice when done!!..........Pat

harmonyards posted:

Blake, I thought I saw something in the post that you’re in NC ???......if so, where about??....I’m in eastern NC....your building looks great!!!....you’ll sure have something real nice when done!!..........Pat

Pat,  I live in Nashville just east of Raleigh.

Lionelski posted:

Train "room"? Love it!

I'm jealous, my town prohibits buildings like this if you already have a free standing garage, Heck, even a shed over 80 sq ft needs approval and a variance.

John,  that why I live out in the country.  

Blake

Blake Morris posted:

harmonyards posted:

Blake, I thought I saw something in the post that you’re in NC ???......if so, where about??....I’m in eastern NC....your building looks great!!!....you’ll sure have something real nice when done!!..........Pat

Pat,  I live in Nashville just east of Raleigh.

You ain’t too terribly far from me Blake, I’m in Shiloh, just outside of Elizabeth City....we’ll have to get together someday!...........Pat

harmonyards posted:

Blake Morris posted:

harmonyards posted:

Blake, I thought I saw something in the post that you’re in NC ???......if so, where about??....I’m in eastern NC....your building looks great!!!....you’ll sure have something real nice when done!!..........Pat

Pat,  I live in Nashville just east of Raleigh.

You ain’t too terribly far from me Blake, I’m in Shiloh, just outside of Elizabeth City....we’ll have to get together someday!...........Pat

Sounds like a plan!

Lookin' good, the new home for the trains!

Diverging Clear posted:

tncentrr posted:

Maybe you could put up a train order semaphore in the front? 

That's a WRRS Automatic Flagman~"Wig Wag".

Rusty

Wonder where I could get a semaphore?

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Lookin' good, the new home for the trains!

Sure am trying John!  I would like to have this finished and my layout in place before the Christmas season.

Just scrolled through your thread Blake. I'm very jealous to say the least. 

Best of luck getting everything done. Looks like you are well on your way. I recognized Ken's work immediately. He does great plans and he is about to start his own build soon too. 

Don't forget low voltage wire for TV and network wiring. Gotta have internet access it there. 

I'm in the northeast, we have to go down 3' minimum to be below the frost line, only having to go 12" is great. 

Bob

RSJB18 posted:

Just scrolled through your thread Blake. I'm very jealous to say the least. 

Best of luck getting everything done. Looks like you are well on your way. I recognized Ken's work immediately. He does great plans and he is about to start his own build soon too. 

Don't forget low voltage wire for TV and network wiring. Gotta have internet access it there. 

I'm in the northeast, we have to go down 3' minimum to be below the frost line, only having to go 12" is great. 

Bob

 

Thanks Bob!

I have great wireless internet coverage and I don’t care to much for TV so I didn't wire for that.  This room is for me to get away from all the bad news surrounding us today.  Out there,  it’s all about trains and nothing else.  

Blake

Blake, I have one, but, it's not for sale. You could try e-bay or Discover Live Steam, they usually have real railroad signals listed, but the prices are sometimes down right ridiculous. Along with being pick up only, because of the size and weight of them, that can also make it unfeasible to purchase. I've actually bought signal stuff that was close enough I could pick it up personally from the seller.

I like your new train room, and, I hope that you can find a signal that would look good in front of your train room depot. You also may consider doing some research and build your own, scaled down to size, to fit the size and proportions of your building. 

Rusty

Blake Morris posted:

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Lookin' good, the new home for the trains!

Sure am trying John!  I would like to have this finished and my layout in place before the Christmas season.

Me too Blake, and I actually have a room for the layout. 

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Blake Morris posted:

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Lookin' good, the new home for the trains!

Sure am trying John!  I would like to have this finished and my layout in place before the Christmas season.

Me too Blake, and I actually have a room for the layout. 

Really don’t know where you find the time for your own layout while fixing everyone else’s trains.  

Blake Morris posted:

Really don’t know where you find the time for your own layout while fixing everyone else’s trains.  

The short answer is, apparently I don't find the time!

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Blake Morris posted:

Really don’t know where you find the time for your own layout while fixing everyone else’s trains.  

The short answer is, apparently I don't find the time!

Lol

A gift from my wife for the new train room.

Getting into the short rows!!

Very cool, you're getting close!

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Very cool, you're getting close!

Thanks John!  This heat down here has made things slow going,  but we’ll get there.

Blake

Looks great Blake, nice train building!  Thanks for the progress updates!  -Ken

Ken-Oscale posted:

Looks great Blake, nice train building!  Thanks for the progress updates!  -Ken

Thanks Ken!  I can’t wait to get started on the layout that you designed me.

Blake

Speaking of the heat, are you sure a 16,000 btu AC will do the job?  Even with good insulation that seems to be pushing it.  In south Texas it would not work. One Ton equals 12,000 btu.

We were through TN about a month ago on the way to Michigan and stopped at an antique shop in Hazel, KY.  It might be a good place to look for RR items if you like road trips.

Nice building

I am definitely doing this in my next life!

Hey Blake! Remember me? I had that troublesome H-10. Love the new space! Cant wait to see the progression. 

Robert

Robert N posted:

Hey Blake! Remember me? I had that troublesome H-10. Love the new space! Cant wait to see the progression. 

Robert

Hi Robert!  Yes,  I do remember and I hope all is well now!  Thanks for your reply and I do hope to be in before the end of October.

Blake

hokie71 posted:

I am definitely doing this in my next life!

That was funny!

Blake

Bill DeBrooke posted:

Speaking of the heat, are you sure a 16,000 btu AC will do the job?  Even with good insulation that seems to be pushing it.  In south Texas it would not work. One Ton equals 12,000 btu.

We were through TN about a month ago on the way to Michigan and stopped at an antique shop in Hazel, KY.  It might be a good place to look for RR items if you like road trips.

Hi Bill!

Its actually a 17,800 btu and yes,  it gets really cold in there with this unit.

Blake

Blake,

What is a 8 x 12 x 8 layout? What size layout is the picture you posted?

Thanks,

dennis32

dennis32 posted:

Blake,

What is a 8 x 12 x 8 layout? What size layout is the picture you posted?

Thanks,

dennis32

Dennis,

Its 8 feet deep on the left by 12 feet wide by 8 feet deep on the right.

Blake

Blake,

Can you post the AnyRail file for Ken's 8x12x8 layout?

Thanks,

Dennis32

dennis32 posted:

Blake,

Can you post the AnyRail file for Ken's 8x12x8 layout?

Thanks,

Dennis32

 

Dennis,

I don’t have the actual file, but you could contact Ken by his email and ask if he would send it to you.

Blake

Ok my fellow railroadians,  with the exception painting the trim on the outside post,  installing a storm door and a dead bolt,  my train room is officially finished.  Now on to Mianne for some benchwork.