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Don, 

Here are a few photos of my locomotive service area “in progress”...  The roundhouse was built using IHC engine house kits, bashed over a wood frame of scale 24” timbers cut on a table saw.

The coaling/sand tower was scratch built by a friend.  I added the chute/gate, sand pipe detail.

The control tower is an O scale ITLA laser kit I built with a custom Interior—gear kit.

The Roebling gon I painted an decaled on an Atlas gon—-hauling out scrap from the facility.

last but not least, the turntable is a Bowser, with a custom drive that my friend designed using off the shelf gears, motor, shaft <$100! 

@Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

That is one very nice photo!

Here's mine. Don

Don, Dave, and Rail Scale,

Very impressive facilities. What is the size of your layout and what is the size of the area containing your service facility?

 Thank you 

@Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

Don, 

Here are a few photos of my locomotive service area “in progress”...  The roundhouse was built using IHC engine house kits, bashed over a wood frame of scale 24” timbers cut on a table saw.

The coaling/sand tower was scratch built by a friend.  I added the chute/gate, sand pipe detail.

The control tower is an O scale ITLA laser kit I built with a custom Interior—gear kit.

The Roebling gon I painted an decaled on an Atlas gon—-hauling out scrap from the facility.

last but not least, the turntable is a Bowser, with a custom drive that my friend designed using off the shelf gears, motor, shaft <$100! 

WOW! If I can do a fraction of this, I'd be thrilled! What inspiring work!

Thanks.

Don

@scale rail posted:

Here's mine. Don

Super! I love this! And WHEN THE HECK did everyone become such good photographers?

Don

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Don, Dave, and Rail Scale,

Very impressive facilities. What is the size of your layout and what is the size of the area containing your service facility?

 Thank you 

Jay, the layout is about 16x17 feet. Engine servicing is roughly 8x7

Don, you just made my day. My overall dimensions will be similar to yours. And I know I can carve out a suitable facility. Please post additional photos!

Thanks

Jay

Don M, thank you. I did film and video for 36 years. Don

Guys, 

first let me thank you for the positive reinforcement !   The old adage applies: a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  (forward is always a good direction...)

I’ve been at this layout since we built our home, in 2006.  But I had collections or articles and internet downloads as well as a dozen “advisors” in an operations group.  My layout is about 32 x 56 and the locomotive service area is 5 x 11.  I’m adding a  a diesel house soon.  If you need any detailed photos let me know.  I didn’t mention that the ash hoist is from Crescent Locomotive Works....

I use a mix of polymeric sand and actual rail yard sifted dirt for the ground, but that needs work. I like your 8x7 space.  That will serve you well!

We alternate operating session locations but when we’re here, one person is assigned to the loco service hostler job.  Fun!

Don

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Don, you just made my day. My overall dimensions will be similar to yours. And I know I can carve out a suitable facility. Please post additional photos!

Thanks

Jay

Well, the last thing I would recommend is copying anything I have done! I have taken every shortcut possible and thrown standards out the door. Not good. Last night I almost finished laying out the service area. I have done the whole layout by eye--no computer and hardly any pencil or paper. I bought all the track and switches I thought I'd need and just started laying them out on the platform. I've had to rip things out and re-do things sometimes. But overall it hasn't gone too badly. 

Lots of bridges. But the part that got cut from my original goals was staging. I was originally going to have staging yards under the layout. But I just decided my tired old 67 year old body would not enjoy the work. So I gave up staging. I suspect that decision will make operations shall we say....uh...."less interesting" than they otherwise could have been. But I just couldn't face the "under the table" work. L-A-Z-Y-r-me. 

My primary goal is simple--to get it into the fun-to-run stage before I meet my maker. I don't expect it will ever be done, nor do I want it to be. I like building. So Lord please just let me run some trains and smell the smoke and hear the 567's whine. I'll be fine with that.

Don

@Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

Guys, 

first let me thank you for the positive reinforcement !   The old adage applies: a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  (forward is always a good direction...)

I’ve been at this layout since we built our home, in 2006.  But I had collections or articles and internet downloads as well as a dozen “advisors” in an operations group.  My layout is about 32 x 56 and the locomotive service area is 5 x 11.  I’m adding a  a diesel house soon.  If you need any detailed photos let me know.  I didn’t mention that the ash hoist is from Crescent Locomotive Works....

I use a mix of polymeric sand and actual rail yard sifted dirt for the ground, but that needs work. I like your 8x7 space.  That will serve you well!

We alternate operating session locations but when we’re here, one person is assigned to the loco service hostler job.  Fun!

Don

32 by 56 !?!? Ye GADS. I can't even imagine the workload involved in that. I am happy with this. There's lots to complain about. But I just tell myself to stop whining and get to work.

Thanks for your kind reply.

Don

I had only a tiny corner available for a diesel service facility. I squeezed something in, with the help of a little mirror magic:

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Unfortunately, I have no room for a turntable/roundhouse, but them engines still need to be serviced

Here's how it's done in Europe...

This the plan you referred to ?