HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945

[Dave V]

Maybe they're just jealous of all your fine modeling work?

Heh, I doubt that!

[CRL]

Hey, it’s Railwire. We have to find something to piss & moan about. We can’t let you think it’s perfect, can we? 

[davefoxx]

That idea pooped up once before too somewhere...  It's not a bad one, but since the heavy wall brackets that support the majority of the layout--plus the Ikea cabinetry below Rico--are already semi-gloss white, I went with white for the legs.

It's odd, though, that you guys are objecting so strongly to semi-gloss white benchwork legs.  To me it's exactly how I pictured it in my head.

No f**king way I'm repainting benchwork at this stage of the game!   

EDIT:  I feel like the photos, particularly the way they get washed out when I upload them to TRW (they're much brighter and more vivid on Facebook) don't really convey the space well.  If you're ever along the Front Range you're welcome to experience it in person!

I do also want to reiterate...  This is a layout I've been envisioning for some 30 years from when I started my first HOn3 kit.  For three decades I've pictured this layout in my mind's eye.  I'm fortunate to have the time, resources, and skills to translate that 30-year dream into reality.

I'm not objecting at all to your choice of paint color.  Your description to match the IKEA cabinetry makes perfect sense and is something that I was unaware of.  I also do not recall any prior discussion regarding this subject.  It was just a suggestion and not meant at all to be a "piss and moan."  In fact, I am very jealous of your fine modeling work. 

DFF

P.S. What's the over-under on the number of parts you had left over after you built the IKEA cabinetry? 

[Dave V]

I'm not objecting at all to your choice of paint color.  Your description to match the IKEA cabinetry makes perfect sense and is something that I was unaware of.  I also do not recall any prior discussion regarding this subject.  It was just a suggestion and not meant at all to be a "piss and moan."  In fact, I am very jealous of your fine modeling work. 

DFF

P.S. What's the over-under on the number of parts you had left over after you built the IKEA cabinetry? 

It may not have been here on TRW...  I'm in a number of HOn3/RGS-flavored Facebook groups.  I'm actually not trying to make the benchwork disappear...I designed it to complement the industrial/farmhouse style seen throughout the rest of the house.

As for Ikea, yeah...  I swear, they make sure you have too many of the parts you're not likely to lose or break, but God forbid you lose a wood biscuit or a small screw; they don't give you extra of those!  But I have plenty of unique-can't-use-'em-anywhere-else cam bolts left over!

[johnb]

Dr. Dave, rule number 1....so....

[johnb]

not a fan of Ikea, nothing ever seems to last

[Dave V]

not a fan of Ikea, nothing ever seems to last

I'm no longer a fan of Ikea chairs...they don't stand up to daily use.  But my bookcases and cabinets under the layout see irregularly-enough use that they're doing just fine.  But I agree, Ikea's not up to the task of supporting ample American a$$.

[Dave V]

You know that little inner voice?  Well, mine's an a$$hole.  It's usually there saying things like "still not good enough, loser!" and "you still suck!"  This is the first model railroad endeavor for which all that inner voice can muster is "Yeah, you know what?  Not bad, not bad..."  I consider that a win.

[Chris333]

I hear about Ikea all over the interwebs, but we don't have one around here so I've never owned or even saw any of their stuff.

[johnb]

I'm no longer a fan of Ikea chairs...they don't stand up to daily use.  But my bookcases and cabinets under the layout see irregularly-enough use that they're doing just fine.  But I agree, Ikea's not up to the task of supporting ample American a$$.

their dressers don't hold up well....my layout is supported by modified Ikea dresser drawers and the top of the benchwork are the sides of a dresser, hence the odd dementions

[CRL]

You built this layout in a very short period of time in comparison to how long it takes most modelers. That resulted in a very consistent look throughout the layout. Most of us mere mortals take much longer which results in an uneven look to the layout since our modeling tends to improve (hopefully) as we progress through the layout. This makes the early part of the layout looking worse than the later parts of the layout.

If we’re lucky, the errors & omissions from the early stages of the layout are mostly cosmetic and can be corrected using the skills acquired during the process. If we’re unlucky, the substructure, track work or the electrical is screwed up and it impacts the entire layout and isn’t an easy cosmetic fix.

Again, well done.

[Steveruger45]

You built this layout in a very short period of time in comparison to how long it takes most modelers. That resulted in a very consistent look throughout the layout. Most of us mere mortals take much longer which results in an uneven look to the layout since our modeling tends to improve (hopefully) as we progress through the layout. This makes the early part of the layout looking worse than the later parts of the layout.

If we’re lucky, the errors & omissions from the early stages of the layout are mostly cosmetic and can be corrected using the skills acquired during the process. If we’re unlucky, the substructure, track work or the electrical is screwed up and it impacts the entire layout and isn’t an easy cosmetic fix.

Again, well done.

So very true.  I try to console myself that the differences in early to later in my layout add character.  But I really know I’m kidding myself. 😒

[Dave V]

I was bummed to find out that the Durango Press Fairmont speeder is almost a scale foot too wide for the doorways on the Builders in Scale Lizard Head section house... One of them must be wrong! Well...I “shaved” the roof a bit to park it in the section shed but I’m not sure I like it.



I did more detailing in Ridgway Yard.

[Chris333]

Standard gauge problems.

[Dave V]

Standard gauge problems.

That was my thought.  The gauge is 3' but since they make a nearly identical one in HO standard, it might use some of the same castings.