CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

[C855B]

I am so excited for this!

One thing I'm going to mirror Eric's thoughts: I think you've done a great job of capturing much of the operation focused areas on your last revision. However, the thing missing from my perspective is one of the defining characteristics of the line: the open scenery.

Gee, Ed, was there some reason you were chasing that particular train?  :rolleyes:  (Nice pix, BTW.)

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Gee, Ed, was there some reason you were chasing that particular train?  :rolleyes:  (Nice pix, BTW.)

Lol. Well, the answer really is that "it was there", but we weren't complaining about that leader!

Here's the whole story: http://railfanning.kapuscinski.net/2015/04/good-friday-railfanning-2015-the-csx-hanover-sub-and-ns-lurgan-line/

[John]

More demolition tonight.  That should be pretty much it though. 



On to perimeter wall framing !    s better start formulating some ideas, layout planning is getting closer.  And this can actually become a design discussion like the thread title says

Save the Dale pictures

[PiperguyUMD]

Oooh Oooh!... @PiperguyUMD  there might be someone else building modules with a certain WM flavor who's still looking for a file to experiment with on his shiny new 3D printer...



And it will be properly stenciled!

Gotcha covered!

[mu26aeh]

Initial shipment of lumber picked up Sunday for interior basement walls.  Approx $450 in the photo 



And this morning my framer sent me a text informing me my estimate is going up by approx 20% from over the summer, due to material cost increases.  Wonder where the hell I'm pulling that out of ??

[Chris333]

The crazy part is with all of these price increases construction seems to be booming.

[wm3798]

The crazy part is with all of these price increases construction seems to be booming.

Which is why I'm able to keep buying stuff for my layout, but I don't have time to work on it!!

[davefoxx]

The crazy part is with all of these price increases construction seems to be booming.

Supply and demand.

[CRL]

The very low mortgage interest rates are driving a lot of the boom.

[mu26aeh]

That and people are spending much more time at home, so they are remodeling their spaces to fit their needs.  2 people working from home, one is at dining room table while other is in the bedroom conducting zoom calls.  2 people working from same dining room table.  Too much time spent in close quarters raises tension.  So people are adding on a bedroom or office space, remodeling the basement etc etc etc. 

I just want a damn train room !

[mu26aeh]

And with above lumber, the first section of basement wall is up.



And I am my fathers son.  He has a knack for building things just a smidge too big/long/tall.  I put the frame together, threw it up to test, worked fine.  Well, I went and stuck all the studs in the middle and wallah !  It didn't fit anymore, even with a nudge or 6 from the sledgehammer.  Back down it came and jigsaw to the bottom to remove some from each stud.  Now fits like a glove.  He taught me well

[Chris333]

Jigsaw on a 2x4 probably went well.

[mu26aeh]

Jigsaw on a 2x4 probably went well.

HA !  Yeah, don't look too closely at the bottom

Good thing is insulation and more importantly drywall will hide that sin.  Kinda like when you screw up a paint job, you cover it up with some subtle, or heavy, weathering

[mu26aeh]

Also, with the hopeful addition of adding a portion of Gettysburg to the new layout, the crews need somewhere to get their meals from before or after they make their set off for Gettysburg & Northern.  @rickb773 had this up for sale so I snagged it. 



https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8333117,-77.2404424,263m/data=!3m1!1e3

Years ago, the restaurant had the name on the roof, but after a remodel it was removed as seen above in the google maps images.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Are you going to be incorporating this scene?