A little bit of Colorado

[Cajonpassfan]

Thank you, Scott, kind words...
Did a bit more work today, bridges are time consuming, one shimmed up foundation and bent at a time. Progress made, see pics.
Fun stuff,
Otto

[Cajonpassfan]

A bit more work today...

[Lemosteam]

Your friend did a nice job on those bents! 

But seriously, your work is fab.  Love the Styrofoam rockwork and paintwork on the abutments and the weathering of the bent prints.  That is a signature scene.

[Cajonpassfan]

Yes John, he did do a great job! I wish I had more friends like that
And thanks for the kind comments, I'm having fun with this...
Otto

[Cajonpassfan]

Slow but steady progress up the canyon.
Today was spent mostly on fitting the curved trestle (in the distance), and test fitting the code 55 bridge track for all three bridges

I do like the way the scene is developing, but boy it takes TIME to do it right😜
The heat isn't helpful, ready to drop by 2:00 pm (we're in an unconditioned tilt up building in SoCal).
Oh well, building the RGS high line must have been much harder, with heat being the least of their problems...
Fun stuff, Otto

[Hawghead]

Looking awesome Otto.

Scott

[Cajonpassfan]

Thank you, Scott! Appreciated...
Fascia going in today, 91 outside, 100% miserable inside
Otto

[Hawghead]

Thank you, Scott! Appreciated...
Fascia going in today, 91 outside, 100% miserable inside
Otto

Fascia is one of my next projects after I finish wiring up the switches that control my turnouts for frog powering.  I'm sure glad I spent the money to put the mini-split in my layout space.

Scott

[Cajonpassfan]

Sorry Scott, what's a mini-split?
Meanwhile, work on the high line continues in the heat...
Otto

[Hawghead]

Sorry Scott, what's a mini-split?
Meanwhile, work on the high line continues in the heat...
Otto

One of these.



It's called a mini-split I guess because it's small for use in small spaces and split between an interior and exterior unit.  I put one in my garage and it does a very nice job of keeping the temperature very comfortable in both hot and cold outside temps.  The units themselves can be fairly in-expensive but depending how much you have to have done by a contractor, the total cost can be a little high but well worth it in my opinion.

Great looking bridges btw.

Scott 

[Cajonpassfan]

Ah, thanks, never heard that term before. Yes, a comfortable, conditioned, well insulated space is worth a lot. At home, I've supplemented my house A/C in the train room with a portable cooler vented to the outside. Unfortunately, given the size of this industrial space (over 5,000 sq.ft. with close to 30' ceilings) that would be cost prohibitive.
Still, we are having fun (most of the time) as cold is not as much of an issue here.
Thanks for following...glad you like the bridges. I'm a bit of a bridge addict myself
Otto

[Lemosteam]

One of these.



It's called a mini-split I guess because it's small for use in small spaces and split between an interior and exterior unit.  I put one in my garage and it does a very nice job of keeping the temperature very comfortable in both hot and cold outside temps.  The units themselves can be fairly in-expensive but depending how much you have to have done by a contractor, the total cost can be a little high but well worth it in my opinion.

Great looking bridges btw.

Scott

For the price of that mini-split, you could likely buy five of these:

https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/air-conditioners-accessories/pelonis-reg-10-000-btu-115-volt-portable-air-conditioner/pap10r1bwt/p-1568960809833-c-1497103338431.htm?tid=a539bb59-4c35-48a2-af03-ac027ab26cc4&ipos=1&exp=false

Bought one for my daughters apartment and it heats the whole lower level, about 800 square ft.

[peteski]

Nice thing about mini-splits is that they are much quieter than window ACs, but they are pricier than the window units.

[Hawghead]

For the price of that mini-split, you could likely buy five of these:

https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/air-conditioners-accessories/pelonis-reg-10-000-btu-115-volt-portable-air-conditioner/pap10r1bwt/p-1568960809833-c-1497103338431.htm?tid=a539bb59-4c35-48a2-af03-ac027ab26cc4&ipos=1&exp=false

Bought one for my daughters apartment and it heats the whole lower level, about 800 square ft.

Thats true.  While the cost of the unit wasn't a lot more, the contractors cost for electrical was significantly more.  While the portable A/C is good for the summer, it doesn't heat in the winter like the mini-split does.

Scott

[Cajonpassfan]

Well, finally, track is going down on the high line. I've decided to use CV code 55 bridge track on the three bridges and the section in between them and it required soldering ten 7" sections; 4+4+2. Looks good, but this track needed transitions to code 70 which we use on the rest of the narrow gauge mainline. I flattened code 70 joiners on one side and soldered the smaller rail on top of the joiner half. (I do the same at home on my N scale Cajon layout between C55 and C40). Where the transition happens on a 28" curve (bad planning on my part and the track crew getting a little ahead of me) I added a couple of PC ties to keep everything in alignment, see pics. Despite my measurements when installing the bridges, a bit of vertical shimming was also needed as the tie thickness is different between the two flex track types, and also the bridge track, to keep the 2.5% grade nice and smooth. With all the soldered joints, I'm a bit worried about expansion in the unconditioned building so I'm using contact cement and canopy glue to allow a bit of movement on the curves. This has been a very time consuming project. Fingers crossed
Fun stuff, though a bit of a challenge...
Otto K.