CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

[mu26aeh]

No more drywall against the wall, no more framing lumber.  Floor cleaned up for most part.  Getting closer.  What do we see going along this wall ?

[wazzou]

The Main Stage. 

[mu26aeh]

2nd coat of paint on the walls, new window installed and cased out.  Remounted the ceiling angle grid and have about half of the ceiling tiles put back in place.  Did some clean up and organization. 



Next project is taking the rest of the layout down off that dividing wall so we can start with a fresh space.  I think..... I've been back and forth on taking it down, but if my last idea for the new layout is what I'm going to end up doing, it's coming out.  Maybe.....  Stay tuned to find out.

[mu26aeh]

Well, I didn't get anyone screaming at me to keep the wall, so with me being off work this week, it was my goal to get the basement layout construction ready by the end of the week.  So today, I said " Tear down that wall ! " 

So I did

[davefoxx]

So today, I said " Tear down that wall ! "

Nice job, Mr. Gorbachev!

[mu26aeh]

While cleaning up/moving stuff this morning, I did some preliminary doodles.  This would be the extreme version of the expansion, not sure this will happen.  Have to wait and see

[wm3798]

Okay.  Enough scribbling.
Here's a 3/8" scale drawing of the basement in the raw. (in the attachments here)  I removed all the old partitions, because I'm pretty sure you did too!

Verify the interior dimensions shown, then sketch in what you've already built (the furnace room etc)  The stairway should be pretty much in the right place, but we can go ahead and verify that as well.  Include your new work dimensions to the half inch.

I'll lay in the new infrastructure, then you'll have a clean sheet of paper you can work on to scale.  I can also send you a .dwg file so you can import it into whatever track planning program you might be using.  OR, you can print it out 18x24 so you have a scale print, then sharpen your pencil.  Perhaps the infinite number of monkeys playing along at home can also download and print, and we can see how many useful ideas emerge...

And fer cripes sake, work on your penmanship!

Lee

[mu26aeh]

Paging @Ed Kapuscinski

Ed has the dimensions with new walls etc drawn up on his computer.

[wm3798]

I'll have to check our contract.  I'm not sure he's an approved subcontractor...

[mu26aeh]

I'll have to check our contract.  I'm not sure he's an approved subcontractor...

He has been MIA by his own admission.  But it's been a habit with subs on this whole project, so why would it change 😁

[John]

Maybe start with the givens and druthers list ...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Yes. oh hey. I'm here. lol.

Lee, I do have dimensions, but they're not really going to be in a format handy for you since I've got them setup in Railmodeler pro.

[wm3798]

Can you import at DWG file to that?  I can send you the basement, then you can tweak it to what you need.

If you've got it in a track plan design system, you really don't need me, which is fine.  I'm swamped for the foreseeable future (That's why you haven't seen any layout updates for me!)

Back to lurking...
Lee

[mu26aeh]

21 pages in and we've finally got something related to layout design

Definitely.

[mu26aeh]

Finished new benchwork for under Lincoln Yard ( nee-Windsor St Yard, nee-Hagerstown Yard) and set the two pieces in place for a test fit.  Seems a lot smaller than when it was on the trailer coming from Ed's place.