Conrail Windsor St Yard (York PA) Engineering Report

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Maybe we should have a road painting session before you start gluing down structures.

Lol, like I'm gonna glue them down... hahaha.

But in all seriousness, I need to test my paving technique with the DAS clay using the @RAIL N SCALE rollers, but then, it's business time!

[seusscaboose]

All that N scale sh!t is in the way of your future PRR 3-rail layout.

3 Rail is B.S.

If I ever do it, it will be Proto 48

[Dave V]

3 Rail is B.S.

If I ever do it, it will be Proto 48

Which even in a basement the size of yours gives you little more than an industrial spur, unfortunately.  Man, that 3-rail Penney sound-and-smoke equipped stuff is so crazy hawt.  I just can't get past the middle rail.  That's a show-stopper for me.  But man...the Lionel M1 is a freaking masterpiece.  3-rail might actually fit in Ed's basement. A small loop anyway.

[seusscaboose]

you sir, need to come visit again.
the basement is getting bigger

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Which even in a basement the size of yours gives you little more than an industrial spur, unfortunately.

I mean, that's what I was thinking for the future. Wait, shhh, I don't want to talk about that now...

[DeltaBravo]

Ed, skip O and just go to G. Go big or go home.

[sirenwerks]

Garages work too, though they require more weatherproofing in Maryland. Oh, and you have to make sure your wife triple understands the car will never go in it.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Garages work too, though they require more weatherproofing in Maryland. Oh, and you have to make sure your wife triple understands the car will never go in it.

When I have a garage, the car is going in it.

[DeltaBravo]

When I have a garage, the car is going in it.

Yes, the car needs to be in the garage, take it from someone who knows.

[sirenwerks]

Yes, the car needs to be in the garage, take it from someone who knows.

Um, I have a car and a garage, and live in a very rainy place with a wife who pretends to melt in the rain, so I kinda know too; but I also live in a locale where basements are scarce and I have my priorities and the ability to throw down on a decision.

[OldEastRR]

Yeah. Ish. Really, I just needed something that generally looked the part and that could get done pretty quickly.

For buildings with overhang like this first design the roof as if for four walls to the roof edges, and then make the wall with the overhang far enough in to duplicate what you're shooting for. Fab and install the end walls to the space available. Like here, if you'd set the trackside wall in farther with the same roof you'd get the overhang w/o building it separately. Not exactly like the prototype but somewhat closer in appearance.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Um, I have a car and a garage, and live in a very rainy place with a wife who pretends to melt in the rain, so I kinda know too; but I also live in a locale where basements are scarce and I have my priorities and the ability to throw down on a decision.

Ahh. Luckily I live in a place where basements are plentiful. I couldn't imagine living anywhere that wasn't the case!

[Santa Fe Guy]

No basements here in OZ.
Its either in a room in the house, rare (although 3 mates have been able to pull that move off), in the garage shared with the car, difficult or a special building outside that need to be lined, insulated, heated or cooled.
Last option works very well if you do it well based on the temperature variation we can get O degrees Celsius to 40 plus. Several mates have these and they have done them very well.
My new HOn3 layout will share with two cars so it will need to be high enough to clear car doors when they are opened.
Better to have something than none at all.
Rod.

[GaryHinshaw]

Ahh. Luckily I live in a place where basements are plentiful. I couldn't imagine living anywhere that wasn't the case!

I think you need to come visit Vancouver.

[chicken45]

Yes, the car needs to be in the garage, take it from someone who knows.

NSFW (it isn't even porn this time)