Model Railroading > Layout photos from the beginning

1. Bench work
2. With the added foam layer and some Xmas lights
3. Track bed glued down on the first
section, and checking my switch fit.

This is the first layout I have ever
built, the size is a bit intimidating
however I will be building up one area
at a time to keep my sanity. I also work
6 days a week so the completion of tasks
is slow at best. The setting is going
to look like Philadelphia and close surrounding areas at
the present date.

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1. The actual diagram of streets, buildings, and tracks of the first sector
2. Checking the track after soldering
3. Running the first locomotive after some DC wiring.

So to keep things cost effective and simple to
wire, I have to chosen to just have a well
disguised loop that has numerous turnouts.
The turnouts will be non functional for now
and the loop will be wired for continuous
train travel. I am attempting to keep
things really basic on purpose since this
is my first whack at a full layout. From here I have A LOT of buildings to create
so keep an eye out for more posts.

Happy Modeling and have a fun and safe 4th!!!

I also use Instagram under the exact same name

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It looks like a good start.  Don't worry if it doesn't go well at frst.  Don't worry if you have to do a part over.  This how you gain experience.  And dont give up.
Experienced.

If that is your home and you plan to be there for a few years, I would strongly recommend finishing the basement before you get too far along.  I wish I could have started building my layout sooner, but I put it off to finish my basement DIY.  It makes a HUGE difference.  To witt:

 

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That's part of the reason I'm moving my layout out of the basement as I didn't like the environment even though one of the previous owners did install a drop ceiling in the main room. The other reason was that rooms were divided by cement blocks or poured cement walls making the track plan challenging. Even if I move, I don't think I'll ever use a basement again.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/20 15:49 by wabash2800.

So that’s what a basement looks like. Out west, we just don’t have such things. Great place for a layout!

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> So that’s what a basement looks like. Out west,
> we just don’t have such things. Great place for
> a layout!

I saw one basement in Sacramento, friends girlfriends parents house. But yeah very rare where I used to live. I Wonder why it is so. I'd imagine water issues would be rare.

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Out West here, we have Garages and Attics,
Attics can get awfully hot if not insulated, though.
The upper crust have access to spare rooms or build on a separate building!

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

> I saw one basement in Sacramento, friends
> girlfriends parents house. But yeah very rare
> where I used to live. I Wonder why it is so. I'd
> imagine water issues would be rare.
>
Basements are not needed in warmer climates that do not freeze. Frozen ground heaves when it defrosts making a house unstable. 

My sister's 1920 "Craftsman" house has what is called a "California Basement". It's about 8 x 8 with an outside entrance.
Originally designed to be a root cellar now used for the water heater and phone/cable terminals. Crawl space can be accessed from there too.