Construction Photos

Construction Photos

by Shane Lambert 56 photos

Here we have a collection of photos of the construction of the shelf layout for the Cedar River Valley railroad.

Photos from the railroad: Cedar River Valley
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The first boards have been added.
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Adding the first stringers.
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Using a piece of string to measure stringers for a straight fascia.
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Adding the first fascia piece.
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The fascia is complete.
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Using a straight board to keep the fascia straight while measuring stringers.
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Another view of the measuring setup.
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Properly measured stringers has been cut and installed.
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The final stringers are in and the basic benchwork is complete.
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A view from the other side.
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The first piece of sub roadbed is in place.
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More of the sub roadbedinstalled
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The last piece of sub roadbed is in place
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Sub Roadbed sanded and ready for paint.
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Test fitting the track plan with real track and switches.
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I use real freight cars to test that my track plan is correct.
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Now we have the first piece of roadbed installed. I use one piece of O and one piece of HO Scale Midwest Cork roadbed for S Scale.
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Another view of the roadbed.
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I really wanted to share how the first piece of roadbed went down.
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And I had to clean up the mess a little too, to get ready for the next step.