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| The Prince William County Model Railroad Club assisted in building a layout at a local train hobby shop, the Rip Track in Woodbridge, Virginia. Unfortunately, the Rip Track was forced to close and the layout was removed. The photos and drawings provide an excellent step-by-step guide to building a medium sized layout. Designed by Brion, club members are providing their talents and expertise to bring the plan to reality. The Rip Track provided the materials for the layout construction. Other than basic lumber, all train related materials are off-the-shelf products. Construction started on September 5, 2002 and we achieved our goal of having trains running by Thanksgiving | ||
Session FifteenStructuresClick on any image to enlarge. |
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This is the track plan as drawn by Brion. The plan calls for a wide variety of scenery and construction methods. Visitors were able to see many different aspects of model railroading. The plan provides for the ability to convert the layout from HO scale to On3 by changing structures and rolling stock |
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| Since our layout features a small town, farms and a few industries, we need several different structures. We used several kits but we also "kitbashed" and built some structures form scratch. | ||
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This handsome farmhouse has been "kitbashed" by Max. Beginning with a small kit, Max added many details and changed the building to fit the site. Adding details such as the fall leaves on the porch roof turns this kit into a one-of-a-kind farmhouse. | |
| Not every structure is a house or building. This scratch built loading dock is a great example of a small structure that is in every town in America. With careful attention to detail, Robin has produced a one-of-a-kind structure that fits our layout perfectly. |
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| The boards are individually cut from thin stock and stained one at a time. Staining the boards brings out the grain of the wood and makes each board different. |
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| In Work Session Sixteen, we take a close look at some of our rockwork. | ||
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