Good heavens Wayne !!  I'm not surprised you're sore and tired - what a tremendous thing to have done in such a short time :shock::shock::shock:  It took me about 3 years to build 1 small frame.  They look so strong and rigid you'll have absolutely no problems with them at all.

Fantastic !!!!! :doublethumb:doublethumb

Pleas ignore the messy garage, someone has been working out there all day long.
they certainly have ;-)   done a good job on those bases too

:pathead:cool:

those frames look too good to cover up!

[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:

those frames look too good to cover up!

Not good enough I'm afraid though. I intend to stain them a Pine stain, though I doubt if I will do any sanding first. Just trying to add some color.

Can't wait till I can put something, anything at all, on top of them! :Happy

Wayne

Heavens above!  I take my eye off Wayne for a few days and he's done more joinery in a day than I've ever done:exclam  Brilliant benchwork, Wayne:pathead:pathead:pathead

That's a great looking bit of woodwork, Wayne. Very impressed.

 Mike

Jeez, you don't muck around, it took me weeks to build the benchwork for NE, nice work Wayne.

Messy garage!  Yours looks clinically clean compared to mine!  Great base there are well - soon be at the stage to start adding the railway and all the hard work will be but a distant memory!

Hmmm, I dare not post a picture of my garage.

Great start to your project Wayne

There will be no stopping him now, we could have another RJR on our hands.

you have been busy, they look great.

Now there's a "pretty" set of benchwork :exclam:exclam

Good progress, Wayne.

Crikey, those look better than our best dining room table.:shock::shock:

Maybe we should set up a new forum - "Your Woodworking";-)

Les

[user=18]Les[/user] wrote:

Crikey, those look better than our best dining room table.:shock::shock:

Maybe we should set up a new forum - "Your Woodworking";-)

Les

:Happy:Happy:Happy:Happy:Happy:Happy

Thanks everyone, for your comments, today is golf (yes, I still want to do that), but at the same time, I found a place where I can by sheets of blue foam in 3/4" thickness. I want to cover the layout with this foam first, so after golf (this place is just across the street from the course) it's back to the layout!

Wayne  :Happy:Happy:Happy

Wayne, maybe it's a language thing, but what's blue foam? And is it good enough to cover all that impressive woodwork?

Well i wish my base comes out like yours, they look great. I am sure John will do me proud thou.

Phill

[user=22]Wayne Williams[/user] wrote:

Thanks everyone, for your comments, today is golf (yes, I still want to do that), but at the same time, I found a place where I can by sheets of blue foam in 3/4" thickness. I want to cover the layout with this foam first, so after golf (this place is just across the street from the course) it's back to the layout!

Wayne  :Happy:Happy:Happy

Wayne, had you considered bonding the foam to some 6mm plywood before fitting?

I seem to recall suggesting this to Rector (Tim) and I'm sure he was happy with the results, he may be able to confirm this or not, or you could always pm him.

Using the ply keeps it light but also gives good rigidity and easier fixing to the frames.

I think by "blue foam" Wayne means Styrofoam Mojo but I may be wrong.

If that's what you do mean Wayne - why are you doing that  :???::???:?   I'd have thought Styrofoam is too dense and rigid to act as a sound-proofer - it would "drum" - unless they do different densities now - it's many years since I had much to do with that aspect of insulating materials.

On the other hand, it could mean you could get away with a much thinner ply topping - any risk of undulations being taken care of by the foam backing and, if the States are anything like here in France, sheet timber costs a small fortune so you'd save a heap towards the trackwork;-);-)

Can't you tell it's worrying me Wayne :hmm - please tell me what you're using the blue foam for.:roll::roll::roll: 


 

[user=33]Lawrence[/user] wrote:

Wayne, had you considered bonding the foam to some 6mm plywood before fitting?

Lawrence,
Maybe I'm as dense as the foam, but what do you mean by "fitting"?

Petermac,
The primary reason for the foam is to give me more depth in the layout for scenery and such. With the foam over the baseboard plywood top I can carve it out wherever I'd like to do various things, like ditches, low lying areas and such.
If it works good for sound deadening then that's a great benefit, but that's not why I'm doing it.
Hope that explains it.

Wayne

PS: Bought the foam today, so tomorrow, it's back in the garage with my work clothes on! :pedal