A coat of drywall primer and 2 coats of blue paint complete the backdrops for now. They turned out really nice. I am very happy with the results. Next, install the suspended ceiling grid over the layout area. Stay tuned…

Just a quick update after spending the weekend in what felt like my own personal flour mill. Everything is sanded in 180 grit, pinhole free, and feels reasonably flat. By golly, I think I have backdrops ready for primer and paint.

I have been making slow but steady progress on the railroad. With the completion of the south helix wall I was able to move on to putting in place the hardboard backdrop panels. As a design feature of the deck spacing, the backdrop panels are used at their full 48″ width which greatly reduced the [...]

The first construction of the LK&O Railroad is the wall. Specifically, the peninsula support/backdrop wall. The layout decks will attach to this wall with shelving brackets eliminating the need for legs. The helices will also support the bench work above them. My 1:1 blueprint was measured, marked, and cut for the wall. Then key points [...]

Labor Day weekend was a milestone for me. The construction of the LK&O railroad is underway after 20 months of basement preparation. Hurrah! A 1:1 blueprint was my first order of business. The fill colors on the XTrkCAD track plan file were changed to very light shades to reduce printer ink consumption. Then the layout [...]