Almost a month, so time for another update.

Work as been started on the last part of the layout, roadbed has started and a bit of scenery.

Framework for a wall which will separate the layout from my workbench and the dispatcher.
 

I build this little trolley for my desktop so I can bring it wherever I'm working.

This is my gorge which is work in progress. I want falls on either side which will meet at the bottom in a lake.

This is a shale cliff. I made it with ceiling tiles.

Started on the roadbed of the staging area. Easy when you have nothing on top, but having to install it under your main level is not recommended. I never knew I could bend in so many ways.

Well, that's it for now. Before year end, I would like my staging area to be finish, which would include the tortoises and all the wiring.

Already a month from my last update, I guess I'm due.

     Not to much as been done in the last month as I didn't touch the layout before going on vacation, then I was on vacation for 2 weeks and when I got back, I didn't know where to start, but I did get one good week of work.

First, here's a picture of our vacation in Mexico

 

Picture 1 - Now here's what I've been up to in the last week. I finally hooked up the yard to the rest of the layout. 

Picture 2 - I decided on having a gorge  with two trestle bridge to be build later, once I find all the necessary plans and info to build it.

Picture 3 - The storage tracks for the coop is also completed.

 

Picture 4 - The top track splits once the train as gone over the bridge. The main line is in the middle and the top track is the feeder for the future brewery. The bottom track is the second main line. At the bottom, it will be the machine shop.

 

Picture 5 - One of the main line splits for the tunnel towards Montreal (staging area)

What's coming next?

- I need to work on the base of the brewery so that I can do the track work.

- Finally moving my wife's office upstairs.

- Start on the last phase of the layout.

- More buildings to start working on.

- Track wiring, LED strip wiring and more wiring.

- Start installing tortoises.

This should take me till December 2017.....lol.... just kidding

Later

Refinery and propane facility

It's been two weeks, so here's the latest update.
I'm still working on the refinery and also working on my propane facility.

     The refinery build is almost finish. I will not be able to assemble everything until I have my backdrop done. Everything is build in section for easy removal. The base is also removable for easy access to weathering. Once the backdrop installed, I will secure the base and work on blending everything together. Once that's finish, I will assemble everything together. The same technique was used for my cement plant and now my propane facility.

Here are a few closeup pictures of the refinery and propane facility.

 These next two are the aerial view of both facilities.

The next picture is an overall view of the area I've been working on.

 I'm done for the next 3-4 weeks. I need to get a bit of work done before going on vacation for 2 weeks.
I'll see you all in October.
Later.

Petro Canada Eh!!!

Can't get anymore Canadian than this EH....lol
My first try at decals and rust weathering

 

Later

Still working on the refinery

Hi everyone,

     Two weeks have passed since my last update and yes, I'm still working on my refinery. I've received my flashing red, yellow and orange flashing lights to install in the refinery furnace. It's not exactly the look I wanted, but it will do.

Here are the steps I've taken to build my refinery.

1) I knew I was going to have a refinery on my layout, but didn't know how it was going to look. I did buy a few kits such as the United Petroleum Refinery, Refinery Piping, Extra Piping, Aral Oil Tank Farm, Aral Small Tank Farm, Tank Farm Piping & Filling Plant and the Wide Oil Storage Tank. This is the area of the refineries.

2) I then mapped out the entire area and designed what I thought would be a nice layout.

But like we all know, a first design is not always the final result. I had to switch the entire top of the design around so that I could fit a little road. Sorry no design, but you'll be able to see further how it will look.

This is what I would need to fit in the design of the refinery. (piping not shown)

3) I then cut out the area on 1/8" masonite so that I could work off the layout. The first thing I build was the bund walls around the oil tanks.

4) I then put in place some of the parts to make sure it would fit ok.

5) I then brought everything over to my work bench to work on the piping. I needed to connect all the tanks to the refinery plant. But first, I worked on each separate tanks.

6) Now I need to connect each sections to the main refinery plant.

This is the area which will be on the top part of the refinery area.

     That's it for now. In the next few days, I'll be working on connecting the pipes, weathering the bund walls and tanks, printing decals for the tanks and hope to start on the bottom part of the refinery layout.

     In the mean time, I would appreciate comments and suggestions on how to finish the grounds. For example: what would finish the interior of the bund with? (gravel, dirt and what color) What about the rest of the grounds around the plant and outside the bund walls?

Thanks for dropping by

Later