MoPac Wichita Division

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  • October 13, 2015 at 12:26 am #5499
    princessclyne69
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    Buildout of the room, April 2010:

    October 15, 2015 at 12:49 am #7339
    princessclyne69
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    Views of the old train room which the new train room was intended to expand.

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    October 16, 2015 at 2:46 am #7345
    princessclyne69
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    December 20, 2015 at 3:59 pm #7624
    princessclyne69
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    September 2012: Equipment returns to the older portions of the layout after the floor rehab.

    December 20, 2015 at 4:15 pm #7626
    princessclyne69
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    The first several modules were built and brought up at one time. The framing and deck is assembled downstairs, complete with leg clips, then wired and legs attached before being turned upright.

    January 1, 2016 at 6:04 pm #7682
    princessclyne69
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    The first two turnback loops were each built in halves, but together with a jig tying them together. Before lifting, I permanently bolted together in the middle which allows a bit of rotation between the halves for vertical alignment.[attachment=0:2rkz5ylf]P1050404.JPG[/attachment:2rkz5ylf]

    January 1, 2016 at 11:18 pm #7686
    princessclyne69
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    June 5, 2016 at 8:43 pm #7969
    princessclyne69
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    June 5, 2016 at 8:50 pm #7970
    princessclyne69
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    June 5, 2016 at 9:20 pm #7971
    princessclyne69
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    The following shots show the beginning of ‘bridging the gap’. I built modules 3 to 6 on one side of the room, with 6 being a turnback loop. Then I built modules 14 to 10 on the other side, obviously in the opposite direction, starting with 14/15 on either side of the hole in the wall that connects the two rooms. Module 10 is another turnback loop, representing the spot where the MoPac crossed under US 54 at almost a right angle. These modules then got built out with track and, eventually, scenery.
    In order to bridge the gap I built module 7, representing Eureka, and module 9, representing a spot in the middle of nowhere that had a set of reverse curves. Module 8 then would close the gap, and it has the Fall River Bridge at Eureka. Module 7 served more as a spot to lay down scenery materials for the next year, while module 8 was out of the way in the next room so I could easily walk around without ducking under.[attachment=4:1uwh0je8]P1030027.JPG[/attachment:1uwh0je8][attachment=3:1uwh0je8]P1030037.JPG[/attachment:1uwh0je8][attachment=2:1uwh0je8]P1030043.JPG[/attachment:1uwh0je8][attachment=1:1uwh0je8]P1030047.JPG[/attachment:1uwh0je8][attachment=0:1uwh0je8]P1030049.JPG[/attachment:1uwh0je8]

    June 5, 2016 at 9:32 pm #7972
    princessclyne69
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    During this time the air conditioning in the house went out, so we slept in the train room for at least one night since it was nice and cool.

    July 27, 2016 at 2:03 am #8022
    princessclyne69
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    July 27, 2016 at 2:09 am #8023
    princessclyne69
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    Some days no amount of engineering is enough…..[attachment=1:lzpotmqj]P1040353(1).JPG[/attachment:lzpotmqj][attachment=0:lzpotmqj]P1040365(1).JPG[/attachment:lzpotmqj]

    August 7, 2016 at 9:44 pm #8045
    madonnasuffolk30
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    Your layout progress is looking great. I am enjoying the pictures.

    Nate

    September 18, 2016 at 12:57 am #8085
    princessclyne69
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    The storage yard, just two 8′ identical back-to-back modules. This remains the end of track in the direction of Wichita. There is a mini-mo that connects it to module 15. No electrical jumpers, since I discovered that the entire east half of the storage yard is hot just because of using Shinohara turnouts here. One pair of jumpers would make the other end of the yard hot also, but I haven’t gotten there yet.

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