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Titus:-
That is looks like you are off to a good start.
There will be no stopping you now.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 06:43 am |
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I've been watching the progress of this one vis your blog. Its shaping up nicely with a well built and clean looking finish so far. I have liked the idea of rolling out the mainline, and then adding on as needed, much like the real world. It should feel far less restrictive as the build progress's by not having a strict plan to adhere to.
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Dan Pickard
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Titus-
Nice woodwork!
So often, time spent planning smaller details is wasted, because in the end, things get changed.
Keep us up to date with photos, please!
Herb 
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Really great looking so far ! Got to hand it to you on the six P's. Proper planning prevents p#@$ poor performance. Keep sending out the pics as you get them.
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Lucas,
Rio✰Chama Central is a pretty big layout, but I wasn't liking how things were going. The traditional L-girder construction method was starting to get in my way and some other things about the layout I didn't like. It was actually a post here on Freerails that inspired me to change, after I wrote to someone, "If I was to do this again, I would..." It made me think -- I'm not that far in, why not just do it the way I want?
So I started a little experiment project using a completely different approach.
Instead of building the benchwork first, I started with an actual track plan, then purchased 1/4" foamcore and drew the entire track plan out life sized.
Then, instead of going with a thick heavy wood for everything, I bought a 4x8 sheet of 1/4" plywood, and ripped it down into 3" strips.
I used the life-size track plan as a measuring tool and build the benchwork right on top of it. This is the method advocated by Iain Rice in his book "Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads".
Though 1/4" plywood isn't that impressive by itself, when build up into a web of half-lap joints it makes a strong but lightweight piece of benchwork. With some planning ahead, various changes in elevation can be built right into the wood working. Sure, this method takes a lot longer than chopping up some dimensional lumber for L-girder, or slicing up pink foam, but I really liked the end result a lot better.
Fast forward to last week, and I've now got about 1/3 to 1/2 of the layout wired and operational. I've been having fun driving my C-19 around on it and hopefully this week I'll get the rest of the track and wiring in.
The Rio✰Chama Central isn't dead. Actually, it probably has a better chance of living now than before. There's a lot I've learned with this new techniques, and my plan is actually to hopefully do a re-start on the RCC this winter using all of the things I've learned from this side project. The first time around I think I fell into the trap of, "I just want to see the trains running!" and didn't think everything through about the layout.
Now that I've learned that approach won't always work, I think when the RCC construction starts up again, what I'll probably do is build only 1 or 2 sections at a time, and each year build up a new section. That way I won't be over-committing and if I end up not liking how 1 section is turning out, it will be a lot cheaper and easier to try that section again.
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Even still, looking back over the last several months I can tell I'm making progress. 
