Layout Progress

Today saw the completion of the Gerber Wye.  I'm just beginning the East end of…

Back on track after a wonderful visit with grandkids.  My son-in-law helped me rip enough…

I found my Tortoise jig.  3/8" holes did not allow enough movement in 3/4" plywood…

The roll cork for Gerber was not delivered yet, so worked on Proberta instead.  I…

The plywood base for Gerber and Proberta has been screwed down to the joists and…

A friend came over and we moved all the plywood left from the raised walkway…

The basic backdrop was completed, and joints painted. This week I worked on creature comforts,…

With warm weather and little wind yesterday, 20 sheets of backdrop were painted with a…

A friend, Barry Gates, came over on January 27 to see the progress and stayed…

Laid out final 45' long benchwork, attached joists, and finished carpeting.  L-girder is laid out…

Spent a day replacing an outside door that the contractor had done incorrectly. The 3rd…

Legs were place under the 45' of the Gerber Yard today.  Each section of L-girder…

I put down more carpet until I ran out of the grey carpet needed to…

I have completed the framework for the two peninsulas and have propped them up against…

I had a break on layout construction as we took a trip over Thanksgiving and…

It has been freezing the last couple of days so I didn't want to be…

The last couple of days were spent installing LED light strips (see picture below.)  15…

Valances are made from 8"x8' strips of non-tempered hardboard.  They were pre-painted with a roller…

My brother, Kent Ray, flew out from California to help me with the valance installation.…

The last week of October, 2022, saw the completion of the sheetrock inside my new…