The Sydney Project 08: First of the lower ramps

Last week, I worked on benchwork on both sides of the room. This time, I'll create the first of the long ramps up from the lower staging yard.
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[@Railway_Terrace_modelling]

Never underestimate the ingenuity of a bloke in his shed! Makes me want to rebuild my whole layout 😅

[@craigsummers131]

appreciate you showing the problems and how you resolve them , more knowledge for us mere mortals.

[@CajonSub]

Wow, your benchwork is amazing! It’s so clean and neat. Very impressive, thank you for sharing. - Steve

[@mpeterll]

Thanks!

[@chrisbarr1359]

The client in Sydney must have an airplane hanger to house this layout!

[@mpeterll]

No, just a purpose-built basement under his garage and back-yard.

[@davidcox5289]

Impressive build ! Such skill in knowing how to achieve what you do...

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Mpeterll & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mpeterll & Friends Randy

[@bean5629]

If I ever win the Lottery, I would hire you at double your asking.

[@mpeterll]

If I ever win the win the lottery, it'll be a mistake because I never buy tickets.

[@carolinerogers1057]

Great video as usual

[@PeterTillman3]

👍👍👍

[@charlesemerson6763]

Lovely work. Every time I see your benchwork I wonder why did I go with L girder then I remember how expensive plywood is a sheet down here.

[@mpeterll]

L-girder is no good for a double-deck layout or for anything that may need to be relocated.

[@legotrainchris]

It'll take a while to get trains in and out of the lower staging - that's a loooong run! I imagine the other end will be similar.

[@mpeterll]

That's only the overflow staging area, for trains that don't run very often. The main staging yard is directly above it, accessed without long hidden runs.

[@kenhoganson9481]

Please go see your doc: You are breathing hard with just walking and talking. Great layout and good video.

[@MU-2]

What are the dimensions of your work space?

[@mpeterll]

It's a 40x60' shop building (about 39x59 inside) I made a series of videos covering the construction of it last year.

[@peterthornton8520]

Great video again. Shows even the best get it wrong sometimes. Great correction though. Cheers

[@politicsandtrains]

How big is that room??

[@mpeterll]

My workshop is 40x60 (39x59 inside). The railroad is about 46x20.

[@derekalexander4030]

Your benchwork, especially the two level joists, are amazing. What glue do you use to install the foam to the wood and is it the same glue to adhere the track to the foam road bed you sell and would you use the same glue if you were using cork?

[@mpeterll]

The foam I'm using is the same stuff that I sell on my web-site. It doesn't need glue as it has a peel-n-stick adhesive backing. I don't use cork, It has a tendency to swell up during the ballasting operation.

[@derekalexander4030]

@@mpeterll what glue do you use to attach the track to the foam bed?

[@mpeterll]

@@derekalexander4030 It's a product called "Crafter's Pick", available from Hobby Lobby.

[@richlungren8860]

Have you considered a digital level to set on top of your long level and using shims/blocks to get the desired 'Grade'?

[@mpeterll]

No, but I might look into them sometime.

[@bobfuller]

@@mpeterll highly recommended. They will be a huge time saver for you.

[@mpeterll]

@@bobfuller Since the first recommendation, I have already purchased one. There will however be several more months worth of videos before it will make an appearance.

[@daveh7945]

I'm surprised you have modified some levels to use for specific grades so you don't need to guess

[@Harp-House-Halt]

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