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New Member Introduction / N Scale Shelf Switcher
« on: June 08, 2013, 02:47:11 PM »
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Hello folks,

This is my first official post here. Hello! I am an N scale modeler hailing from sunny, basement-less southern California. I've been lurking through some posts here and I'm enjoying reading through the topics.  I enjoy handlaying turnouts, scratchbuilding, bourbon, and long walks on the beach.  :D

Currently, I have been working on a very small shelf switching layout, of which I've posted a video below. It was designed with the help of M.C. Fujiwara, of whom I am forever in a debt of gratitude.


This layout recently went through a move, and has yet to be officially installed into our new home. It was originally installed along a wall in a very cramped office in our old one-bedroom apartment. We now have a garage, which is mostly used for storage, but it does have a free wall that has been finished with some hardboard, as well as a clear space of about 8' x 15' where I could possibly set up some FreeMo Modules, or the like. I am thinking of expanding the shelf with a long yard of some type, since I now have about 3x the length available to me.

Looking forward to meeting everyone here and getting in on some of the discussion.
-Tim Gill
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Re: New Member Introduction / N Scale Shelf Switcher
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2013, 04:35:04 PM »
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Welcome to The Railwire! I hope to see more from your layout.
Peter
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Re: New Member Introduction / N Scale Shelf Switcher
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2013, 06:09:25 PM »
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Hi Tim, welcome to the asylum.The inmates are all sane but management is questionable. :D
Johnathan (Catt) Edwards
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Re: New Member Introduction / N Scale Shelf Switcher
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2013, 12:18:34 AM »
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Nice music too. Who  is it - Miles Davis? . I  must admit to being jazz ignorant :D
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Re: New Member Introduction / N Scale Shelf Switcher
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2013, 01:36:38 PM »
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Thanks CoalPorter...that's a recording of me playing from about 10 years ago.

Once I sift through a bunch of the progress photos I've taken I will post a few more. Since this video, track was painted and I've installed a grade crossing east of the two team tracks. I have a lot of pending projects on the workbench, including a brewery that will be a partial "flat" against the backdrop.
-Tim Gill
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Re: New Member Introduction / N Scale Shelf Switcher
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 11:31:00 AM »
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Welcome!  And very nice start indeed.  Interesting to see on of MC designs being built - we have a number of DKS designs floating around.  Perhaps a friendly competition can now ensue.
Philip H.
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Baton Rouge Southern RR - Mount Rainier Division.