The Carolina Sandhills Lines in HO Scale

[wm3798]

That's the pneumatic transit system Dave is secretly modeling...  It's a sh!++y ride, and the service stinks, but from what I understand, the railroad is just going down the tubes anyway.

Lee

[Point353]

Primed.

DFF

Could you disguise the pipe to look like a (giant) flood loader from a coal mine?

[davefoxx]

No, that industry wouldn't be apropos on the A&R.  Besides, this is really just staging that will be minimally scenicked in case it ends up in the background of a picture of the main layout.  I can use different angles to avoid the pipe being in most photographs, and I'm going to build up foam around the backdrop and the sewer pipe to disguise it down at track level.  I'm not too concerned about the horizontal pipe being too much of an eyesore.  It'll be painted blue with the backdrop, but it is what it is.

Thanks,
DFF

[milw12]

First of all, I like the recent collection of updates- thanks for that, it was a fun review!

I have to agree about the pipe- this whole time I've been thinking that if it's in staging it's not a big deal, it's the realities of the spaces we live in. There is always photoshop magic if it's photographically unavoidable.

I may not always comment but I enjoy when you update,

Lucas

[LIRR]

Don't worry too much about the pipe, it's in you're staging are, correct, behind you while you're standing here to operate?

the flue-pipe visible to the rear of this photo sticks right out over the tracks, nearly to the edge of the facia. when i first built the layout i screened it with a curved piece of Masonite wall-to-wall. but this turned out to be more of a distraction so I removed it. The pipe is slightly above eye level. When operating here or watching a train pass-through i am looking down at the train and i don't even notice the pipe.

[davefoxx]

@LIRR,

Yes, sir.  I agree you made the right call to leave your flue pipe alone.  I can see how a Masonite blob around it would be imposing.  But, at least you tried, and you know what worked.

I love looking at your pictures, e.g., your meticulousness in laying out roadbed and track on the peninsula in the foreground of the picture above.  Sweet!

Thanks,
DFF

[DKS]

I like how he handled this:



Something to think about...

[davefoxx]

Me, too, @DKS.  I don't have as much room around the sewer pipe, but I'm going to build up as much "hills" as I can around the pipe at track level and plant trees.  That will hide the pipe down where it matters the most.

My next step is to figure out the paint color for the sky.  I'm going to need my wife's help on that.  But, here's probably my favorite color.  This picture was taken on February 25, 2019 on a crisp, winter day.  I took the picture straight up towards the zenith, to minimize any haze, but there was little humidity that day.



DFF

[davefoxx]

That's the pneumatic transit system Dave is secretly modeling...  It's a sh!++y ride, and the service stinks, but from what I understand, the railroad is just going down the tubes anyway.

Lee

@wm3798,

The hilarious thing about your puns, is that even my eight-year-old daughter would find that hysterical.  She enjoys joking with me about the "poop pipe" over the layout and what would happen if it broke. 

DFF

[DKS]

@wm3798,

The hilarious thing about your puns, is that even my eight-year-old daughter would find that hysterical.  She enjoys joking with me about the "poop pipe" over the layout and what would happen if it broke. 

DFF

That's an eight-year-old for you. Although I suspect many of us "adults" are still stuck at her age in this regard...

[Point353]

She enjoys joking with me about the "poop pipe" over the layout and what would happen if it broke. 

You would want to dress appropriately for the "occasion".

[davefoxx]

I think I’d just sell the house as-is.   

[davefoxx]

In all seriousness, one of my close friends had the sewer back up into his finished basement through a floor drain.  They installed a check valve in the sewer line to prevent that again.  I’ve considered that in every house I’ve owned, but, in this house, you can see the lowest point would be in the first floor (not the basement), and our house is the highest or second highest house on our street.  I’m gambling successfully, so far.

DFF

[Jbub]

In all seriousness, one of my close friends had the sewer back up into his finished basement through a floor drain.  They installed a check valve in the sewer line to prevent that again.  I’ve considered that in every house I’ve owned, but, in this house, you can see the lowest point would be in the first floor (not the basement), and our house is the highest or second highest house on our street.  I’m gambling successfully, so far.

DFF

You don't need to worry about the city sewer system backing up into your house if the first floor is above the closest sewer man hole cover. The real concern is a clog between your house and the street, that will back up to the lowest drain.

[davefoxx]

You don't need to worry about the city sewer system backing up into your house if the first floor is above the closest sewer man hole cover. The real concern is a clog between your house and the street, that will back up to the lowest drain.

Right, and that's why I made sure there's still access to the cleanout plug where the sewer pipe penetrates the foundation.  Although this sounds eerie, I can hear "we'll call it water" trickling down that pipe and can tell it's clear.  If that line were to start backing up, that sound would change.  The test is when I take the dehumidifier tank upstairs to the laundry tub to drain it and bring it back down to the basement to restart the dehumidifier.

DFF