Cupository Creek H0n30 Layout

[timwatson]

Hello Scott,

thank you for your reply. The last few days I've drawn the walls of my station building in a CAD program. The building is based on Carl Fallbergs drawings. Today I was able to cut the walls with my Laser cutter and I glued them together. For the windows I will use Tichy Trains windows and doors.

I love that you are making the Fiddleton and Cooperopolis.

[McRuss]

Yesterday evening I printed the trackplan and glued it to 2mm card. These I used as trackbed and to minimize the height difference between the layout base and the edge of the Peco turntable well.
Today I was able to lay the first pieces of track.

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Markus

[McRuss]

I did a little bit more track work.

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Markus

[McRuss]

Today I finished most of the track laying. Only the track from the Turntable to the engine house is missing. I'm not sure if  I will build a two stall engine shed or one with only one track.

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Markus

[Hawghead]

I'm not sure if  I will build a two stall engine shed or one with only one track.

Do you have enough room for a two stall roundhouse?  Looks like even a one stall engine house would be a squeeze.  Looking good though.

Scott

[McRuss]

Hello Scott,

For a two stall engine house I would build an addition to the front of the layout.

Markus

[Buck.H]

@McRuss, this is awesome, the fiddletown and copperopolis is one of my favorite prototypes! Looking forward to seeing this evolve. I really like the depot, what kind of footprint does it have?

[Hawghead]

Markus,

The other thing I was thinking you could do is build the isle side of the engine house open so you could see inside with a detailed interior.

Scott

[McRuss]

Here is an update on my H0n30 layout.

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Markus

[Scott1984]

Hi Markus,
I am new here and just wanted to say what a great job you are doing. I am new to Hon30, so I will be keeping an eye on what you have going on with your layout. Thanks Scott

[McRuss]

Hi guys,

it's been a while. During the year I haven't done much on my H0n30 layout. But in the recent weeks my mojo regarding H0n30 restarted. I have built the segments for the seconde station. I also reworked my station building. In the comics the roof angle looked quite steep. I also designed a new building for the ACME Outhouse company. Because in my opinion the IHC buildings that I had intended for these looked to big for me. And yesterday I fitted some magnetic knuckle couplers under one of my Minitrains F&C coaches.

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Markus

[McRuss]

Hello,

during January, I made some progress on my Cupository Creek Layout. I continued with the second segment, and I purchased an second hand Heljan/Primex sawmill I had in my youth on my old Maerklin layout. The sawmill got some damage during the shipping process. but I had intended to modify it anyway.

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Instead of Caboose Industries switch stands I used sliding switches for frog polarity.

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The first train to Cupository Creek waits in the Fiddle Yard for departure

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The painted sawmill

Markus

[McRuss]

I also made a video showing the first train to Cupository Creek.

Markus

[Night Owl City]

Congratulations on the first train!