Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today

It is/was mid 40's and the show has retreated away from part of where I want to put the railroad, so I went out with a shovel and turned a bunch of mucky sod over (Only for about half an hour or so. Dang, I'm outta shape!)

Gonna go back out in a bit and go at it some more... pix later.

Well it's start mate!! and once you make a start it gets easier..................

"Most garden railwaymen are ordinary folk - Albeit as nutty as fruitcakes"...D. Rowlands

It's only a huge mud pie at the moment ....And not yet 1/3 turned over

I DO get to buy some patio pavers for subroadbed on Wednesday, tho

Mik...
New home, new railway...
You've plenty to keep you busy...

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The square and house foundations for the village of Kimberly were laid this afternoon

For a level looking spot, it certainly isn't... This is as far as we got before the rains chased us inside.










Probably looking at some sort of viaduct across the front of the house, then a largish trestle down at the bottom end. On the UP side, once the ground drops away another 1-1/2" or so I'll be able to add a second, lower level loop.

Short bridge to nowhere... yet


Spent part of yesterday extending the viaduct... I decided that the cinder blocks look better with most of them turned and capped.  We'll be partially filling much of this area with a decent topsoil/potting mix.


Today, I built a siding to serve the 'factory'. I never did decide what it makes, though....


I also started rebuilding the long covered bridge from my old garden. The thing has been in pieces for about the last 5 years..... ever since my daughter's cat got stuck in it and we had to pull the bridge apart to get him out. Yes, I'm missing a couple rafters. They're probably at the bottom of the old pond.... It badly needs repainted. When I'm done this area will be over a corner of the 'new' pond...


That's the end of RoW construction for a bit. I'm out of block again, and won't have spare money to buy any for a week or so. Tomorrow I'll turn some more sod, and dig around in the storage totes for a few more buildings, and the rail clamps.....

Intresting , looking forward to more progress

Steve

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. 
 
4 wheels move the body. 2 wheels move the soul.


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Coming along nicely.

The cat stuck in the covered bridge.......got any pics

If nothing else works a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.
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Mike in Steyning West Sussex
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put some track down today... and ran out of rail clamps.... and curves

Nice one Mik, lot of work going in there. I have the same station building with exactly the same couple and baby sat in exactly the same spot on the bench. Weird!
Cheers,
Kim

Once again we see another way of building a railway and i am very interested in seeing how your railway progress's mate.
 
Jason.
 

Jason.

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The patio pavers are easy to level, and relevel when needed... and weeds have a hard time taking root in them.  At a bit over $1 each (for the 8" x 16" ones) they're cheap enough, too.

I'll put a thin layer of limestone gravel ballast on top. Just enough to float the track. But first I gotta paint that miserable ugly skirting.

And I just noticed, it's been exactly one month since I started digging. Considering how many days it rained, that rate of progress isn't too bad....

Today's photos....

I found me a nice stash of rocks. Looks better than landscape timbers


Got some trees moved from the old garden. The were planted too close together before, so they are kind of bald on the back sides


coming along...


but running out of block. Yes, the ground has dropped away that much. I have a semi-elevated layout

It's amazing how fast the ground falls away. You know theres a slope, but how much?

I'm as fast as degreased lightning

Looking good. Be interesting to see this develop. Looks like time for a trestle!

Alan.

The Oxney Island Line in the heart of Kent.

http://www.pendleburymodels.com/

Perfect for some bridges.

Looking very good indeed and a nice interesting set-up!

Mick

Mick - always learning something new (then forgetting it).

Bringing it to life.... The best part!

 
Today was my birfday, so I had the girls here. The 9YO decided we absolutely needed to put out the people....

 
First, we moved the church under the tree....

 
Then we put out the animals at Giant Gnome Farm...

 

 
Then came the schoolyard...

 
Anybody want a kitten?

 
I found the WWI Flying Ace at a yard sale for a quarter...


 
I couldn't leave Pooh & Co in the box...

 
And the cookout...

 
The old geezers made it too....

 
Simply can't have a pond without a kid throwing rocks in it...

 
And it was just a great day for a bicycle ride, or a road trip in a convertible, too...

: Thumbup: félicitations

Cie. Ferroviaire de Guyenne & Gascogne. France .

"MOMI" 'boy.

Construction temporarily halted due to cold and wet conditions. Stupid snow and sleet is rather hard on the plants too....

Yesterday I re-did the waterfall a bit nicer. but now it has a small leak underneath for me to fix


The view from inside, The dogs find it fascinating to watch me work, hence the nose print soft focus....




Still haven't finished the high fill... need 3 or 4 pieces of R2

I think I overdid it today -- just a lil bit.... I carted about a cubic yard of dirt, one 5 gallon bucket at a time.... moved 2 huge (about 60# each) rocks.... And worked on the mine area between trips, as well. Everything hurts and my left knee is swollen up like a soft ball.


on the UP side, things are finally starting to look the way I want them to...





Ever wonder how someone else sees your work? Kim was wandering around with a camera this afternoon. This is how SHE sees mine.
 


 

 

 

 

 

Mik


I think I overdid it today -- just a lil bit.... I carted about a cubic yard of dirt, one 5 gallon bucket at a time.... moved 2 huge (about 60# each) rocks.... And worked on the mine area between trips, as well. Everything hurts and my left knee is swollen up like a soft ball.
   

Heh, know how you feel! My phsyio says, "Don't bend, don't carry, lie on the floor, don't do this and don't do that". But, what the hell, you can't do too much for a good cause!
Its gets more and more interesting every time I look at your thread. Its coming on really great.
Mick

Mick - always learning something new (then forgetting it).

Some curved track came today via FedEx, thanks Dennis!

So I got to close the loop. Well... temporarily, anyway - I'm still waiting for clamps from Uncle Herm (the feebay guy) before we can have a golden spike ceremony. I still need to wire the thing, too.... and get another bridge


The cabin above the mine came in for a bit of detailing


For some reason I've been overrun with supervisors


Kimmee decided she wanted to take more pix, since the day was absolutely gorgeous


hernia rock


Some more of Kimmee's pics, kind of interesting to see my messterpiece through her eyes....

Nice - as they say, no pain no gain!

John
Principal Operator of the H&M Garden Railway & organiser Wellington Garden Railway Group
I don't take myself seriously, so I apologize if you do.

did somebody say trestle? I scored an aristo over 'n under set pretty cheaply, so we now have a nice curved trestle. -- I need to make a walkway yet....


other side


and a short one just for giggles


I think the cabin looks pretty good for a modified $6 birdhouse


And... I couldn't wait any longer. I ran a light engine tonight for about 45 minutes.. (No train, because I need to mount a coupler on the tender yet.) And only just noticed the headlight is burnt out.











A short movie by Kim -- if it works

http://s592.photobucket.c...current=P1010006-1.flv