Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mik)

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:18:13 GMT

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

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (JRinTawa)

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:23:12 GMT

Nice - as they say, no pain no gain!

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mik)

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:01:44 GMT

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....

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (trammayo)

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:06:28 GMT

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

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mik)

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:30:09 GMT

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.

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mik)

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:51:39 GMT

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

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (tram47)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:14:09 GMT

: Thumbup: félicitations

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mik)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:24:09 GMT

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...

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (trammayo)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:36:05 GMT

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

Mick

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mez)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:20:57 GMT

Perfect for some bridges.

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (stockers)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:16:43 GMT

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

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (simon@mgr)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:38:23 GMT

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

Re:Broke ground on the 'new' Allegheny Valley today (Mik)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:04:19 GMT

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

Re:A bit more progress.... (Mik)

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:29:29 GMT

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....

Re:A bit more progress.... (Jisonga)

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:28:12 GMT

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

Jason.

Re:A bit more progress.... (kimbrit)

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:50:19 GMT

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

Re:A bit more progress.... (Mik)

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:22:15 GMT

put some track down today... and ran out of rail clamps.... and curves

Re:A bit more progress.... (spike)

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:32:23 GMT

Coming along nicely.

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

Re:A bit more progress.... (Steve)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:56:59 GMT

Intresting , looking forward to more progress

A bit more progress.... (Mik)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:05:03 GMT

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.....