Adding a staging yard, part 1
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Published 2024-01-08
Regular viewers may remember the Keeweenaw & Scenic Valley railroad build series from a couple of years ago. When I first started designing this layout, the customer was skeptical about the advantages of a staging yard, but he trusted my judgement and allowed me to incorporate a good sized staging yard under the layout.
As soon as he started using the railroad properly, he understood lust how valuable staging capacity is, and asked me to return to add another large yard under the railroad.
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All Comments (17)
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I'm just si impressed with how you figure all this out. š®
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Man, 5 days in and it's only half way in for just a staging yard... People have some deep pockets to pay you to travel and build in house. Also noticed as you said built this a few years ago, and still tons of scenery not finished. I take it the owner just does not care or know how and just runs trains. With deep pockets like that, sure he don't care. Great job as always! People like this guy is what keeps you fed and bills paid haha
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Happy New Year to you and Zeus. Bet you the puppy wonders where you are? Thanks for taking us along on this add-on. A lot more struggle when you have to do work this way that's for sure.
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Thatās awesome. Thereās a lot going on in that train layout
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Thank you for sharing this installment
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Amazing work. Very inspirational. Thanks.
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I can see why you recommended we go for additional staging yards during the initial build Peter - very complicated to add them post installation. Also I really prefer the longer videos posted once per week just like the old days. š
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Nice job keep up the good work
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hello Peter & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool Thanks Peter Friends Randy
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Staging is very helpful. My first time was using staging was on a club layout which I belonged to. Made open houses so much easier to accomplish. Plus the options that staging offers for off site modeling. I'm looking at a two deck layout, but it will have a 3rd deck for storage. just not sure if it will be the lowest or the highest deck. I also believe that in a past video you talked about the advantages of the type of benchwork you incorporate compared to L-Girder I believe.
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Amazing engineering as always. Question: When you travel to work on a client's layout, how many of your tools do you take, or do you use what the client has on site to avoid hassles with TSA, etc??
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Fascinating as always Peter. Isn't that cabinet at the end of the peninsula where the DCC controls were supposed to be installed? Did the client have them somewhere else or did you relocate them at the start of this work?
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If I give you the dimensions of my house can you dig a basement under it and install a layout for me? (Sarcasm) I have a full basement and the more I watch of your videos, the more I realize how important your experience in planning would pay off in the end. When you design a layout, Iām pretty sure you would suggest things like staging and then try to convince a client that it is needed but it must be a fine line because, āThe client is always right.ā
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Peter, interesting comment you made about L girder bench-work. I'm interested in your thoughts about it. I've found L girder construction useful by modifying it with a 1/2" profile end plate screwed/glued into both the vertical and lateral components of the L girder. In effect this method creates a box L girder. Anyhow, my experiment creating a 4' and 6' sections was successful. It's allowed me freedom in the placement of the stringers. BTW, do you normally use cleats on your risers?
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Nowt like working in tight spaces š¤£be interesting to see how these two yards tie in to the rest of the layout - was it always the intention of the client to have these added?
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People take their trains seriously!
