This blog is to document the building of a model railroad, the Paducah and Lake Erie. The free-lance design is set in the current time, and meant to replicate the coal-hauling roads of southwestern Pennsylvania. This version of the P&LE is a bridge line that derives its name from my wife's home town (and well known to Illinois Central buffs) and our former long time residence about 50 miles south of Lake Erie.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Makin' Sawdust


Friend Ken Heyl arrived Monday (11/30) and we started literally making sawdust as we continued the attaching bench work. We got most of the basic bench work done except for the helix, which should arrive by the end of the week. The helix is coming from "Easy Helix" (easyhelix.com) and we're looking forward to it arriving. Today's efforts will be largely devoted to laying in curves and planning mainline runs. There may be still another trip to Home Depot (only 5 minutes away) for odds and ends. We also have to make a decision about the lower level height (poor planning on electrical wall outlet placement). Heyl refers to this photo as "the three clowns" in reference to my circus poster to the left.

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