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2010 Shop Layout

March 2010 saw the beginning of a brand new shop layout:

The Muskoka Computes and Hobbies Central
(MC&H)



Trackplan

All photography by Robert Seymour of Huntsville, Ontario

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Benchwork Construction 2010 Shop Layout

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Tom and Dave are hard at work constructing a very strong benchwork for the layout.
Tom's motto, measure twice, cut once.

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Tom doing his imitation of a C-Clamp while Dave drives home the screws.
The finished product in the window.




The shop layout has started March 8, 2010


Day One:
The Master, Paul Aegerter, is busy installing the risers, and roadbed.
Even some cork has been laid today.

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Day Two: Paul was able to finish the roadbed today and most of the cork and a great deal of the track.
He even started the first stage of weathering the track.
At the end of the day, Paul was happy with his progress. Yes, he is a happy camper.


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Paul's assistant Dustin Wainwright came in to help out
and Paul even got Will Annand involved today, in between computer repairs.

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Day Three: Trackwork is completed and the wiring has been started.


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The entire team, Tom McRae, Dave Lawson, Dustin Wainwright and Paul Aegerter.
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Day Four: The trackwork is 100% complete. We even had a test run of the little 4-4-0 on the upper level.
The fascia is completed as well.
Tomorrow Paul says he starts on the scenery.



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Day Five: Today is the day Paul gets to start his favourite part, Landscaping.
He mixes up the plaster and applies it right on the foam. The tunnel portals are painted with a black wash.
In the second photo we can see Paul carving the plaster to make the first rocks.



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Paul has shown Tom and Dustin how to make bushes the Swiss way.
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Dave is showing Will how to work the new layout and Paul is finishing his second tunnel portal and liner. He was also working on the lake today.
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Day Six: As Week One comes to a close.






To view the original shop layout, click here.

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modelrail@muskokacomputes.com