Sunday, May 23, 2010

Plans Have Solidified

We have definitely made up our minds to put our house on the market mid-summer and move to a smaller, one-story home, preferably a "patio home" in an over-55 community. There are several possible neighborhoods in The Woodlands, a nearby town.

So, I will begin disassembling my layout in the next few days, and packing up my rolling stock. I will keep up my posts, detailing how the disassembly is going. As I've mentioned before, the layout is built in sections 28" wide and either 28" or 48" long. It's simply a matter of disconnecting wiring from my control panel, disconnecting a few rail joiners or, in some cases, using a razor saw to cut rail, and then unbolting the benchwork sections from one another. The legs will simply be unbolted. None of the benchwork or trackwork will be lost in the process, and reassembly after we move should be equally easy. The only thing in question is the unbuilt portion of my track plan, which likely will have to be modified to adapt to a new room.

This would be a bit messier if I'd already put in scenery and structures, but as I haven't yet, the process will be clean, and should be fairly quick.

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