The Gandy Dancer
HO Scale Hidden Yard Project Photo Supplement
Spring 2005
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The HO Scale Hidden Yard project was a recently completed. A dedicated group of HO members worked very hard to complete this project in a very short time frame. The photos on this page only show a portion of the work that was done. Members of the Hidden Yard project crew were Wayne Toigo, Garret Kirby, Carl Klenk, Bob Johnson and Ken Chrisman. Project team leader was Paul Newhouse. General project supervision by HO Trainmaster, Seth Abrahams. Additional assistance to the project was provided by Bill Wills and Jeff Brown. Photos by Bob Johnson. |
| Saturday, January 29 | |
Grey paint being applied with a roller. That is Seth's hand and arm. |
 Carl is applying paint with a brush, the roller could not reach everywhere. This photo illustrates the tight quarters the group was working with. |
 How do you make a straight line? Simple, use a laser. |
 Laser target with layout lines in the forground. |
| Friday, February 4 | |
 The auto plant end of the hidden yard ladder begins to take shape. Track 9 is in place. |
 Track nine and paper switch templates for the Charmin end of hidden yard. |
 Track eight and the associated switch are in on the auto plant end. |
 Tracks eight and nine are in and it begins to look like a yard is going in. |
| Saturday, February, 5 | |
 Paul installing switches on the Charmin end of hidden yard. |
 Tracks six through nine are installed. Track five has been started on left. |
| Wednesday, February, 16 | |
 The diode bridge. This is hardware programming for the yard. |
 A view of the guts of the hidden yard control panel. |
 The track work in the yard nears completion. |
 Another view of the Charmin end of the yard. |
| Friday, February, 18 | |
 Trains lined up for the Home and Garden Show. Tracks one, two and three were installed in time for the show. |
 A view from the other end of the yard. All of these trains will fit in the Wills Point siding. |
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