Going Up, then Down & Around

Yesterday I broke down and purchased a Kato 20-871 V12 Variation set. This set is an add on to other sets in the Kato series. The V12 is a perfect compliment to the V11 set that Kato offers, instead of your layout being flat on the floor it lifts it up off the floor and brings it down again. I get bored pretty quickly and this set gives me numerous options for different layout configurations based on Kato track plans some of which are posted below.






This set includes:
(2) Kato 186mm 7-5/16" Concrete Tie Double Straight Track
(2) Kato 124mm 4-7/8" Concrete Tie Double Straight Track
(1) Kato 62mm 2-7/16" Concrete Tie Double Straight Track
(6) Kato 248mm 9-3/4" Concrete Tie Double Straight Viaduct Track
(1) Kato 186mm 7-5/16" Concrete Tie Double Straight Viaduct Track
(2) Kato 124mm 4-7/8" Concrete Tie Double Straight Viaduct Track
(1) Kato Double Track Truss Bridge (Black)
(4) Kato 381mm/414mm Radius 45 Degree (15" - 16 3/8"): Concrete Tie Double Track Viaduct Super Elevated Curve
(2) Kato Concrete Tie Double Track Viaduct Super Elevated Easement Curve Left
(2) Kato Concrete Tie Double Track Viaduct Super Elevated Easement Curve Right
(2) Kato 186mm 7-5/16" Concrete Tie Double Track Incline Track Straight
(2) Kato Double Track Incline Pier -A1
(2) Kato Double Track Incline Pier -A2
(2) Kato Double Track Incline Pier -A3
(2) Kato Double Track Incline Pier -A4
(3) Kato Double Track Pier
(2) Kato Double Track Concrete Pier No. 5 for Truss Bridge
(23) Kato S-Joiner for Piers
(1) Kato Rerailer / UniJoiner Remover

Going to new heights

I wasnt really planning on adding roof details however I saw a Walthers N scale roof details kit and purchased it.

It's a nice little one day project with lots of rewards at the end. You wind up with 3 different sized air conditioners and several smokestacks vents blowers etc.



Below are my pic of the roof details that I built. (Coming soon)...

Procrastination is making me wait.

Im getting a bit tired of working on the building, but I do want to start work on landscaping for the building. I think I want to do a triangle shaped base to compliment the triangle shaped tower.

Ive added more windows to the front & rear of the lower and upper towers. I have some spots to fill in & not sure how Im going to do that. Pics will be posted shorty,there will be a Panoramic elevator on the support/elevator shaft. I need to whip one of those up some day.

I still yet to do a lobby for the building which sucks big time, what kind of building has no lobby.

A leg to stand on or Going up!!!

Well I posted my latest work on my building and it was suggested that the building looked kind of funnie with the upper tower just hanging there without any support.

I decided to use some round pvc tubing as a support. I think it looks pretty cool and it could double as an external elevator for the upper tower.

Below are some pics of the support/elevator.

The Marriot Golden Pagoda, well almost

Ive been on the fence about displaying my latest project since Ive made some additions to it. I got the mirrored mosaic tiles and added them, I kind of thought that they were too small but I may get larger tiles for the front of the building. I still need to order more mirrored mosaic tiles (the company that makes them went out of business, that sucks big time).The tower portion of the building now stands straight (I stopped messing with it lol) so Im happy about that . I purchased a red blinking strobe for the top of the tower to keep away those pesky airplanes and helicopters. Below are some pics of what Ive completed so far. Let me know what you think of it, Im really looking for feedback on this project.

Weve got a problem in the tower

Well if youve read my post on my building you know Ive been toying with the idea of adding a tower. Ive gone ahead and fabricated a triangular tower that will be attached to the side of the building. What Ive noticed is that due to the weight of the tower It leans away from the building. To fix this Ive cut slots into the bottom of the triangle addition with the majority of the weight resting on the roof of the building. So far so good, it looks much better now.

Ive also been playing around with different configurations of the triangle and the rectangle shapes. My goal is to create a different looking building than what you normally find. Below are some photos of the problem Ive been dealing with and sketches of the configurations Ive been playing with.




Below are pics of the tower before the slot modifications.

Today I built a skyscraper

Well kind of, I was in the mood to build something & it was a skyscraper for my ever growing n scale Japanese empire. I got inspiration seeing a post on JNS basically the building was covered with mirror mosaics tiles. So I sourced some gold rose color mirror tiles as well as smoke colored mirror tiles. Im not sure what type of pattern I'll do but hopefully it'll be interesting. Now I need to work on details like the entrance to the building, roof details and if I want an addition on the building or not. I added a couple of the internal bracing I used in my building.