Thursday, November 19, 2009

Many Changes to the Layout


I added four cable hookups to the board. The two in the foreground are hidden under two small mounds and in the background they are hidden in two holes for easy access. A backdrop was added as a small mountain, as well as several buildings and new track design. The border around the track was painted, and other small changes made. The track loops back on itself, and so two DPDT switches were used for the track and for a separate independent track. Several of the grades were lowered and some curves increased in radius for less problems on turns.


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

November Update




I added some texture to various places, and after all that still had a few spots where the train track curve was too tight. I decided since I now have the cars and engine, and also power unit, that I'd pull all the track and bedding, and then lay the track again. This way, I can check each section as I put it down, rather than running the train afterward, and trying to makeshift corrections. Here are two photos before the track and bedding was pulled.
I've added a watertower with light, and a small home.