Unbelievably, we seem to have settled on the final track plan, and today we made the first tentative steps towards the scenics.
We replaced the old back-boards, which were riddled with access holes, with some new, plain boards using the 3mm MDF that Allen supplied. Then Ken painted the front faces of the backboards in a pale blue sky colour.
"Yellow Peril" poses in front of the newly painted back-scene. |
We began to fill in the timber-yard area, raising the ground level towards rail-level. At the next meeting we will be filling the area, burying the sleepers.
The first piece of "3D" scenery appeared near the timber-yard entrance. This hillock hides the complex set of micro-switches that switch the power in the three-way turnout.
Y.P. passes our first "hillock". |
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To prevent the back-scene sheets from warping, we painted the back of them in matt black. |
The tasks for our next meeting are:
- Cover the rest of the point motors (more hillocks)
- Begin ballasting
- Prepare bases and card mock-ups for the proposed buildings