Progress since Scaleforum
Progress has been slow since Scaleforum. Contributing factors being contracting Covid for the second time then, after recovering, having days preparing for and entertaining a few visits by friends and family.
Though we really enjoy having visitors, I'm hoping the next couple will have fewer distractions. My aim is to have the layout self-supporting with both tops installed for November 16th/17th at the SolRail show in Workington. I have already had one trestle built and two of the six support beams constructed, along with the top for baseboard one. Workington show is two weeks away, so there is still a chance that the layout will be presented at the correct height with the lighting pelmet installed. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll have the lighting stripes installed as I'm still researching options for controlling the lighting to represent an autumnal day from 5am through dawn to dusk and onto into the evening. So for the show, some sort of temporary lighting will have to be thought of.
Anyway, what progress has there been made? Since Scaleforum, the track for the three coal roads on baseboard one has been laid, along with extending the running shed roads to the baseboard joint. More chairs has also been threaded onto rail ready for laying. Other tasks have been to install the pelmet support on the right-hand cassette board, along with solving a slight issue with the slope up to the coal sidings on this board. There had also been a modicum of progress in the construction of the Y turnout on baseboard one.
Baseboard One, the track front left has not been laid, it only temporarily in place.
Looking Stage Right
Right-hand cassette board
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