Two weeks since my last update! Not much to report as I've been otherwise engaged, firstly in the garage doing car stuff, and latterly having a few days away with the better half.
The Bitter Creek box car now has a full complement of side and ends. Still a few small jobs to do on the underframe with regard to brake gear, and I need to add the roof external detailing before I can think about paint.
The second 40' flat car remains partially complete, too, although the first one is now approaching being finished.
The parts from Tichy Train Group that I ordered to help with my comparison experiment backdating of the flat cars to truss rod underframes arrived last week - sadly a packing error occurred and I'm now awaiting the arrival of the queenposts.....
While away, having had some time to mull over some aspects of the revised (read: completely changed) track plan for the layout, I've been thinking of how I can replicate this and incorporate it:
Of course, the gradients are far too severe for a model to negotiate, but its an archetypal view. I'm not sure its really possible within the confines of a smallish layout, but it's something I'll keep on thinking about, perhaps as an adjunct to the main layout or as a cameo. We'll see!
Anyway, back to work!
Cheers,
Mark