So, with the track plan adjusted accordingly, the 8 meters of track have been assembled and tested. The next tasks are the timberwork for the raised track bed, major landscape contours and the backscene, followed by installing and wiring the track.
Some more progress on Malmsbury... I always like to pause for a couple of weeks at the mock-up stage, since that is the last chance to make changes to the design. The key take-aways from it were to angle the track slightly to not be parallel with the baseboard edge, and to push the track towards the back to maximize the foreground scenic area.
So, with the track plan adjusted accordingly, the 8 meters of track have been assembled and tested. The next tasks are the timberwork for the raised track bed, major landscape contours and the backscene, followed by installing and wiring the track. The first steps towards the Malmsbury model have now been taken: a site visit and photo session, all structures have been 3D printed, the baseboard built, the track manufactured, and final positioning mock-ups are under way.
There has been a lack of recent progress on Penzance, with me hesitating at the large number of buildings that have to be painted. So, to recharge my batteries I have started what I hope should be a fairly quick and simple 2-3 month side project. Serious planning began on May 1st, so let's see how well that time estimate holds up.
Malmsbury is a minor station about 100km north of Melbourne, with some local fame from having the largest stone viaduct in Australia. My usual 6' x 2' layout size is big enough to include both the station and the viaduct, with no compression. The layout will be in 1:480 scale, set in the 1960s at the end of steam, and consist of a simple double track oval - the station sidings and loops will be dummies. This will finally give me somewhere to run my VR trains, and an excuse to build more of them! |
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AuthorMartin Kaselis |