Making good progress. Still much work yet to do.
Ok, so someone caught me on camera. this is me (John) at the Anahiem Train show on Jan 2, 2010. I beleive this photo was taken by metroredline....
1 - Points disconnecting from throw bar 2 - Points disconnecting from joint 3 - Frog not soldered or wing rails not soldered
Reconfigured from 3 to 4 tracks. I completed the East End yesterday, 8-13-09.
Rust-Oleum Specialty Camouflage Brown
Sharpie Paint Marker Brown
Realignment of West Staging Ladder to accomodate 4 tracks, original plan for 3 tracks. Each track 100+ inches.
Realignment of Union Station Platform Tracks to accomodate 45" passenger trains. Original plan only supported 30" trains. Eliminated 4th...
Realignment of Union Station Platform Tracks to accomodate 45" passenger trains. Original plan only supported 30" trains.
Realignment of East Staging Ladder to accomodate 4 tracks, original plan for 3 tracks. Each track 100+ inches.
...all 14 inches of it. This is the WM interchange to the right, and the entrance to Chambersburg Yard on the left.
N scale double slip switch. Code 55 rail, made with a Fast Tracks fixture and quicksticks. These take about 4-5 hours and are really detailed...
I just cut the frog isolation gaps,, but it lacks paint, as you can see.
Here are two of the Handlaid #6 turnouts I made, using the fast tracks fixture. I painted these with Krylon camoflauge paint... 8142 Brown.
