Delia's filled in the 'earth' around the trestle bases and between the front and back mountain profiles. She then started adding highlights to the stonework. While she was working the scenic end, Tom continues to add accessories to the upended panels. Take note of all the plugs at the end of the wires dangling in the under-the-layout (upended platform) photos. Then think about it. Each of these sections has to be able to be detached to travel and then reattached when the platforms are bolted together at the client's home. The wires are color-coded so that when assembled they are easily traceable from one end to the other. Remember seeing those "portholes" on the platform sides. They're the openings through which the wires go from section to section.
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