Cascade tunnel portal installed.
Before.
Would have been nice to move the portal forward but, with a turnout at the exit, no movement was possible.
Dremel large diamond cut off wheel and grinding bit used to carve area for the portal. Shop vac needed to keep plaster dust to a minimum. Track and area got some paper towels to help keep cleanup to a minimum.
Since original paint used was artist's oil colors, same used again.
Also, some 'brush' vegetation made.
Once dry, I'm figuring the new colors will blend into the surrounding area.
Vegetation added to cover up the cracks. Not an exact replica of the original but, 40 years later, it 'will do'.
LED ceiling light testing:
Hard to tell the brightness via the picture but the LED's that I bought are inadequate for the job. Will have to do some research to get better wattage. Seems like I'm going to need higher wattage value LED's. The LED's I have are labeled 3528's and it appears the 5050 type are brighter but not sure if the 5050 are bright enough. Hope they list LED's by wattage to match the 40 watts of the fluorescent lights.
