Another month, another update! I think I had a case of burn out over February and didn't make much progress. Over the weekend I finally made some serious progress.
First off, I had some track work I needed to get done. I didn't like the transition at the US Steel girder bridge. It felt too harsh and some cars and engines liked to "clunk" over it. I took one of the risers out and flattened the transition out. This worked really well and now I'm not getting the clunk.
Next up, I really wanted to get the foam base of the scenery done in the cut. So, while watching the NCAA tournament Friday night, I cut out the final pieces of foam and then glued everything tother. I finally have semi-permanent mountains now! I still need to put int he rocks, and start covering with plaster cloth, but I'm pleased so far.
One of the last large construction projects is building the upper level. We had a few pallet type pieces of wood framing from a recent bathroom reno project. It was the perfect base for the upper section. I cut them down to size and then used a 1x2 we had laying around for another project for legs. Currently its about 12inches tall to clear my tallest rolling stock (Railking Superliner). Right now, its all just mocked in. I plan on covering the top with the left over foam I have. This is going to be the urban area as well. I'm debating on putting a short little trolley up there, just a back and back style one. I'm open to thoughts! Also, if anyone has some good ideas on flat buildings for the upper level, let me know.
Next up, I'll post some pictures of the Railking Station I'm detailing!
