Hi folks
been away for a while. so today I managed to spend a little time on the Waxhaw layout. In the layout room, the waxhaw division is a double deck folded dogbone if you will. There is an area that is quite a narrow shelf area, being about 24 inches. I chose to locate the Union station here, using a American Flyer Union station sitting on a raised foundation on a platform extending over the lower level railroad. The building seems to have the right proportions and dimensions for the spot. Boyh levels have three tracks in the station.
So today i decided to play with some styrofoam to use for platform bases and structural walls. These are actually sections which were once packing materials. I made cuts with a utility knife yielding the pills as you are sure to know. Fortunately, the resulting edges can be sanded relatively Smooth. A portable hand vacuum is useful for catching all those little pills that result from the cut.
So here are a few photos of what is happening so far. I think this will work out nicely
The styrofoam i had seems to result in the same height as the rail so using some cardstock for the elevation shoul give the platdorm a slight height above the rail without interfering with operation
from the opposite direction
on the right, using the same material to form a tunnel portal for the track below the station.
looking from above
added some trains on the lower level
looking back
From above with the trains. Looks like a busy place. I have some photos of Uptown charlotte that i want to use as a backdrop at this location.
twp streamliners departing .
Hope you enjoyed the discussion
