News from Patsburg
I worked on creating a removable access area that will be located on the lower front face of the mountain on the mountain division This removable access area is needed so that I can gain access to a lockon and to fix derailments. The mountain is up against a wall and is not accessable from the back side. Since the mountain already sits on an elevated level of the layout, the area needing access is out of arms reach if I try accessing from underneath the layout.
A drawer type pullout automobile/truck tunnel will serves as my access. I used a HO tunnel portal made by Scenic Express set on 18 by 8 inch rectangular piece of styrofoam with styrofoam walls and a black piece of construction paper covering the opposite end from the portal..... all sitting on a styrofoam base. This way the tunnel will be 3 D and when finished I will have a vehicle sticking half way out of the portal.
That's all the news from Patsburg
Happy Railroading & Keep driving those spikes.
Patrick W
Free State Junction Railroad " Where the trains always run on time"
Pat,
It sounds interesting; post some pics!
