I cut all my fascia last night, using a sabre saw on a table on the beck deck. I'm assuming the saw noise confused my neighbors so late at night...
I also drilled all the holes for the DCC plug faces and spots where I have carriage bolts for the leg supports (just in case I ever need to take the layout apart, I don't want to have to rip all the fascia off for that, I'll be painting the bolts the same color green as the fascia so it'll blend in eventually).
I was going to start mounting the pieces but it was really late and I was exhausted. But at least I'm at a point where I can accomplish a lot indoors and without any further help. I've already bought a bunch of small C clamps to hold the pieces in place while I'm drilling holes through the masonite for the wood screws. My plan is to have all the fascia mounted no later than by the end of the weekend.
I would do it on Saturday, but I have to take some drawings I'd been commissioned for on a book project to the author. That'll give me some spending cash for some hobby shops very close to where he lives, but I'll have to squeeze further weekend work in between that trip and the NFC championship game on Sunday. Normally I wouldn't care much about football other than my alma mater playing in NCAA games, but Seattle might make another Superbowl run.
