Doug, You are exceptionally observant regarding the timbers up against the block wall.. Truth be told, I had to do some cutting and carving to fit that wall into the incline under the tipple building and I haven't decided whether I am going to permanently glue it in or fasten with the HD velcro I have. At the bottom of that wall I still need to glue some 3/8" x 1 1/2" wood stock so it doesn't get damaged sliding the module in and out...
The wall itself is made out of the pink styrene insulation, engraved with sharp pencils and wire wheel brushes, then painted, mortared and weathered.
Yes I need to weather all the vehicles, just haven't wanted to stop and do that yet, and as others have pointed out, I have to improve on scattering more trash and debris.... About 1/2 way through this I started realizing that it's easy to fall into the trap of trying to make things "too perfect" while scratch-building, and way too neat and organized, especially for a 1940's mining operation.... If you saw the state of my workshop, a total disaster, you'd think it wouldn't be too hard to emulate that mess on the train table.....
