Been pouring in the hours this month. Possibly topped my previous best for a single month, and there are still 2 days left. Sunday night, I went to town on the fascia in aisle one. I got it from where I left off almost two years ago, all the way around the corner.
The seam here was the starting point.
This little dip in the fascia will represent Mississippi River Lock and Dam #2.
I had to add a little benchwork as I went along. There's a new 1x4 behind the Masonite.
I reworked the benchwork on the end by taking out an old angle piece, putting in two new ones...
then using the old piece to span between them.
The fascia dip on this side is the river bank. It will flow under the track between the 2x4 supports of the front track, then off to the right.
All of those 2x4's are holding a backer board to support the 9" tall fascia.
Today I finished the project. I notched the fascia for the Hastings control panel.
It then runs uphill to the Con Agra mill.
And finally the "missing link" where the new section meets up to Red Wing which was done all the way back in 2003.
I just have a little more to do on the upper level, and the small helix, which is going to be complicated but fun.
