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Tunneling to Crossdale
July 21, 2007
To negotiate the loft hatch, and the rising and falling inclines, the double track mainline has to tunnel its way from ‘Stone Wharf’ to ‘Crossdale’ (see the Trackplan).
Here you can see where the double track mainline disappears into the tunnel portal, at the far right, and reappears from beneath the inclines The void in between is where the loft hatch emerges from below.
Disappearing into the tunnel portal…
…and reappearing from below the inclines.
Squaring up to the task ahead
July 21, 2007
I began tiling the surface of the layout properly today, with printed squares from the Trackplan. Previously I have just taped down temporary squares to get an impression. Now I have started to transfer the grid to the surface of the baseboards and paste the tiles in place permanently.
I put together this composite to show the finished effect. It really does begin to give a taste of how things will look – click on the image for a large view.
Looking back the other way to the viaduct corner.
Stone Wharf
July 4, 2007
The area to the front of where the ‘up’ incline cross the ‘down’, was baseboarded today. This features a sunken section which will form the area to be known as ‘Stone Wharf’.
Baseboarding was also done on the upper level corner and the foreground corner.
This view gives a better impression of the sunken wharf area. Also note that I have extended the loft boarding on the far side of the roof truss.
The extended loft boarding allows easy access to the underneath, and back, of the layout. It also allows for all the usual bric-a-brac, that accumulates in the loft, to be stored out of sight.
