Daley Train Log
Page 19
Much of the day was devoted to building the benchwork for the addition to my model train layout. I began by visiting the lumber yard for a sheet of 4' x 4' 1/2" plywood and two more pieces of 1 x 2 x 8' spruce. I did much of my sawing on the front driveway (it is relatively easy to wheel by circular saw out of the garage). This avoided getting a lot of sawdust in the garage - generally a good idea. But working outdoors when the temperature is -10 C is not a great idea. But everything worked fine.
It took a couple of hours to cut a few extra pieces for supports and then I added the plywood.
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The next step was to see if my idea of adding a board at the proper height would work for placing the trestle as a connection between Black Diamond and this new Town1 site. Perfect! It worked like a dream. It is very satisfying to find a place for this kit, which I built almost two years ago.
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I am still playing around with various track placements. The next task is to add a bench for Town2 (very small). Then I connect it via two double track steel bridges from Town 1 (the two tracks on the left side will go over these bridges.). Finally I connect Town1 to Coaldale via two high level steel viaducts. The two double track bridges were built about 5 years ago (!). The two viaducts were bought about the same time, but I have yet to open the boxes. You might say I plan ahead. But only this week could I envisage a place where this would all fit in.
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There is still much work to be done.