A quick layout upgrade

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With only three or four days left before exhibiting the layout, I took the decision to rip up some scenery and realign a track.

No, I’m not going mad, but it has long been my intention to increase the operating potential at the east end of the layout. One of the track upgrades I did last year moved 2 industries that had been switched by the East operator, over to the West yard operator - RHPD Paints and Shultz Shipping.

Also, the loco yard rarely gets used to it’s full potential during a show or operating session.

Therefore I decided to upgrade Morgan’s Tools (Larry/Brakie) to a rail-served industry, realign a track and create another small freaght yard, as yet unnamed.

First I removed the buildings, fuelling point and scenery from the area

Then the track that required a small realignment was lifted

The area was then covered in plaster to simulate inlaid rails

Once the plaster has dried, I will paint it to resemble dirt

Jon

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Nice little adjustment.

Where are you exhibiting?

Cheers,

Kev

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Nottingham, England

I got time to finish this little scene yesterday and went with a small freight handling depot. I scavenged a crane, some figures and some detailling parts from other areas of the layout and built some platforms.

On reflection, I should have given the plaster a lot longer to dry before painting it and it could come back to haunt me through peeling paint and details dropping off - D’oh!

Now to got on with some of the myriad of small jobs that need doing today.

Jon