Well I got one of the last pieces of benchwork in place all with the subroadbed. This are (~6x8’) will be for the Coors Brewery. It is the largest industry on the layout and has a dedicated switching crew. 
I’m going to have to redo some of the upper level fascia to match the new stuff since i put it before i got the framework in.
I have made a wee bit of progress on my tow motor. I finally got it painted tonight.
For those of you who have been following my tow motor project I apologise for things going very slowly. As you are aware, it took a while to find a suitably small decoder. The decoder is now on order and should be here in a week or so if my past experience with the UK mail service is any indication. Once I have the decoder in hand the rest should go quickly, although I’m still waiting for a rotary beacon that was ordered six weeks ago. I suspect it has been lost so I ordered another one just in case. Doing the final wiring will be really fussy! There are 3 LEDs to hook up and very little space for the wires.
More excellent work from those who have contributed since my last post by the way!
Cheers all,
Dave
I tried to take up as little of the aisle space as possible, while providing sufficient space to allow the extra turntable tracks. It helps that my layout is a ‘U’ shape, so even with the extension in place, there’s still at least 1m to the other side of the aisle.
Thanks [:)]. Kitbashing and scratchbuilding locos and rolling stock is one of my favourite parts of the hobby.
That is a Kitwood Hill turntable. It was the third kit I tried, and the first one that was foolproof enough for me to make it work reliably and smoothly. I’ve not had any problems with it. It’s designed for use with DCC+Sound equipped models and has constant track power. You’ll need an auto-reverser for it. On top of this, the turntable bridge does lift off the mechanism for easy access to the pit for cleaning and scenicing.
I’ve also finished off the turntable extension.
I painted and ballasted the track, then installed perspex around the outside to protect the engines from errant elbows.
Looking forward to the up coming NMRA Lone Star Region convention the first of the month
The star is the Hotel since I am close by at # 16
I should get a fare number of visitors
tbdanny: Thanks for your comments on the Kitwood Hill turntable - sounds like just what I need. Your creek area looks like it will make a great scene.
Mike
I know I’m late, but it is still the weekend!!! As always, great modeling being shown here… I always like this thread.
What few minutes I have had to do any modeling this week have been sp-ent working on “Milo Mills” on the SLOW. I am in progress (these are not at all finished) vreating a couple of at grade crossings. One for the road that goes from the main part of town (not modeled) over to the train station and some other buildings (to be done at a future time). The other is for the cattle in the pasture on the hilside to allow the cattle to get back home for milking…
These are so new, the glue on the gravel is still drying…[:-^]
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