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<P>[quote user="NeO6874"][wow] Your layout is looking more and more like a real world. Its coming along great! I can't wait for the next installment of pics!<BR>[/quote]</P> <P><STRONG>Thanks ! The wait is over - here is the weekly update !</STRONG></P> <P>It has been another busy week, with a lot accomplished.</P> <P>I spent $100 on lighting supplies and got under fascia lights in the upper fascia (7 25 watt bulbs on a dimmer); and track lights to light the upper levels.</P> <P>[IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Alan_B/102906-010_r.jpg[/IMG]</P> <P>I have had one yard lead with a 15" radius curve in the lead-in. It worked great on all of my old engines and the easy-to-modify P2k 0-6-0's. However the new Roundhouse 4-4-0 simply would not handle the small radius. I like the yard arrangement and did not want to basically change it (plus all of the basic scenery was already in). I finally deleted the first turn-out in the yard and replaced the lead-in with two lead-ins. One to the original entrance and the other to the end of my caboose storage track (also my programming track). I was able to get a 22" radius and a 18" radius lead-ins to the yard. Operations is really not affected; and the 4-4-0 now can use either lead-in to the yard. You can barely see where the old yard lead-in was in the following picture. Damage to the scenery is minimal.</P> <P>[IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Alan_B/102906-007_r.jpg[/IMG]</P> <P>I also got started on the top of the back mountain. Here is the left side:</P> <P>[IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Alan_B/102906-001_r.jpg[/IMG]</P> <P>And the center section:</P> <P>[IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Alan_B/102906-004_r.jpg[/IMG]</P> <P>This back mountain starts at 30" from the floor (level of continuous run loop) and ends up 7' tall, 6 1/2' wide and 4' deep. It will be another week or two until I "finish" the right side of the mountain top. Here is a picture of the "whole" mountain with the 4-4-0 headed down with the "daily" passenger train.</P> <P>[IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Alan_B/102706-006_r.jpg[/IMG]</P> <P>Thanks for looking. comments ?</P>
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