Progress update: Ballasting
Peter August 14th, 2008
I’ve completed ballasting track 1 and 2 on the front of module 1. I have done half of track 1 on module 2, and will hopefully get more done tonight.
The photos below show the progress so far, along with a few photos of a train on the tracks and signals.
I am going to add some detail bits between the two main tracks to make it a bit dirtier…looks a bit bare at the moment.
Right, here are the latest photos:
An overview of the ballasting progress so far…
I still need to put an LED in one of the NJ International signals (the one with the black target), and I need to paint the target on the other signal (which is fully functional with an LED). I am hoping that the rumour from BLMA about their N scale modern signal bridge is true as that would work perfectly on this part of the layout…but will have to wait and see! In the meantime, I am using the NJ International signals for this section of track.
A couple of photos of a BNSF Autorack train going past the signals
An overview shot of the layout
) I set to work on the layout again. This morning I test fit the fencing that will go round the whole layout. I am using Gold Metal Models etched-metal barbed wire fencing for the yard, and BLMA etched-metal fencing for other buildings.
