Work progresses on tunnel
Peter Borcherds January 25th, 2015
I’ve been doing some work on the tunnel. Started off with a wooden framework, then covered that with cardboard webbing and finally Woodland Scenics plaster cloth.
I’ve added retaining walls to the tunnel mouth near the rear of the intermodal yard and a culvert under the track at the front of the yard.
This week I will add some rock faces for interest and the tunnel interior where it can be seen through the tunnel mouths. I have added the trackbed above the tunnel for the track that leads to the new staging yard behind & above the intermodal yard and will be adding that track once I have coloured the plaster & rock faces with Woodland Scenics colour pigments.
I have also purchased a new toy for the layout…a CMX Track Cleaner! I’ve given it a few runs around the layout on both main tracks and I am very impressed so far. It does need two locos to pull it though…pretty hefty piece of equipment!
