Another area that I am working on, both for operation reasons and for photography, is the yard and engine service area. Still have some final pieces to add to the concrete coaling tower, as well as definite weathering. This is the first of several structures to be completed for that area as well as track and signaling
Almost completed coaling tower
Also working on Sanding tower, water tower and stanchions, small sheds, as well as the switches and trackwork.
Town areas to be completed and detailed in steps, and then show examples of lighting changes in different weather/time of day at that location. Final photos of this area soon.
middle of town with Woodland Scenics just plug lights being installed.
As a photographer, I am starting to look at sections of the in progress layout to work up into completed photographs of scenes, looking to do this in different weather scenarios, time of day, etc. I will put up several in the next few posts and then later I’ll recall them and the finished photographs.
View across main line and siding to town
Finally getting some light for the town started, with some streetlights and gas lamps for in front of the hotel
Next getting LEDs hooked up inside the town buildings, with some window dressings.
Using several kinds of lighting including woodland scenics Just Plug, strips of long reel leds
as well as some 12-16 volt incandescent Veissmann gas lamps.
Wires for town site
Rigging bus bars and Just Plug light hub to a couple of mini plugs [added later) so the access section can be removed if needed with little trouble.
under the town section wiring in progress
Finishing the highway underpass leading out of town. I added led lighting and safety railings, as I have made the sidewalks higher above the road surface.
self adhesive LED strip light and connector
Here the railings have been added and some random trash added. (might add more later)
almost ready to install
View from road under the bridge showing lights, railing and a poster on the wall
Under the bridge
Will add a wall surface from sidewalk to the Road before installing the underpass
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Needed to have risers at different angle than the standard 2, 3 or 4% for replacing lead up to bridge and overpass.
removing old risers on Bridge lead
Cutting risers lightly glued to board on band saw.
cutting on band saw
Ready to install.
Cut section
Continuing town Building with concrete pad and wiring for soon to be Gulf Gas Station
Gulf Station in progress
Here is a general view of the layout, more detailed views coming soon. Working on several areas, including the Town and Logging area as well as the Yard.
overall Layout
Picking back up on a much earlier post, I finally started casting my concrete arch hydrocal bridge in two halves.
Wood & Sintra Mold
My waxed wood and sintra casting form
Wood & Sintra mold showing thickness
Pouring hydrocal with steel rod reinforcements
Pouring requires working quickly as Hydrocal sets fast
Leveling to the face of the form
Level as close to flat as possible
Exterior pieces of the form being removed
Exterior parts remove easily
Casting removed from the mold and flipped over, with only the individual small arch pieces to be removed. These pieces have a 3 degree slope for ease of getting them out of the piece. Still required a few knocks with a small hammer on each to remove!
Casting lightly sanded at this point
First half cast, but I’ll add some detailing with a file, forming casting joints and other details, then cast the other half and place them back to back, with a spacer which is typical for this type of bridge, really two identical arches, connected at the top.
Casting before final detailing