Yes, as you can see, I've taken over part of the closet. This shelf only holds the foam core elements of the layout and some various other items. On the other side of the room is another, much smaller, bookshelf that has all the scenery items....clump foliage, grass, road tape, etc.
Below is the track plan laid out for the first time. This is just to make sure everything fits and all the track pieces were included. This was actually a breeze to do. In the picture you can kinda see some writing on the white foam base. The foam base has the track plan pre-printed on it as well as numbered starting points for installing risers and track piece list, as well as, measurement reference points at certain spots. It made it super easy to slap the track together.
When the layout is complete it won't be flat like this. See the picture of the finished layout in the first post. The two pieces of curving track on the left will actually be in tunnels. The point, almost in the middle of middle picture, is the only point the tracks intersect. The spot more toward the upper left that that looks like they intersect actually don't. The inner most curve to the left will be elevated and the outer curve will pass under it.
Actually that is the next step to remove the track and start installing the risers that will elevate the track. It's a pretty ingenious system. In the olden days modelers would actually pencil out their track plan on the plywood and were it needed to be elevated they would actually cut the plywood and have to use complicated math to figure the rise and run so as not to create too steep an incline...NO WAY!! A hobby that involves complicated math is no hobby for me. So these foam risers make it super easy. There are flat pieces that come in various heights and incline pieces. All the pieces are notched so that you can bend them around a curve.
Stay tuned for more pics after the riser install.
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