Sunday, February 24, 2008

Light At the End of the Tunnel

More work completed this weekend. I got the tunnel walls up.

Things are starting to take shape. Finally starting to get some dimension into the layout.


The next steps are to install the profile boards. These will make the perimiter of the layout. In the photo above you can see the line on left that runs along the entire edge of layout. Once the profile boards are up it will essentially turn the layout into a big box with no lid. Then it's time to make the contours of the scenery with balled up newspaper which will create hills and valleys. Then the whole thing gets covered with plaster cloth and paitined. Sounds simple, but actually will probably be a few weekends of work. I need to a roof on each of the tunnels and then build several platforms in various locations around the layout. This is where the town areas will be located.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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