Freelance 2012

[faraway]

Reinhard, do you have a close up picture of the turnout area? I'm really curious how you're working around the throwbar.

So far, it looks awesome.

Matt

The throw bar is in a pocket on both sides. You see the old hole of the switch stand on the left. They will be covered later with a sloppy glued lid. I will fill the area between the rails later with a strip of 0,45" wide 0.06" thick blue foam. That will exclude the throw bar.
I know the switch would fail soon if I hide the throw bar to well


The road got a first layer of diluted black paint. It reacts very different on blue foam and white plaster. I am happy my eye sight is not good enough to see that details daily while operating the layout. It would make me very nervous :o

Some time later is the center glued in place. It is very visible how different the paint is accepted by the blue foam and the plaster.


Close to midnight, first test run and final photo of the day


and the switch from a more friendly point of view


the final switch and it's "client"