GEC's Layout Progress

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Well, somehow my super armored water-proof camera still managed to explode on the inside, so its probably going to have to be sent back to the manufacturer. Besides, the tripod mount also wore out some how.

fortuneately, I can still get photos off the camera.



I took a few photographs of the underside of the Outerbridge Crossing from Arthur Kill Road on the Staten Island side. I will post them soon, but actually, it doesn't seem likeit would be too difficult to do. I might be able to save time by fabricating casts of individual beams and then producing them in mass. I might even be able to use pieces of the Rix kits if I'm careful.


I'm also currently building a display shelf for some of my more modern locomotives. This will allow more space for my late 70s era equipment. Currently, I have several Arrow III MUs still in kit form, but as soon as they get built up, they will need somwhere to go. I'm also looking at an influx of other passenger equipment, and space is low.

I plan to make a second, longer display shelf for some of my Passenger trains, but I might hold off depending on what I think is necessary. Initially, I wanted to make one long enough to contain my entire Acela Express trainset without breaking up the train (the train consists of 6 85' passenger cars and two locomotives, essentially just under 8 feet).

The only problem is that I don't know where to put such display cases! They can probably stay in the basement for the time being, but should probably be moved up to my room so that they don't need to sit in that dusty environment of my basement.