12-02-2020, 08:39 PM
While I'm waiting to be able to cut the hardboard for the backdrop, I laid out the yard:
The turnouts are tacked down but the flextrack sidings are just there to give me some visual reference. I plan to hand-lay the sidings to give some contrast to the main.
Originally I was going to use the furthest track from the main to be the industry spur, but the third one runs to the one side instead of the middle which will give me more room.
I've also started to make some tie strips with my home-made tie jig. I made it awhile back for hand-laying my HOn3 branch, but it works for Standard gauge as well.
Some of the tire strips I made. It makes thus part of hand laying allot easier.
The turnouts are tacked down but the flextrack sidings are just there to give me some visual reference. I plan to hand-lay the sidings to give some contrast to the main.
Originally I was going to use the furthest track from the main to be the industry spur, but the third one runs to the one side instead of the middle which will give me more room.
I've also started to make some tie strips with my home-made tie jig. I made it awhile back for hand-laying my HOn3 branch, but it works for Standard gauge as well.
Some of the tire strips I made. It makes thus part of hand laying allot easier.