I've been working on the railroad. This layout requires a lot of thinking. That's hard for me.
I spent months with the trains running in circles and fixing areas of track that had derailments. With that done, I'm starting on the scenery.
Because I'm limited to using only what was available in 1940 I can't do foam. I soaked celotex strips in water so it curves and I've set it up around the grades so I can just coat it with plaster.
Here's a video explaining the celotex:
I bought a train hoard in November, and got those shelves on the wall as part of the deal. I'll fill them with different trains as I get them out.
The mountain stumped me and then I remembered 3 points define a plane. Basically the underside of the mountain will be sheet plywood with homasote and celotex stacked on it to form hills. If I know 3 points, I can then figure out every other point.
Both those videos were shot Saturday afternoon. Here's what the first batch of celotex looks like:
The little black clamps are really handy. I have 2 dozen of them and 4 of the bigger blue ones. With the little ones I clamped the risers and then adjusted them so the train moved smoothly through changes in direction and momentum. Once it was perfect, I screwed and glued the joins.
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