Yesterday,
we had our first club meeting since a month. Decision was taken to start laying
track in Villeneuve (cement plant) and D’Estimauville (staging).
However,
that means large part of the original benchwork will be rebuilt. Many parts are
sagging. It was our first try at building a shelf layout more than 4 years ago
and it now shows utterly its deficiencies. On the same occasion, benchwork near
the Cement plant will be enlarged to better model the cement plant, which means
it will now be 28 inches wide.
Finally,
after a long time, it was decided the layout will be completely built in Peco
Code 83 track as was planned. There was doubts some code 100 would survive but
it probably won’t.
Also, I had
the occasion to see my GP9s and RS18s with their sound decoder installed. Jérôme
ran them for a few minutes and so far, so good! Nice sound and nice running
performance. They now need their final coat of paint, some decals and
weathering.
It is
expected the layout should be fully operational by then end of autumn. Not a
big deal, Villeneuve and D’Estimauville are pure flatland and the track plan is
now very simplified.
If can only
complete the 8 Warhammer tanks for a friend to get some more time to spend on
my train models!
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