Sunday, December 12, 2010

Benchwork Nearly Complete!

 Between yesterday and today I managed to get virtually all the benchwork for the mainline completed.  There are a few odds & ends left to do, primarily single support pieces.  I also have to build the benchwork for the Ogdensburg branch, but I've got to think about it a little more.

here are some pix of this weekend's progress:

 Upper level between Franklin and DeKays

 Upper level east of Franklin.  Warwick below.

 Upper level further east of Franklin.  Lower level west of Warwick
 Upper level east end of Franklin.  East end of Franklin passing siding will probably begin about where the  step down between the benchwork pieces is.  Warwick below.

 DeKays in foreground.  Vertical supports for Dispatcher's office.  The Dispatcher's Office will be located inside the peninsula.  They're straighter than they look & in any event once the backdrop is in place only the Dispatcher will be able to see if the supports are crooked.

 Looking into the Dispatcher's Office.  Dispatcher's board will be placed along the right wall & he'll be facing right.

 Upper level west end of RR.  Andover to aisle, west staging to wall. Maybrook below.

 Upper level looking west, between DeKays and Franklin.

 Upper level looking west.  Andover to aisle, staging to wall.  Maybrook below.  The support is only temporary.
Upper level turnback blob from Andover into staging.  The supports are temporary, but may become permanant because some kind of support will be required.  The lower level is the turnback blob from Maybrook into staging.

I think next on the agenda will be some backdrops, which will also serve to close in the Dispatcher's office, and then start thinking about subroadbed.

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