Sunday, July 1, 2018

Finishing trackwork at Reed

 Well, for switching I need some uncoupling ramps. Ed has been testing using super magnets and we had come up with a format that seems to work.
 It involves drilling 10 holes for 1 inch speed screws using the template shown. Then you set the screws.
 Using a depth gauge, you get all the screws to the same height.
 Then you add the miniature super magnets. You take one side from the top of the stack and the other side you flip over as you carefully place them on the screw heads. If you are not careful, they all will snap together in a heart beat.
 Here is a car coming up to them.
 They really pull that coupler open and over.
 Template in place for the next one.
 After installing seven ramps, I have to paint the track to continue ballasting. This is a little trickier as the greenery crew got ahead of me.  They added the coarse greenery along the track making it harder to paint.
 The before picture with some masking in place. You can pick out the ramps.
 Protecting a stone wall
 Finished and I have added ballast and glue over the magnets to hold them down as the area awaits the ballasting crew. A big factory complex will surround that column.
Looks nice now. I am trying to find the appropriate photo backdrop. The problem is the shallow depth of the scene but the previous two backdrops make everything look naked without a photo.

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