Since I am new at this Blogging stuff, I have a lot of ground to cover to bring readers up to the current state of the railroad. Over the next few entries, I intend to do just that.
Below are some pictures of the construction progress of the railroad. The benchwork is typical open grid using 1x3's. This time around I used wall brackets for the benchwork adjacent to the walls. I wanted to have room for storage and eliminate the tendency to knock into legs while working on the railroad. Up to this point the brackets have performed as I expected. The portion of the railroad that is the peninsula (Walnut, Illinois) is supported using 1x4's for legs. I figured if I needed to use legs, I better make them stout! I also added a shelf that helps to solidify the entire peninsula. One of the uses of the shelf will be to provide a place for the DCC equipment.
Thanks for stopping!
More to come!
Scott Stephenson