Another month passes. There has not been much progress with the baseboards as I have been concentrating on building the next sections of track, much of it pointwork, which I had been reluctant to make until I had resolved the baseboard issues described in my previous post. I had 12 items of pointwork left to complete, 7 Bullhead including a double slip and 5 Flat bottom including a single slip. I have been tackling the remaining Bullhead pointwork first.
Edited to include pictures.
The end curved baseboards have been temporarily stacked out of the way as I needed to be able to get at the wood stored in the corner for another job.
DSCF0833.jpg
This formation needed finishing off. It had been missing some brass chairs.
The unbuilt turnout on this board is one of the four Flat bottom turnouts.
DSCF0834.jpg
This is also part of the scenic section of the layout, so I decided to use some pre-stained timbering I had. Something I have resisted before as I was not sure how well the rivet marks would show for punching. I have had a slightly higher reject rate than normal as a result of rivets being out of position.
DSCF0837.jpg
This is the section of track I am intermittently working on.
DSCF0845.jpg
DSCF0846.jpg
The switch end of the E-16 turnout still to complete.
DSCF0847.jpg
Then I still have these two boards to do before I can even consider resuming track laying, so that is some way off.
DSCF0851.jpg
This board includes another E-16 turnout.
DSCF0850.jpg
The complexity of these four sections combined with several baseboard joints explains my reticence to commit precious resources until I was reasonably confident of a successful outcome.
The paint pots lurking in the above picture also tell their own story!
Regards
Tony.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Inspiration from the past. Dreams for the future.