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Looking east from the entrance ... that'll be a mountain to the left... (Jul 05) |
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Looking west towards the entrance, mountain on the right (Jul 05) |
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Yet more mountain (Jul 05) |
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The wye on the mountain (Jul 05) |
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Looking south from the south-east corner... (Jul 05) |
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Looking west down the second aisle (Jul 05) |
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Looking at the subroadbed... (Jul 05) |
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What will eventually become one heck of a viaduct (Jul 05) |
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The north-west end of the layout (Jul 05) |
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Looking back to the east... (Jul 05) |
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Looking west towards the viaduct... note the wiring (Jul 05) |
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Turnouts under construction (Sept 05) |
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Wyes, #5s and #6s all lined up waiting for ties... (Sept 05) |
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A mock-up of how the mountain will look (Sept 05) |
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Similar angle on the real thing... (Sept 05) |
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How the wye will come together (Sept 05) |
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The model sitting on the real wye (Sept 05) |
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Facing east, looking to the right side. Backdrops are up, and roadbed is down! (Dec 05) |
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Looking left at the mountain... track starting to go down! (Dec 05) |
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Looking west at the upper deck. (Dec 05) |
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Looking towards the north-west end of the layout. (Dec 05) |
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Looking towards the northwest again... note the new roadbed! (Dec 05) |
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Upper deck, NE corner (Dec 05) |
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Here's that mountain again! (Dec 05) |
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Some of the track on the mountain... note the hand-laid Fast-Tracks turnout! (Dec 05) |
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A pass through on the SW lower deck... (Dec 05) |
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Track going down... note that double switch. (Dec 05) |
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Completing a module for SuperTrain... here we're working on the wiring and hand-throws. (Feb 06) |
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A massive building flat for our module (Feb 06) |
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Scratch-built cornices on the same flat (Feb 06) |
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Nice cornice work! (Feb 06) |
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Looking east from the entrace again (Feb 06) |
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An engine house begins to take shape (Feb 06) |
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Check out the track on the mountain! (Feb 06) |
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Another mountain shot (Feb 06) |
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Another shot of the custom cornice work (Feb 06) |
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A shot of the west "bulb" on the layout (Feb 06) |
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Looking towards the NW end (Feb 06) |
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Look at all the hand-made turnouts! (Feb 06) |
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This is one complex bit o' track work! (Feb 06) |
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Another shot of the track work (Feb 06) |
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Newly weathered track. Looks great! (Feb 06) |
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Another shot of the weathered section (Feb 06) |
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There's that flat again, with some rolling stock to show scale (Feb 06) |
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Another shot of the flat (Feb 06) |
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The newly painted backdrop for our show module (Feb 06) |
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Lots of progress! Fascia & backdrops are done, trackwork and electronics are complete on the lower deck! (Feb 07) |
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Looking west towards the entrance (Feb 07) |
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Look! A train is operating in the yard on the East end! (Feb 07) |
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Check out that trackwork! (Feb 07) |
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Trains are really running! (Feb 07) |
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Looking towards the SW end. Lots of track! (Feb 07) |
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A shot of the upper deck. (The building mockup doesn't live here.) |
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Lower deck on the south side (Feb 07) Looks ready for scenery! |
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A full view of the SW section. (Feb 07) |
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Looking back up the aisle towards the east (Feb 07) |
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View from the layout entrance. (Feb 07) |
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The "mountain". It's operational, if not pretty. (Feb 07) |
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A train enters the eastern yard... (Feb 07) |
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So nice to see trains in action! (Feb 07) |
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The lower deck on the south side of the layout. The fascia hasn't been cut for the viaduct yet. (Feb 07) |
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Looking towards the NW entrance. Lookin' good! (Feb 07) |
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