You reach a moment with every layout build where you start to get a glimpse (with a bit of help from your imagination) of what it is going to look like when it is complete.
The Minffordd project seems to have taken a bit step forward in the last week or so.
The FR overbridge has been given a coat of primer which I think demonstrates that it's definitely going to look the part, and the standard gauge track has begun to be fixed down.
The photo of a 24 nosing its way into the exchange yard gives a hint of what's to come, I hope.
Now Himself has turned his attention to forming the trackbed on the other side of the layout which involves some very complex changes of level and gradient as the FR track spirals down to meet the Cambrian.
Even at this stage you can step back and get a sense of how the whole scene is going to work.
I hope those who know the location will be able to squint a little and recognise this as the view from the window of an FR train crossing the bridge.
Definitely! This is looking very much a great capturing of the character of the site… what period will it be set? Sorry if you’ve mentioned this before I’ve forgotten!
ReplyDeleteIt will be late 1960s
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