Final post for 2010

Adamsville, Structures and Wiring
As the year draws to a close most targets have been achieved with the exception of completing Jimtown industrial area and township industries. The fantastic progress would not have been achieved without the tireless efforts of the Monday night crew (Barry, Bill1, Bill2, BJ, Bob, Chris, Ross and Rossco), many additional hours spent by BJ and Chris and not forgetting my old workmate Ross's efforts as well. 

This Monday night is our Christmas BBQ being hosted at Chris's.  We will be reconvening in mid January 2011.

Adamsville
More details added, gravel road, fences, phone booth, rail crossing signs, pedestrians, rubbish bins, street lights and more...

Structures

Arrowhead Ale
You may remember a workmate of mine 'Ross' (as opposed to Ross or Rossco from the Monday night crew) previously built some kits for me - well he has been at it again! This time he has built another Cornerstone Kit - Arrowhead Ale.

Depot Building
Barry finished off the building including adding roof flashing at the peak. This is now ready for painting at a group clinic to be run by BJ next year. Following painting the windows will be fitted.

Barry has started construction of a Conrnerstone grain elevator to complement the storage bins at Adamsville.

Wiring
Chris and I have been running turnout wiring for the staging tracks and have run out, loomed, hung and tagged some 500 metres of six core. Following this "work mate Ross" and I run out the twin core feeders for the staging yard. The longest one may need a RC Network as it stretches to approx 12 metres from the booster without twisting.

Thanks guys for all of your efforts this year. It has helped me through a period of rearrangement of my personal activities.

Progress

BJ and the Monday night crew have been busy over the last couple of weeks. Wiring and scenery has continued. Some targets have been set for things to finish before the Christmas break.

Adamsville
BJ has been quite busy putting the finishing touches to the buildings for the residential area. Most have been fixed to its own base and become mini diorama to form the bigger picture.

Backdrop Trees
BJ has been busy with his artist brushes again.....

Commercial District Buildings
The buildings have been glued in place and the site detailing has commenced with the planting of trees and installation of footpaths and power poles.

Footpath preparation
Once the commercial district buildings had been placed footpath were cutout and painted before being glued down.

Residential Area
BJ prepared each building as its own diorama before we fixed them in place as part of Adamsville.

Bottom Level Wiring & Control Panel
Last Monday Bob and Chris installed droppers and reinstated some block and Turnout wiring around the staging approach at Lewiston Loop. On Tuesday Chris and I put together and installed two groups of six core turnout wires which consumed some 250 metres of wire. The addition of the staging areas has meant that an extra 14 turnouts to the original plan. This meant I had to devise a method of doubling up terminal strips within the control panel.

Buildings
On Monday night Barry has commenced building a depot building.

Thanks guys for your continuing help and support.

Jimtown, Adamsville, Staging, Power Districts & Control Panels

Jimtown

Scenery

BJ previously fashioned the 10mm MDF and has now applied the stippled plaster and once dried has coloured the rock face which has subsequently glued into place against the backdrop.

The backdrop has had the sky blue background applied.

Baseboard has been painted an "earthy colour" around building outlines.

Base coat has been applied to the fascia.

Depth has been added to the industrial buildings near the power station by constructing a box section behind the building facade.

Dummy industrial track installed adjacent to power station.

Cutting at Northern end of yard before industrial area.

Bridge to farm

Adamsville

Retaining wall behind the town buildings showing construction stages.

Trying out the building locations to get a balanced appearance.

BJ & I spend some time arranging and rearranging and rearranging but the result look pretty promising.

Proposed Street View

Addition of trees to backdrop.

BJ had some fun again.

Staging

New curved turnout installed and tracks relaid to accommodate staging lead. Bob installed the dropers on Monday night.

Power Districts

PSX's mounted on MDF.

Wiring DCC feeds prior to installation.

PM42's being removed ready for the PSX's to be installed.

Control Panels

Iron Hill and Stanvac panels are now wired and operational.

Thanks for your continuing help Guys!