So last weekend I did some more dirt rearranging, and made this riverbedand then got some track to see how they fit across the gap, I have since raked all the rocks up to dig out the banks a little more vertical, and also a little deeper and wider
view from the inside veiwing area to the east. checking to see how big of a trestle/bridge will be need for the reverse loop to diagonally cross the river on its way back to the left.
So with a day off last Monday I decided to get some track plop it down and dig out all my rolling stock to see what it looked like on the rails. This is a static display only, rails were barely connected together, this was just to see what it would look like If it was actually working
The rest of my rolling stock, including the LargeGiantBig caboose, which doesnt look as out of place by some flat cars, but get it near anything else and… oh well thats another story. Anyway, all 16 cars and one locomotive makes a longer train than I thought I had. Not close to being able to say I will be running trains soon, but this got me excited to getting more done. The flagstones are standing up to see how they would look as potential mountain retaining walls for tunnels in that area. Noticed today I did not make any provisions for electrical wiring to get from nearest plug into layout so some extra digging will be required for power to be out where its needed.
Another “problem” surfaced when I set everything out for this picture, I have USA, AristoCraft, Bachmann and hook and loop couplers mixed in all the cars, and some plastic wheels, so a lot of standardization will need to be done, or several cars will need to be made into transition cars so the whole train can roll down the track together.
