I managed to get a bit more woodwork done today before it got dark. I finally got around to screwing the 6mm ply base on to the sub-frame. All the holes were countersunk so that the polystyrene landform layer will sit flat.
Next on the job-list was to cut and fit the facias. Before that was done, I needed to add a few more supports along the front edge to attach them to.
Yesterday the fascias were cut out of 3mm ply into 100mm widths using a sawbench. Today I needed to cut out the profile shape. To do this, I had to temporarily clamp the ply in the middle to the layout. A rough outline was drawn slightly higher than the polystyrene to give enough height for the layer of clay that will be added on top. This was then cut out with a jigsaw.
A few screws later, and two of the fascia panels are in place. By the way, the ply trackbed will be the last thing to be attached/glued on so that I can easily fit point motors (I'm learning from previous mistakes!). I still haven't fitted the motors on Old AGWI Rd because of how much of a pain it is on that layout.
So the only woodwork left to do is the pelmet fascia and the turntable I think. I'm really glad I was persuaded to make this only one board - makes life so much easier!
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