CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

[mu26aeh]

Another 8' of terrain and paint

[mu26aeh]

Grass continues to grow rapidly around Emory Grove, despite 95* heat and very little rainfall

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Inconceivable!

[lock4244]

Inconceivable!

I dunno, we had basically no rain in Iowa last summer, but the corn and soybeans didn't seem to notice. No pivots either.

[mu26aeh]

Next up will be laying out what I can of the small shopping area aside of the bridge, home to Santoni's

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4754781,-76.8197236,3a,39.5y,322.58h,88.85t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sqjeD2Is3nRjKLhs2IW313A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DqjeD2Is3nRjKLhs2IW313A%26cb_client%3Dsearch.revgeo_and_fetch.gps%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D299.68497%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu

[mu26aeh]

Some possible starting points for Santoni's

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/architecture/premium-n-scale-rural-town-grocery-store-3-of-7-in-set

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4901963

[mu26aeh]

Working on bridge and building placement in Glyndon, including the former WM station and Santoni's restaurant/catering

[mu26aeh]

Worked on the Butler Rd overpass today.  Piers are 3D printed and wrapped with paper.  Styrene sheet and strip for the bridge deck.

[mu26aeh]

I worked on Butler Rd overpass this evening.  I was trying to figure out how I was going to get flat wall segments to fit an arched bridge deck.  3D printed cured parts do not flex very much, if at all.  After bouncing ideas off others and inside my head, I decided I would try to attach them fresh off the printer without curing for now.  I then printed segments at twice the designed length, with the thought process being it's easier to flex something that is longer than shorter.  I cleaned everything up, scratched up the bridge deck and underside of the walkway segments and adhered them with super glue.  I used clothes pins to hold everything together while drying.  Here's the result.  I put the pins back on after taking the photos just for extra security until I get back on the project.

[wm3798]

That's looking mighty good.
I wonder if a warm hair dryer might relax the curve a little.
Lee

[OldEastRR]

Is there a complete track diagram of this whole layout?

[wm3798]

Is there a complete track diagram of this whole layout?

I can tell you that Adam is developing it organically.  The planning portion has mainly been around prototypical industrial LDEs, with long stretches connecting them as the available real estate becomes evident.  He's trying to stay in close touch with the Hanover Sub, and as the benches get built and the lay of the land becomes apparent, the track plan evolves.  It's really my favorite approach to working on a large canvas.

Lee

[mu26aeh]

As Lee said, nothing really official.   I get a section done, then sit and look at things, make some measurements,  look at Google Earth, draw some doodles, shoot some ideas around the planning committee,  draw some doodles, talk to planning committee then build benchwork.   Somewhere in there I get 40x48 sheets of cardboard and draw out 1:1 to see if it fits and looks right

[mu26aeh]

Slapped some paint on the concrete, applied rock face (printed paper) to the walls, did some weathering and hung a couple of empty signal racks.  I need to paint the road surface yet and I'll be all but ready to plant the road deck on the piers permanently.  Big thanks to @John for the hard work (doing the 3D drawings).  This scene would not be possible without his help.

[mu26aeh]

And up the road, or tracks I should say, a little ways, is EG tower.  I used some leftover tin from a Jim Coshun kit for the roof and weathered it.