Making small signs

When I was adding my distance markers, there were some places where there was no catenary mast or tunnel on which to affix the signs. They thus had to have their own mounting pole.

Night scene

Lone train at sunset.

Main station tracks laid

Much of the work thus far has been on parts of the layout that are functional in nature but contribute less to the overall visual impact. That is now changing as I have completed the hidden sections of track and can now start building the visible areas of the layout - making the work much more interesting and at the same time, more demanding.

The main station area has no had all eight tracks laid, wired up, measured, defined in the software, and tested under computer control.

S-Bahn completed

Today I added the second platform and its end walls, thus completing the underground S-Bahn station.

Camera can't handle the high contrast of the bright LED lights so pictures are still poor...

S-Bahn rear platform

I have now completed the rebuilding of the rear platform of the underground S-Bahn station.

(I am not very happy with the sharpness of the images and I plan to make do them over too.)

First of few images of the completed platform....

S-Bahn redo

My original S-Bahn station turned out well, but I used the wrong glue to stick the printed platform onto the wood and it soon lifted and looked ugly. So with the move to the cabin I decided it was time to redo the station.

I have laid and tested a double line loop that branches off the hidden track area below the town, so now it was time to rebuild the station.

 Previously the roof could be carefully lifted out the front but this needed two people to do and was rather difficult. My new plan is to place the roof onto some drawer runners such that the roof can slide back behind the rear wall of the station.

I decided to use the same (heavy) roof structure but replace the old rope light with newer LEDs.  I pulled the old rope light out and inserted the LED strips into the same grooves.

S-Bahn layer tryout

As my track laying efforts approach the S-Bahn station area I decided that I need to see how it will all be laid out.

The S-Bahn station is an underground station underneath the main station. Trains will enter and leave the area from the hidden station at one end or from the mainline in the opposite direction. Apart from the side view of the underground station from the side, all the track will be hidden from view.

This shows the old S-Bahn platforms and backdrop positioned where the S-Bahn station will be. It has two tracks which both connect to the mainline at the back of this image.