Benchwork for the Schattenbahnhof

Time to start on the benchwork for the Schattenbahnhof.  This translates literally to shadow train station, an interesting way to describe a hidden staging yard.

The first pic shows the hellx that was salvaged in place from the previous Cahaba Southern layout.

Here is the feed to the Schattenbahnhof from the helix.  The cork roadbed will be removed, as it does not match the new track configuration.  You can also see the curved painted backdrop, already in place from the previous layout.  One less thing to do.....

Here you see the underlying 1x3 framework that supports the 3/4" plywood subroadbed.  You can also see in the picture and previous picture some of the storage I have available under the layout.

Here is the remainder of the benchwork.

The next two pictures show the plywood subroadbed installed.  You can also see the 1:1 scale printout of the track plan getting pieced together.  It will be used to mark the plan onto the plywood.

Here you can see a closeup of me using a Sharpie to put a mark at each tick mark on the plan.  The Sharpie will bleed thru the paper, leaving the marks on the plywood.

The whole track plan is pieced together....yes, that was a lot of marks to make!

Once all the marks have been made, the paper can then be removed leaving the track plan on the plywood.

Time for some cork for the roadbed.  Until next time!