The Blackwing and Western Branch

Time for another update I think. Lots of things in motion again now.

I finally got my backdrops printed correctly. That’s a whole ‘nother story I don’t think I’ll get into. Suffice it to say that I ordered the backdrops in mid-July and finally got the correct ones in mid-September. But they look great.

So, major project one was installing the backdrops. I ordered them without adhesive on them since the pre-stickied ones are pretty much a “one-shot get it right or you’re screwed” kind of deal.

As I looked at the bare pink foam base of my layout I decided something was missing.

I needed a creek. And that creek would need a name. I decided to name it after my good friend who passed away about a year ago.

Unfortunately after I decided that I needed a creek I realized that I had three tracks running across it and that there would also need to be a road crossing.

That meant I needed three railroad bridges and a road bridge. And concrete abutments for all of them. And I needed to complete the creek detailing before I could install the bridges and the track.

Whoo boy.

This post will bring us up to date on the progress of this pretty major project. It’s not done, but I decided that I should document the progress to this point.

There are lots of pictures here.