FEBRUARY 23 & 24, 2008
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[Calvert Central Home] | BUILDING THE LOWER LOOP FEBRUARY 23 & 24, 2008 |
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| FRAMING BEGINS - The 27-inch shelf has been widened to 45 inches. | LOOP FRAMING - The extension piece will eventually be hinged. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| TRACK INSTALLED - First I built a base of half-inch luaun, recycled from the old railroad, and installed track, mostly Llagas Creek flexible track. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RADIUS TOOL - The loop track's centerline has a radius of 36 inches. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| COAL TRAIN IS NEXT - The RS-3 seemed to take the curve in stride. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BUDD CAR TAKES A SPIN - It's about as sharp a curve as it can handle. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| TOP OF THE HILL - The car reaches the end of the line on brand-new trackage. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TIGHT FIT - The Budd Car has a very wide overhang but it's able to squeak by. | ||||||||||||||||||||