It’s been over a month since I posted an update. Time flies when you are having fun.
First an update.
The layout progresses with track on the Snuggery Branch now complete through to Millicent Staging. Wirrega is now 90% complete with all sidings in, but I need to add two RH points in the yard to complete it. The mainline between Wirrega and Murray Bridge is in and working, crossing the viaduct and triple bridges across the Murray and flood plan. The bridge and supports still need some detailing but I am very happy the way it’s coming together.
I have tried different methods of point control in yards, but have settled on the tried and true use of control panels and so have put the yard switches onto new albeit unpainted panels in Blue Lake.
On the 3D printing front I have been drawing up an SAR Insulation Van for some months now and have finally got to the printing stage. After 3 attempts to get a nice model, I think I am pretty close. Everything on the model other than the wheels and couplers I designed and printed. The bogies are resin prints which I hope will be resilient enough to run well. The resin prints shown much more detail than PLA prints, but can be very brittle. If they don’t last I can print some PLA bogies and run with those.
